http://www.popularwoodworking.com Woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking projects and woodworking blogs Wed, 16 May 2012 21:31:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/aging-hardware-with-jax-chemicals http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/aging-hardware-with-jax-chemicals#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:39:32 +0000 Christopher Schwarz http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=178711
I’ve used a lot of different methods to add age to my hardware – everything from a propane torch to ammonia to gun blue to (yes) human urine. Whenever I discuss these methods, I get complaints. So in an effort to garner more complaints, here’s another one: Jax Chemicals. These are the formulas that metalsmiths Continue reading»]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/aging-hardware-with-jax-chemicals/feed 3 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/new-episode-of-the-highland-woodworker http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/new-episode-of-the-highland-woodworker#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:09:04 +0000 Matthew Teague http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=175201 Continue reading»]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/new-episode-of-the-highland-woodworker/feed 0 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/popular-woodworking-email-newsletters/weekly-wood-news-may-15-2012-throw-out-your-rulers-and-tapes http://www.popularwoodworking.com/popular-woodworking-email-newsletters/weekly-wood-news-may-15-2012-throw-out-your-rulers-and-tapes#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 13:12:56 +0000 Article Index http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=177051

Put Down That Ruler, There's a Better Way to Measure

Lee Valley Tapered Reamer & Tenon Cutter

Do Double-duty with a Dovetail Jig

The Best Band Saw Blades

Free PDF: 'Understanding Western Backsaws'

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The Importance of Accuracy

Exploit the Tree's Weaknesses

Jeff Miller Demonstrates His M&T Jig

Sharpening 101 - Illustrated

Old Drawborer Learns New Trick

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I like Morris chairs  – Lord knows I’ve built enough of them to change my middle name to “Morrie.” But this evening I finished up work on a chair that is lighter in weight (less than 10 lbs.), just as masculine (leather!) and is (gasp) even more comfortable. It’s called a Roorkhee Chair, and it Continue reading»]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/roorkhee-chair-first-look/feed 7 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/make-megan-snort-win-chris-schwarzs-moto-saw http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/make-megan-snort-win-chris-schwarzs-moto-saw#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:20 +0000 Megan Fitzpatrick http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=172311
Christopher Schwarz, in keeping with the philosophy he espouses in “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest,” has been culling his tool collection and keeping only those he truly needs. At the recent Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool show at our office, he was selling some of his less-than-necessary tools (I succumbed to tool lust and bought his 18″ Lufkin) Continue reading»]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/make-megan-snort-win-chris-schwarzs-moto-saw/feed 25 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/product-spotlight/getting-started-with-routers http://www.popularwoodworking.com/product-spotlight/getting-started-with-routers#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:37:10 +0000 ShopWoodworking.com http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=172171
New at ShopWoodworking.com How to use and choose woodworking’s most versatile tool. This one tool is capable of performing 100s of woodworking tasks, and this DVD will show you how. Whether you’re looking to create delicate cuts for inlay work, take on the task of creating cope-and-stick joinery for raised panel doors or any number Continue reading»]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/product-spotlight/getting-started-with-routers/feed 0 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/joinery/chair-joinery-tapered-tenons-tapered-mortises http://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/joinery/chair-joinery-tapered-tenons-tapered-mortises#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 12:14:21 +0000 Christopher Schwarz http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=165211
Because chairs take abuse like a rented mule, the simple mortise-and-tenon joint is sometimes not enough. In traditional Windsor chair construction, the legs and spindles are attached to the plank seat using tenons that are cone-shaped along their lengths. So the mortises have to be the same shape. These tapered joints are clever. The more Continue reading»]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/joinery/chair-joinery-tapered-tenons-tapered-mortises/feed 6 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/mastering-hand-tools-%e2%80%93-a-2-dvd-set-from-christopher-schwarz http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/mastering-hand-tools-%e2%80%93-a-2-dvd-set-from-christopher-schwarz#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 01:38:09 +0000 Megan Fitzpatrick http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=165151
“Mastering Hand Tools: Basic Skills for Balanced Woodworking,” a new 2-disc video from Christopher Schwarz, contributing editor, introduces you to the basic hand-tool skills you need to integrate hand tools intelligently and confidently into your shop. Why use hand tools? That’s one of the first questions Chris answers as he explains how even a hard-core Continue reading»]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/mastering-hand-tools-%e2%80%93-a-2-dvd-set-from-christopher-schwarz/feed 3 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/my-favorite-band-saw-blade http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/my-favorite-band-saw-blade#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:12:39 +0000 Christopher Schwarz http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=164901
While I do most of my work by hand, there are two machines that I refuse to do without: a thickness planer and an old Delta 14” band saw. These two machines remove the drudgery from reducing boards in thickness and long rips. So I baby these two machines. When it comes to band saw Continue reading»]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/my-favorite-band-saw-blade/feed 23