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As soon as I finished writing my list of woodworking goals for 2014 (see below), I realized something. I am a prime candidate to take a few furniture making courses. The interest is there. Some [...]

Who was this year all about? You! This has been a year in which we here at Popular Woodworking have learned more than ever about you, our audience. We have interacted more with you in all areas, [...]

“For me, furniture design is mostly about problem-solving.” –Marc Spagnuolo, The Wood Whisperer Let’s say you have a good shop to work in – including a solid workbench or other reasonable [...]

The year is wrapping up and it’s time for a “Woodworking Daily” top 9 list – one for each month I’ve been on the blog. We’re going to cover some terrific woodworking project ideas and general [...]

“Safety first” is a good saying, but sometimes it’s tempting to believe that safety is just a box at the top of a mental checklist – the “check it off and move on” [...]

I’ve been pushing at the borders of my woodworking knowledge lately. I can feel a growth spurt coming on. For me, that growth will entail a move from the “building boxes” camp (mostly [...]

When I hear the word “veneering,” I reflexively think of the many hours I spent feeding 4×8 sheets of plywood into the Joos hot press machine where I used to work. Sometimes we had the [...]

I watched my old high school get pummeled in their state football championship game last weekend. Two things were obvious to any keen observer: 1. DNA matters. The opposing team, Valor, featured [...]

We learn how to read a ruler in grade school, and for lack of more advanced instruction many of us go on reading a ruler for the rest of our lives – including in our shops. In many cases, [...]

Congratulations! Here’s your free download of Your Guide to Shaker Furniture. To download in digital PDF format click the button below or the cover image. Depending on your computer’s settings, [...]

For the final installment in my short series on how woodworking can be one of your more inexpensive hobbies, I decided to write a case study on sharpening supplies. My reasoning is that the very [...]

Tools and lumber are the next areas to focus on for “Living Cheaply” – my short series on how to make woodworking one of your more inexpensive hobbies. There is no better way to live cheaply than [...]