A Proper Bench for Bob-Answers and Revisions
Because my last post generated a lot of response, I’m posting some more pictures of the bench I’m planning to build, and I’ll answer some of the questions raised. A...
Things to Buy: Gramercy Split-nut Driver
I have a “saw problem.” There, I said it. And because I have too many saws in my shop at home and at work, I also have too many saws...
Don’t Use Push Sticks or Pads
I hope you’ve had an opportunity to read the “Woodworking Essentials” column in the February 2008 issue of Popular Woodworking (#167). In it, Marc Adams discusses power jointers [...]
No More Iron Bananas
Memory is a funny thing, especially in my family. But I swear that during my last days as a college undergrad there was a car dealership in Chicago that offered...
Tool Test: Combination Machines
Combination machines that offer a jointer and planer in one unit are the talk on the Internet and most woodworking forums these days. We’ve written about the Grizzly and Jet...
A Proper Bench for Bob
In Christopher Schwarz’s new book Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use, Chris talks about Thomas Stangeland‘s working on a makeshift bench. My story is [...]
What to do With an Antique Bench
Reader Michael Holcomb writes: I’m writing to ask your advice about an old Pennsylvania cabinet maker’s workbench I was lucky enough to buy a couple of years ago. It came...
Woodworking Magazine — Now Available by Subscription
Woodworking Magazine, a sister publication of Popular Woodworking, is now (finally!) available by subscription. Here’s a little history, in case you’re not familiar with Woodworking [...]
Won't the Shaker Firewood Box Explode?
Reader John Griffin-Wiesner writes: Just got the new Popular Woodworking issue yesterday (February 2008). Another fine issue! I am confounded by the Shaker wood box. How are the front and...
And Where Do You Put Your Hand?
One of my favorite woodworking books is Cabinetmaking and Millwork by John L. Feirer. I listed it as one of my three choices for “Must Have Woodworking Bibles” in the...
No More Cheap Plywood
The last time I completely lost my composure, a piece of office equipment almost died. This was in 1995, when I was running a start-up newspaper in Frankfort, Ky., and...
Tool Review – You Make The Call
Occasionally, Popular Woodworking receives tools that we immediately recognize as good, if not great, ideas and designs. However, they do not seem to fit into a woodshop in the best...
