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Shellac is my finish of choice for furniture. I like the quick dry time, the easy build and the warm color that shellac adds to my work. However, along with these attributes, shellac has the [...]

New Power Tool Added In June 2006, Popular Woodworking Magazine introduced a new column on how to make nice furniture with simple tools and common materials available at your local home center. 

This week Delta heard “Everybody into the pool,” and joined the fun. With all the recent tool news , General’s new distribution center, Grizzly’s Polar Bear Series and [...]

The saying is that a leopard doesn’t change its spots, but I guess it is possible for a bear to change its color. This week Grizzly Industrial Inc. will announce a new line of tools that [...]

As we move into summer, many tool manufacturers have events where editor-types are brought in to look at new tools set for release during the year, or in some cases the tools might not reach [...]

These mid-size sanders take on the brunt of our sanding chores. In this review, find out what sets them apart.

I’ve always wondered why Federal Furniture is not as big a deal as Queen Anne or Chippendale work in the woodworking world. In the antiques world, Federal pieces are not the top [...]

Late last week Tommy MacDonald posted a tidbit about the new WGBH television show that he’s hosting, so technically things were official then. But we have more information about the show, [...]

Woodworkers are among the most visual people I know. Ask a woodworker a question and the first thing they do is grab a pencil and paper to begin drawing. I’ve learned that we wood folk can [...]

If I asked you what company is the only company that still produces a full line of woodworking machinery with a “Made in North America” label, how would you reply? The answer is [...]

I don’t know where I’d be if I hadn’t decided to finish using a high volume, low pressure (HVLP) system. (From a business perspective, I believe a quality HVLP setup is as [...]

As a presenter at woodworking schools, I enjoy teaching the methods I use when woodworking. For a recent class at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking, the subject was bracket feet, ogee bracket [...]