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Here’s a tip from Tim Henricksen, a fellow woodworker who has been building some six-board chests with me as I research this important early form of furniture. One of the trickiest things to do [...]

  Jackie Chin’s is one of my students at 3rdWard Brooklyn. She is an electronic engineer by trade, who developed a love affair with woodworking. In a recent class she took with me [...]

From W.K.H., Chase City, Va. – Among the numerous plans presented in the columns of Carpentry and Building for tool chests, the fact seems to have been overlooked that the chests are often [...]

While I love printed magazines and books, I am a huge fan of electronic books and magazines – especially when doing research on a project or technique. Plus, pdfs allow me to carry an entire [...]

As patternmakers are the Jedi Knights of the woodworking world, their workbenches are always a little different. Usually you’ll find some sort of vise that has more adjustments than usual. A [...]

Last year just weeks prior to Christmas, I decided to make my mother a Pennsylvania spice box with an inlaid door. That was stupid. I got it done (thanks to Glen Huey’s inlay-by-router [...]

While I was on staff at Popular Woodworking Magazine, all of the editors had to read through all of the reader submissions to “Tricks of the Trade.” This was generally drudgery that was [...]

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday, from all of us at Popular Woodworking.…

A HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL WORLD WIDE WHO SEE MY WORK AND TO ALL PET LOVERS WORLD WIDE …  REMEMBER A PET IS FOR LIFE NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS ????? …

Overwhelmed by the many kind and encouraging responses to my new position, “I can no other answer make but thanks/And thanks, and ever thanks.” (And thanks, too, for an excellent [...]

It’s difficult to have a serious conversation about the American Arts & Crafts movement without using the “S” word – Stickley, of course. The iconic, rectilinear and medieval forms of [...]

  Like many of you, I was sorry to see Matthew Teague step down as editor of Popular Woodworking, but I’m pleased to announce we’ve found the perfect replacement in someone you [...]