Tons of helpful information pack the pages of the August 2007 issue of Popular Woodworking.
What do Europeans know about table saws that Americans don’t. Kelly Mehler gives us 9 reasons why these unfamiliar saws are safer and more efficient.
Our cover project is an authentic reproduction of a Shaker tall clock.
Our Woodworking Essentials series on setting up shop concludes with dust collection basics.
We visit the most incredible tool collection ever seen and the California school founded by James Krenov.
Detailed article previews are below. Online Extras for this issue are found in their respective articles.
Hand and power tools work together to make signature Arts & Crafts joints. By Robert W. Lang Pages: 60-63 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now The dividing line between hand-tool woodworking and machine-tool woodworking doesn’t exist for me. Although I’m not fond of noise and dust, I have an appreciation for … Read more
After collecting tens of thousands of the world’s most beautiful tools, cabinetmaker John Sindelar is ready to show them off in a new tool museum. By Christopher Schwarz Pages: 56-59 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now John Sindelar stands in front of a door at the back of his thriving cabinet … Read more
Because of their unfamiliar features, unusual appearance and higher price tag, many Americans don’t even consider buying a European saw. Here’s why they should. By Kelly Mehler Pages: 49-55 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now Perhaps when you think of table saws, the names that first come to mind are ones … Read more
By Scott Gibson Pages: 41-48 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now It’s tempting to think of sawdust as little more than a nuisance, a housekeeping problem like mud tracked across a clean kitchen floor. Sawdust is more ominous than that. It does seem to get in every nook and cranny in … Read more
Erastus Rude was the craftsman of this clock in 1811. It still strikes a bell with us today. By Robert Casey & Glen D. Huey Pages: 32-40 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now The Online Extras that went with this article are in this story on our website, click here. While … Read more
Adapted from a 19th-century example, this wall-hung shelf is perfect for displaying your treasures. By Megan Fitzpatrick Pages: 30-31 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now? Adapted from an 1840s piece, this canted wall box is scaled up from the one you’ll find in John A. & Joyce C. Nelson’s “The Big … Read more
By Glen D. Huey Page: 28 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now Many of us are not hand-tool aficionados but we still need sharp tools. Nonetheless, we delay sharpening and continue to work with dull tools. That increases the chances of injuries. Or, we turn to machines to get the tools … Read more
