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Hand Plane Quest – The Blog Post I Wish I’d Had While at the Store Yesterday
Brain surgeons have a different method, thankfully, but I’m into simple things so I learn by doing, reading, doing a little more – and eventually throwing myself into the task entirely. Doing always...
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File Under “How to Build a Table or Desk That Looks Amazing”
From a woodworking perspective, three things jump out at me in Mario Rodriguez’s “Providence Writing Desk.” First, it’s simply a beautiful piece with excellent choices throughout. Second, it utilizes...
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Woodworking Ideas – Customizing Your Tool Chest From the Inside Out
Bill Rainford, traditional joiner, has been writing guest posts for us this summer. Thanks for all of these amazing woodworking ideas, Bill! Today we are featuring a piece on the principles behind...
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Router Joinery, Part 2 – The Mortise and Tenon Joint
I have a new-found eye for Arts & Crafts furniture. I’m also enjoying my router these days. Since one of the main things holding me back from actually working in the Arts & Crafts style is the...
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Bob Lang Highlights – Workbench Plans
Bob Lang’s work over many years at Popular Woodworking Magazine is so rich and storied that it is hard to know where to start an article about the man. He is a renowned expert on both classic Arts...
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Progress! – A Summer of Easy Woodworking Projects
Forward is better than backward. But sometimes it’s good to look back a few months just to see the progress. On April 24th, I wrote a blog post called “Paychecks, Tools and Independence” that ranged...
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How to Use a Hand Plane – 6 Tips for Avoiding Tear-Out
This short article is a summary of an excellent Christopher Schwarz blog post on the topic. Visit the original post to read extended versions of each point, plus a seventh tip on skewing. For the...
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Four Free Woodworking Tips from Our Readers
“Tricks of the Trade” is one of the most well-liked sections in our magazine. Here are four of these reader-submitted woodworking tips from the many we published last year. Enjoy! And if you like what...
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Hand Plane Developments – Point and Counterpoint on Honing Guide Use
I have completed the restoration of the 1960s-era Stanley hand plane I wrote about in “Hand Plane Quest.” Let me tell you that while I clearly have a lot to learn (and tweak) about this tool, it is...
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Shaker Furniture – The Fastest Technique for Tapered Legs Using a Jointer
When this technique was first shown to me, my eyes became as wide as saucers and as bright as a supernova. I couldn’t believe this method actually worked – not to mention it is easily repeatable and...
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A Couple Simple Ideas for Woodworking on the Go
We have turned the page into September, and I received the excellent news that I will get to attend October’s Woodworking in America 2013 conference. It will be my first. After booking the air travel...
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Woodworking Ideas for the Fall – Take Advantage of our “Editors’ Picks” Sale
I’m excited. It’s fall, and it’s perhaps the busiest season of the year in woodworking. We have some wonderful events on tap – including the launch of Marc Spagnuolo’s “Hybrid Woodworking” and of...
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Table Saw Reviews – SawStop, Jet, Powermatic and Steel City
It’s time for a short round-up of the most useful table saw reviews we have published in the magazine and on the blog. What’s the best table saw for you? Well, it depends on your approach to the...
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If You Say “Green,” I Say Give me Some Facts
After a 20-minute drive through Boston-area traffic and a 20-minute walk around the periphery of the home center in search of someone who could direct me to the finishing supplies aisle, I recently...
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Benchtop Table Saw Reviews – and Information on European Models
This is part two of two in my round-up of our most useful table saw reviews. Part one covered the larger models. Today I’m covering benchtop table saws. There’s also a section of links to our posts on...
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Are You the Complete Package?
My route through this chart was a quick one, as I am not a grand wizard of the craft (yet). Click here to visit the Woodworking in America 2013 conference page! –Dan Farnbach easel.lyThe post Are You...
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Bookshelf Plans for the Bookless Life – 4 Free, Easy Projects
If you are a fan of our easy woodworking projects series – and who wouldn’t be a fan of free project plans – then I hope you have discovered the latest edition, “How to Build a Shelf.” I chose the...
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Marking and Measuring – the Importance of Visual Alignment
A toolmaker I met at WIA, Tim Manney, showed me something interesting that got me thinking again about visual alignment. Tim makes a tapered reamer for chairmaking. It’s a unique tool that serves a...
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Three More Free Woodworking Tips from our Readers
“Tricks of the Trade” is one of the most well-liked sections in our magazine. Here are three of these reader-submitted woodworking tips from the many we have published in recent history. Enjoy! And if...
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Mortise and Tenon Furniture – Where Does the Glue Go?
Three mortise and tenon gluing methods you’ll learn in this video: 1. The speedy method. Bob Lang shows you one way to apply glue to the mortise and tenon joint, when time is of the essence. Squeeze...
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