Problems in Wood Finishing
Once an inaccuracy gets started, it becomes almost impossible to correct. “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on,” said Winston Churchill (or [...]
Becoming a Part of the Woodworking Community
Craft is a part of well-rounded college education. Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. I recently moved to Kentucky [...]
Where Art & Function Intersect: Meet Reid Schwartz
Meet Reid Schwartz: artist, interested human, maker of tools, worker of wood and restorer of old things Crooked Knives & Curved Lines A canoe is a study in curved lines. The curves allow it [...]
An Overview of Chinese Furniture
When it comes to the history of woodworking, period furniture styles, and woodworking techniques, most woodworkers think about William and Mary, Queen Anne, Federal, Chippendale, and so on. It is [...]
Adjustable Router Stop Block
I am making a bed headboard which requires multiple mortise and tenon joints on different wood thicknesses. I am routing my mortises and seeing the stop line that was laid out for the mortise was [...]
WoodRiver Bevel-Edge Socket Chisels
Tool: WoodRiver Socket Chisel Manufacturer: Woodcraft MSRP: $39.99+ When WoodRiver announced its new socket chisels, I was very intrigued. Price-wise, these chisels fall into the intermediate [...]
Tool Test: Compact Pocket Hole Machine
Pocket holes are my go-to for quick and easy assemblies – shop furniture and jigs made out of plywood – as well as making face frames and cabinets.Castle’s newest pocket hole machine, the Castle [...]