Our cover project in the August 2008 issue of Popular Woodworking is an adaptation of a classic Craftsman furniture bookcase, made from solid wood with distinctive joinery and a hidden drawer.
We feature a folding campaign table, built by Mario Rodriguez.
This month’s I Can Do That project is contemporary bookshelves.
Marc Adams continues his series of articles on A Better Way to Work with techniques for using the thickness planer.
Bob Flexner tackles the seven myths of polyurethane.
The first of a three-part series on the work of Greene & Greene, by David Mathias, showcases these masterworks in never-before published photos.
We also look at the fine points of Federal Furniture with Rob Millard, a modern master of the style.
Adam Cherubini continues work on a chair in Arts & Mysteries.
Rob Porcaro presents techniques for making multiple Through Mortise-and-Tenon Joints.
We also welcome Marc Spagnuolo (a.k.a. The Wood Whisperer) to our pages, as a regular columnist.
Detailed article previews are below. Online Extras for this issue are found in their respective articles.
Find magic in the mundane using this humble problem solver. By Marc Spagnuolo Pages: 26-27 From the August 2008 issue #170 Buy this issue now One of the most important lessons I’ve learned as a woodworker is to never underestimate the seemingly mundane. I have found great utility in common household materials: old Tupperware, measuring … Read more
Building a ‘Rush Bottum’d Chaire’ – part 2 By Adam Cherubini Pages: 22-25 From the August 2008 issue #170 Buy this issue now In the last issue of Popular Woodworking, I began making my first chair. I turned the back legs, and I shaped and bent the slats to make a “ladder-back” type chair. I … Read more
By Christopher Schwarz Page: 10 From the August 2008 issue #170 Buy this issue now Terminology can be a real turn-off. I hope you can remember how daunting it was when you first encountered the weird words of woodworking: rabbet, stuck moulding, resawing and haunched tenon – to name just a few. Once you get … Read more
