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Make Your Own Hand tools

Matthew Teague — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:12:19 +0000

I’ve turned hollow mortise chisels into square punches, refashioned chisels and their handles, made a number of scratch stocks, ground steel bar stock into embossing punches and a made a few other quick tools. And I’ve built a few wooden, Krenov-style handplanes over the years – I had a fine time and wound up with … Read more »

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‘Foundations of Better Woodworking’ Free Chapter Download

Megan Fitzpatrick — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:38:26 +0000

Jeff Miller’s new and important book, “The Foundations of Better Woodworking: How to use your body, tools and materials to do your best work,” is now available for pre-order at ShopWoodworking.com – but I thought you might like a little preview before the book ships. At the bottom of this post, you’ll find a free … Read more »

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‘Easy Shaker and Arts & Crafts Projects’

Megan Fitzpatrick — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:03:05 +0000

I’ve just finished compiling five classic Shaker and Arts & Crafts projects from issues of Woodworking Magazine into one PDF arranged to build the maker’s skills as he or she works through building these classic projects. “Easy Shaker and Arts & Crafts Projects” starts out with Christopher Schwarz’s simple (but handsome) nailed-together Shaker silverware tray, … Read more »

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Shaker Projects & Shop Projects (& I Miss Hot Wax)

Megan Fitzpatrick — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:42:09 +0000

If you’ve been reading Popular Woodworking Magazine for more than a decade, two “new” products won’t be new to you: “Workbenches & Toolboxes” and “Great American Furniture.” Both are “SIPs” (special-interest publications) that we offered only on newsstands, before I joined the PWM staff (so they’re really old). But they’re chock-full of great information, and … Read more »

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Acanthus Carving & Windsor Chairmaking

Megan Fitzpatrick — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:21:14 +0000

The October 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine is now available in our store (in both print and digital versions). Inside (along with many other techniques, tools and projects) you’ll find South Carolina-based carver Mary May‘s article with step-by-step photo instructions on carving an acanthus leaf – a classic motif that originated as an architectural … Read more »

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Getting Started with Routers

ShopWoodworking.com — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:37:10 +0000

New at ShopWoodworking.com Time to Tackle Projects to Improve Your Home With the unofficial start to summer in the record books for another year, there’s no question now is a great time to work on projects to improve your home, inside and out, as well as your yard. At ShopWoodworking.com you’ll find a unique selection … Read more »

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‘The Tool Chest of Benjamin Seaton’ Revised Edition

Megan Fitzpatrick — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:01:43 +0000

Kari Hultman (The Village Carpenter) just posted on her blog that the revised and updated edition of “The Tool Chest of Benjamin Seaton” is now available for pre-order from Astragal Press – so I ordered it. But then neanderthal extraordinaire Zachary Dillinger (The Eaton County Woodworker) chimed in to mention that for almost the same … Read more »

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‘Make a Joint Stool from a Tree’ (and More on Follansbee)

Megan Fitzpatrick — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:27:58 +0000

We’ve just added to our store what I think is one of the most important woodworking books I’ve seen in some time: “Make a Joint Stool from a Tree: An Introduction to 17th-century Joinery,” by Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee (Lost Art Press). Sure, given my interest in all things early modern, I’m partial to … Read more »

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New Compilation of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture

Robert W. Lang — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:47:46 +0000

About 30 years ago, I had this idea that there ought to be a book of measured drawings of Arts & Crafts period furniture, focusing on the designs of Gustav Stickley. Gus called his work “Craftsman” furniture, and I think that term is far more appropriate than “Mission” furniture. “Mission” was a term coined by … Read more »

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Chicken Foot from Southern Furniture

Robert W. Lang — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:34:01 +0000

Over on the Chris Schwarz blog, some of the people commenting on his review of Furniture in the Southern Style mentioned one of the photos in the introduction, and the reference to it being a misrepresentation of a ball and claw foot. I thought it would be a good idea to post the photo in … Read more »

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