Coming Soon: Grind, Hone & Get Back to Work
The best sharpening advice I ever heard was from Tony Konovalov: Grind, hone and get back to work. Or, to put it another way: Which is more fun? Making your...
SPROUTING LOG
THESE LOGS WERE GIVEN TO ME 6 WEEKS AGO .I HAVE HAD THEM IN THE GARAGE UNDER A BENCH IN THE DARK.NOTICED THEY WERE SPROUTING?? WEIRD BUT THERE MUST STILL...
5-minute Cavetto Moulding
I made some cavetto moulding for a version of The Schoolbox I’m building. And because a cavetto is one of the easiest mouldings to make with a round plane, I...
AW Extra – Café Table
Café Table Transform rugged Australian jarrah into a graceful outdoor table. by Tom Caspar Picture yourself at a small, round café table with a cup of coffee and a...
Tile-Topped Outdoor Table
Tile-Topped Outdoor Table This sturdy white-oak table will last a lifetime and won’t blow over in the wind. by Jock and Susan Holmen If you love lounging on your deck and need...
AW Extra – Cypress Chest
Cypress Chest Beautiful outdoor storage made to take the elements. by Dave Munkittrick Storage is like money; we never seem to have enough. Well, I can’t help you much with...
Popular Woodworking’s Protector Steps Down
In the fall of 1996 I was running my own struggling newspaper with a partner in Kentucky’s capitol city. I was sleeping under my desk. I was working every weekend....
Good Tools and Good Food in Cincinnati Next Weekend
My obsession with food is almost as all-consuming as my love for woodworking. I’ll eat almost anything, except the junk served by large chain restaurants. So if you are thinking...
Mary May: A Classical Furniture Carver (with Goats and Chickens, too)
When a young Mary May returned to Minnesota from a backpacking tour of Europe she was intoxicated with the cathedrals, castles and carvings inside them. “I remember talking to my...
JET’s Vortex Dust Collector
When it comes to … well most anything, I’m a huge skeptic. I’m not a conspiracy theorist mind you, but I seldom believe what I hear or read. I have...
Steve Shanesy Steps Down as Publisher, But Steps Up as Woodworker
After nearly 17 years with Popular Woodworking Magazine, I’m stepping down as publisher and business leader of all things woodworking at our parent company, F+W Media – that is, Popular...
Preview of Our June 2011 Issue
The June 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine will start mailing to subscribers soon, so we thought you might want a preview of what to expect. Our cover story, by...
