The Ugly Fishing Rod Rack
If you receive our newsletter, then you probably read about my first real woodworking project. If you don’t receive the newsletter (which you should, it’s full of good articles and some...
Drawing Cabinets in SketchUp: Appliances
The hardest part of designing kitchen cabinets is choosing and accommodating appliances. A typical kitchen has a fridge, range, dishwasher, microwave and coffee maker. Some kitchens have trash [...]
Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event March 11-12. And Beer.
I must admit I’m more excited than usual for this year’s Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool event in Greater Cincinnati (March 11-12). And it might have a little something to do with...
The Stupidest Glue-up Ever
If you love to read about people screwing up, this post is for you. This week I’m shooting a DVD in the Popular Woodworking studio on building a traditional 18th-century...
Hand-Crafted Bookcase
My background is mostly based in family run businesses that depend on woodworking to put food on the table and keep the lights on. Because of this, I learned to...
Gil Arad’s Mulberry and Ash Table
My friend Gil Arad, an Israeli woodworker who lives, works and teaches in a small village outside of Jerusalem has recently published a really cool video that depicts the kind...
Water Warps Wood Opposite from What You May Think
Water causes wood to swell, so most people think that wetting one side and not the other will cause the wetted side to bow – that is, increase in width...
I’ve Been Doing this Wrong Since 1993
I cut my first dovetail in 1993 and that was also the first day I learned to use a marking gauge. The instructor didn’t tell me how to use it,...
Brown Paper Bag Trick
A smooth feel is critical when judging the quality of a finish. It’s natural for people to run their hand over a finish, feel dust nibs and say, “This is...
Don’t Kick the Bucket (Out of the Shop)
There’s a lot going on in the photo above that’s important when making casework. I have two case sides for a chest clamped together before dovetailing them. Here is a...
‘Woodworks’ Bentwood Laminated Lamp
David Marks wrote the step-by-step photo feature below detailing the build process of his bentwood laminated lamp. His “Woodworks” Seasons 4-6 Collection has just been released on [...]
Coming: The Anarchist’s Tool Chest DVD
More than five years ago I built myself a full-size 18th-century style tool chest to replace the beat up blue one I’d been using since 1997 or so. That new...
