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We just published a new episode of I Can Do That! In this episode, I built a small kitchen island for our video producer, Jake Motz. It features a premanufactured top, plywood base and some [...]

Many a woodworker first encountered a marking gauge in dad or grandpa’s toolbox. We picked it up, played with it, moved the head a bit, thought it was cool – and then put it back. [...]

Editor’s note: I’m been planning a kitchen remodel, so I’ve been pouring over all of the resources I can on building kitchen cabinets. Steve Maxwell’s Building Traditional [...]

As a society, we throw a lot of things away. Yes, we feel guilty about it and we try to recycle when we can and where we can, but it’s not always “easy”. As woodworkers we [...]

As Chris recently announced on the Lost Art Press blog, we’re ending our official relationship at the end of November. He has decided to focus his efforts on Lost Art Press and other ventures. I [...]

I am happy to share my latest I Can Do That! build with all of you! In this episode, I built a router bit storage case with removable shelves. There are couple unique features as well, the door [...]

I don’t believe Ron Herman would argue with his being described as somewhat obsessed with traditional hand tools. For someone who owns dozens and dozens of miter boxes (and uses them on a [...]

It’s been too long since I shared a PopWood Playback episode with our Shop Blog readers. As some of you know, I round up the best woodworking videos of the week on YouTube in a short [...]

I have long held the opinion that trying to learn motion from the printed word is at best a challenge and at worst a fool’s errand. If you think about what impulses your brain sends to your [...]

A while back I posted a trick for using blue painters tape to help adjust a router cut. The response was surprising and very strong. I know woodworker’s love their painter’s tape, but [...]

Last week we spent a 12 hour day in The American Woodshop with Scott Phillips. Our mission was to produce a series of advanced bandsaw techniques videos and I believe we got it done (David Thiel [...]

Although I rarely work with metal (other than metal hardware such as hinges, pulls, z-clip tabletop fasteners and screws), every so often I have a commission for which a hefty piece of steel [...]