Video: Pegging for Destruction
When I build a reproduction, I try to remain as faithful as I can to the construction of the original – even if my modern brain says it’s not ideal. The...
Itty Bitty Router Plane & New Gent’s Saws from Veritas
The first thing I did this morning was polish the blade on the Veritas Miniature Router Plane and try it out on a hinge mortise (the pre-dawn use explains the...
What’s He Building in There?
Happy Halloween! Driving into work this morning, I heard this Tom Waits song, from his album Mule Variations. I’ve been a huge fan for years – in fact, I own...
Witchcraft in Toronto: Making a Magic Wand for Halloween
I am currently in Toronto visiting friends. My friends’ daughters are beyond excited to go trick or treating on Monday. Their witch costumes are spectacular. But I noticed that there was [...]
The 2nd Israeli Woodworking extravaganza in the Galilee – part 1
The 2nd Israeli Woodworking extravaganza in the Galilee took place last week in Kibbutz Tuval near the Israeli Lebanese border. A few dozen Israeli hobbyist woodworkers [...]
Help Break a 4-Way WIA Tie
We recently sent a survey to our Woodworking in America e-mail list to find out when and in what city Woodworking in America 2012 should take place – early fall...
Tag Team Secret for Graceful Curves
Even though I build a lot of straight line Arts & Crafts style furniture, one of my favorite tasks in woodworking is shaping an irregularly curved surface. It adds life...
Saving Woodworking, One Project at a Time
Thanks to Popular Woodworking Magazine, I was invited to panel discussion on saving woodworking at this years’ Woodworking In America conference in Northern Ky. As I suspected, my [...]
Lumber Library
Lumber Library These books are so easy and fun to make that you’ll want a dozen! By Jock Holmen If you can't stand throwing away good wood, you’ve probably got...
Make a ‘Cutting Grid’ to Saw Particleboard & Plywood
Precision cutting with a hand-held circular saw. by Nick Engler I’d like to know who it was that decided that plywood was best sold in 4-foot by 8-foot sheets. I’ve...
Simple All-Purpose Shop Cabinets
Simple All-Purpose Shop Cabinets Organize your shop in a weekend, for less than $20 per cabinet! By Jean Bartholome Walk into a typical small cabinet shop, and you’re likely to...
