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Like a movie star, oak possesses natural good looks. Unlike a movie star, however, oak is easy to work with—even during finishing. Oak’s distinctive grain pattern (see photo below) is what people [...]

I feel so lucky to be part of the team putting out Nancy Hiller’s new book English Arts & Crafts Furniture: Projects & Techniques for the Modern Maker. The physical copy of the book [...]

If you’re reading this, then you already know: We’ve launched our new website and rebrand of Popular Woodworking. The biggest changes are on the backend of the website. Our technology was getting [...]

Voting for the 2018 Reader’s Choice Award is now open. You have until June 24 to get your votes in, so make sure you do. We’ve really enjoyed seeing all of the great work come into [...]

We’ve officially wrapped the 34 Days of Dad contest and I have a list of daily winners for you! All of our winners have already been notified. Thanks for participating! – David Lyell Round [...]

Designing a piece of furniture with multiple spindles – or even working with someone else’s plan – can be tricky. Drawings will tell you one thing; your eye will tell you another. And relying on [...]

John Economaki recently detailed his decision to sell Bridge City Tool Works to Harvey Industries. Harvey Industries already licenses and distributes some tools BCTW internationally, so when John [...]

When you know how to build furniture, you sometimes find yourself commissioned to make a piece that’s a little out of the ordinary. That’s where I am now. Among my current jobs is a pair of urns [...]

We are happy to announce the winner of our Workshop Makeover sponsored by Jet, Woodpeckers and Bessey! Roy B. from Louisiana was working on an oil rig when he got the news. Here’s what he [...]

The I Can Do That! series has always been aimed at the beginning woodworker. The episodes are long, compared to the rest of the YouTube world, we explain everything in real time and even provide [...]

Saturday, June 16th is the last day to submit your project for the Excellence Awards. This year, we’ve revamped the categories. They are: ■ Casework, Cabinets & Bookcases ■ Seating ■ Tables ■ [...]

Author’s Note: Is anyone actually building the garden gate I’ve written about a couple of times? If so, let me apologize for not going on to the next steps here. There are tenons to [...]