The cover project for the February 2008 issue of Popular Woodworking is a maple chimney cupboard. It’s perfect for packing a large amount of storage in a small footprint, and is an exercise in 7 traditional joinery methods.
Marc Adams continues his Woodworking Essentials series on working smart and working safe with a guide to using the jointer.
Christopher Schwarz shares his method for flattening the top of a solid-wood workbench.
Adam Cherubini provides a list of 18th-century tools every woodworker should have in their kit.
Our I Can Do That project is a Shaker firewood box.
Jig Journal features a scratch-stock you can make quickly and easily.
Rob Millard shows us how to create a simple fan inlay.
We test four honing guides.
A great method for hiding your mistakes.
Tool Test takes a close look at a new jointer/planer combination machine from Grizzly.
Detailed article previews are below. Online Extras (downloads, etc.) for this issue are found inside their respective articles.
A classic Shaker design with enough curves to make it interesting. By Christopher Schwarz Pages: 30-31 From the February 2008 issue #167 Buy this issue now The buildings at the Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill, Ky., are filled with handy firewood boxes. After a few visits to the colony, I concluded that this example is … Read more
Often, the old ways are more efficient. By Adam Cherubini Pages: 26-29 From the February 2008 issue #167 Buy this issue now I use 18th-century hand tools because I make reproduction furniture. In my mind, the simplest, most efficient way to make authentic-looking furniture is to simply use the tools and techniques from the period. … Read more
By Christopher Schwarz Page: 10 From the February 2008 issue #167 Buy this issue now A lot of people wonder about Contributing Editor Adam Cherubini, who writes about traditional techniques for our Arts & Mysteries column. And I wondered, too. Adam has his fans. In fact, during a trade show this summer the president of … Read more
