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Comfort Zone

Riding to work on my motorcycle this morning got me thinking about comfort in the shop. My commute is only a half-hour long, but that is plenty of time to really get a feel for my bike and what I [...]

JPEG Wars

As many of you may have noticed, we are adding a new event to Woodworking in America this year. It’s called “JPEG Wars” and it will follow the “How to Save Woodworking [...]

Bench Feet

I’m in the middle of building a bench for the shop. I’ve milled the legs from 8″-diameter posts down to 5″ square. They are really old and heavy. They have beautiful color [...]

Finding Balance

Years ago, I turned a series of tall bottle/vases on the lathe. The idea behind the pieces was to use them as tools to help me slow down and keep my life in balance. If I built these objects that [...]

Stitches & Sap

Yesterday, I was finishing up the milling of my workbench legs. The stock was originally 8″in diameter by 8′ long. I had salvaged four posts from an old mill in New Bedford, Mass. Two [...]

Chalkboard Block

Sometimes a piece of paper or computer won’t do when it comes to fleshing out a design idea. I was revisiting a design sketch from years ago and I was having a tough time getting all the [...]

Workshop Makeover Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Brad Pederson from Oak Park Heights, Minn. Brad is this year’s winner of the Popular Woodworking Magazine Workshop Makeover Giveaway. Brad tells us that he has been a [...]

Mushroom Carvings & Old Cats

I drove to Providence, R.I., last weekend with my 18-year-old cat Matias. I needed to pick up some tools and wood that were left behind – a router table, mortiser, an assortment of hand tools and [...]

Learn to Inlay Like a Pro

For the entire month of June, or until it’s sold out, ShopWoodworking.com is offering the perfect Father’s Day gift. It’s called the Fundamentals of Inlay Value Pack and [...]

‘Ole Blue Boy’

Apparently, the first thing one needs to do when they join the Popular Woodworking Magazine staff is build a workbench. I’m OK with that, as I’ve never really had an official [...]

A Visit to Ron Herman’s Shop

Megan Fitzpatrick and I drove up to Columbus, Ohio, last Thursday with Al Parrish, our staff photographer. We visited Ron Herman at the shop for his business, Antiquity Builders of Ohio. Ron had [...]

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