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Several readers wrote regarding the article “Best $20 I Ever Spent” in our August issue. The good news is that the Prybar/Scraper is also a common tool among beekeepers, used...

If it weren’t for Joseph T. West, you’d probably have to read some other nattering editor’s weblog. West, my maternal grandfather, began his career at Western Electric by [...]

My new-to-me, old-to-the-world, or-whatever Rockwell 28-200 band saw is equipped with a sweet low-voltage magnetic switch. However, this afternoon as I attempted to get it running, I wish it were...

The band saw before the work began. About five years ago I owned a red Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. It had some rust problems (like most cars from the 1970s that...

The traditional English sawbench looks a bit like an alligator with really long legs. This curious appearance has left some readers a bit curious themselves about some of the features...

Back in February, I had the chance of a lifetime to tune up and use an entire arsenal of exotic infill handplanes that came from the collection of John Edwards,...

If I didn’t work for a woodworking magazine, I’d probably consider a career in “tomb plundering” or perhaps “professional trespassing.” Ever since I was a boy, [...]

We wear a lot of hats here at Popular Woodworking, and fixing up the storefront got pushed to the back burner while I built a project for the November issue....

ABOVE: A cherry board, fresh from the powered planer and after one pass with the jointer plane. Note how it took shavings from only part of the board. Question: I...

Have you walked into a furniture store lately? Let me rephrase that: Have you been able to walk into a furniture store lately? Until yesterday, it had been several years...