Carving Spanish Feet
A Delaware Valley foot and a Pennsylvania ring-and-vase turning combine to develop a period-style design. Years ago, when I first began my business as a period furniture maker, a close friend and [...]
Chester County Style
This Pennsylvania area developed unique and recognizable furniture. From its green rolling hills in the south and plains-like farmland in its middle to the nearly mountainous terrain in the [...]
Angle-Ease Router Base from Woodhaven
Tool: Angle-Ease Manufacturer: Woodhaven MSRP: $299.99 A router table that tilts opens up vast new worlds when it comes to making mouldings. The one feature that I love about the Angle-Ease (from [...]
Safety Combo
Tool: Eye Muffs Manufacturer: Eye Muffs MSRP: $49.95 I know safety isn’t a topic that evokes that “must read” feeling in most of us, but when something new and innovative comes along, you might [...]
Nova Comet II Midi Lathe
Read the entire tool test here. Video: Learn how to turn with our new online show, “Popular Woodturning.” Web site: Teknatool. From the June 2014 issue, #211 Teknatool’s new Nova [...]
Jet JWBS-14SF-3 Band Saw
The new 14″ steel-frame band saw from Jet is nothing less than heavy-duty. With its 3-horsepower, 220-volt motor, this saw is built to handle just about anything you can throw at it. The [...]
Veritas Shooting Plane
By Charles Bender page 16 Just as with all the planes Veritas produces, its shooting plane is sleek, well thought-out and ready to tackle the toughest jobs. With a weight of 7.7 pounds, the [...]
Triangle Woodworkers Learn the Secret
Last week I spent a few days in the Raleigh-Durham area with the Triangle Woodworkers Association. Friday night the club gathered for its monthly meeting where I did a presentation on secret [...]
Chuck Bender, Senior Editor, Popular Woodworking Magazine
I am beyond delighted to announce that Charles “Chuck” Bender is Popular Woodworking Magazine’s new senior editor. He’ll be writing project and technique articles (lots of [...]
Online Shaker Lap Desk Class FAQ
As promised in last week’s post about the online Shaker Lap Desk class, here are some answers to the most common (and a few less common) questions about the class. First off, what the class [...]
Build a Shaker Lap Desk with Chuck Bender in an Online Class
Three weeks from today, Popular Woodworking and I begin something new: an online class. Now I’m sure you’re thinking, “online classes aren’t unique” – and [...]
In the Shop with Rough Cut Woodworking
Last week, I had an opportunity to sit in on the first “In shop” taping of the second season of Rough Cut Woodworking with Tommy Mac. I was in Boston to write a piece about Tommy and the show …