Figured Cherry Spectacular wood and where to get it. By Dave Munkittrick Nature truly is the greatest artist and figured cherry is living proof. If you’ve ever admired the fluid...
A few years ago, after my grandfather’s death, I inherited a couple boxes of his tools (he’d trained in high school as a cabinetmaker). His jointer plane is in my...
My diligent student Canaan, AKA Shibo, finished his boat. We added a cannon (or a water gun for my pacifist friends) and installed a water jet engine. The water jets...
I don’t know if there were ever guinea pigs in Europe, but now there are 11 of them. This week I am teaching a class in building the traditional tool...
“The Joinery Challenge,” a new DVD from Ron Herman, is now available for pre-order at ShopWoodworking.com (and on sale for $5 off the regular price through the end of June)....
THESE WERE AT A BUILDERS MERCHANTS AND WAS ALLOWED TO TAKE THEM…THIS WAS 2 MONTHS AGO…WITHIN 2 MONTHS IN MY OWN TIME I PRODUCED A BASIC TABLE..PEOPLE DO LAUGH WHEN...
Popular Woodworking Magazine has had a Byrd cutterhead in our 20” planer since late 2010. (Click here to watch an installation video.) Up until now, we have had no problems,...
I am married to a very smart woman. This has its advantages – life is never boring. It also has its disadvantages – she does not suffer fools (such as...
Congratulations to Brad Pederson from Oak Park Heights, Minn. Brad is this year’s winner of the Popular Woodworking Magazine Workshop Makeover Giveaway. Brad tells us that he has been a...
This weekend, I made a small walnut and maple box. In my six years of woodworking, it’s the toughest project I’ve ever built. Last Friday morning, I had to say goodbye...
