Popular Woodworking Magazine » woodworking basics http://www.popularwoodworking.com Woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking projects and woodworking blogs Tue, 21 May 2013 19:41:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Tool Basics for the Beginning Woodworkerhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/tool-basics-for-the-beginning-woodworker http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/tool-basics-for-the-beginning-woodworker#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:31:35 +0000 Megan Fitzpatrick http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=207781
Tool Basics for the Beginning Woodworker

I gotta say, the timing is bad on this. At the same time that we’ve announced DVD compilations of four seasons of Roy Underhill’s “The Woodwright’s Shop,” there’s a new video out from another red-headed woodworker who prefers hand tools. That would be me. And it’s my first commercial video, so please be kind. “Tool … Read more »

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]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/tool-basics-for-the-beginning-woodworker/feed 4 Learn to Sharpen Chisels the Japanese Wayhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/video/learn-to-sharpen-chisels-the-japanese-way http://www.popularwoodworking.com/video/learn-to-sharpen-chisels-the-japanese-way#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:43:52 +0000 David Thiel http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=160091 Another video on sharpening? Ugh! No, wait…this one’s kinda different. In fact, this video isn’t about the cutting edge of the chisel. What?! It’s true. “Chisel Sharpening with Harrelson Stanley” is about the ergonomics of the body and its relationship to the chisel. Japanese tool and sharpening expert Harrelson Stanley discusses how to hold your … Read more »

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]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/video/learn-to-sharpen-chisels-the-japanese-way/feed 1 ‘Chisel Basics’ Video with Christopher Schwarzhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/video/chisel-basics-video-with-christopher-schwarz http://www.popularwoodworking.com/video/chisel-basics-video-with-christopher-schwarz#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:57:12 +0000 Tom Nunlist http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=159011 I’m not a hand tool guy. There, I’ve said it. If I can find a way to use a power tool, I will. That said, I, like most woodworkers, do use hand tools on a regular basis. My experience has been that most woodworkers who have an aversion to hand tools (like me) weren’t taught … Read more »

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]]> http://www.popularwoodworking.com/video/chisel-basics-video-with-christopher-schwarz/feed 2 Woodworking Fundamentalshttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/arts-mysteries-blogs/woodworking-fundamentals http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/arts-mysteries-blogs/woodworking-fundamentals#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:12:11 +0000 Adam Cherubini http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=158151 I’m focusing on basic skills in PW. Know that this isn’t news from the mountain top, but rather my very real commitment to fundamentals in my own shop. “Fundamentals” could mean different things to different people. Here’s what the word means to me: My goal is to: 1) Be able to measure and mark rough … Read more »

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