I’ve taught woodworking classes many places. I’ve taught weekend classes at Woodcraft stores and seminars at WoodWorks shows. I’ve demonstrated at woodworking clubs and taught [...]
A few Mondays back, Popular Woodworking Editor Christopher Schwarz stopped by my cube on the way to his desk and asked what was going on with Bessey K Body clamps. I hadn’t heard anything [...]
How about this news? Delta is introducing a new version of its flagship table saw, the Unisaw. That’s probably not such big news since at Delta’s big AWFS event last July in Las Vegas [...]
It’s a well-known fact that a mortise-and-tenon joint is the strongest woodworking joint (if it’s made correctly). On the web, there have been lengthy discussions about loose-tenon [...]
Sharing knowledge and inspiration is an integral part of woodworking. On most forums, you’ll find a wealth of knowledge on tools, techniques and projects. And, if you’re looking [...]
Last Thursday evening after a regular workday, I jumped on a plane to Charlotte, N.C., to attend a SKIL Tools media event. The event centered on a new line of SKIL benchtop tools. Lowe’s [...]
Design a Bookcase ChallengeThe LumberJocks and Popular Woodworking partnership to design, build and publish a winning bookcase has come to a close, and a winning entry has been selected. I must [...]
When the topic is finishing, Popular Woodworking magazine turns to Bob Flexner for answers. We believe he is the foremost expert when it comes to anything from alkyd-based varnish to using Xylene [...]
While surfing around the woodworking sites, I found mention of this jig for cutting mortises. It’s a Mortise Pal (mortisepal.com). If you have a plunge router (weighing less than 12 [...]
My take on dovetail angles might appear to be strange, but I have solid reasons for my choice , if I do say so myself. Here goes. Dovetail angles are most notably described in degrees, but is [...]
Lee Valley Tools sent out a new product release for a guide used for cutting dovetails. It’s not really a new guide, but a new angle for the guide. The reconfigured Veritas 14Ã?º Dovetail [...]
The LumberJocks/Popular Woodworking Bookcase Challenge is in full force. Since the full-fledged announcement in our March 26th newsletter, entries have been trickling in. We expect a plethora of [...]
