Video: Joinery in Curvy Furniture
Curvy furniture is great to look at and usually offers a tactile aesthetic that makes it appealing. Holding it all together is the joinery – and whether it’s dovetails, tenons or lap...
Pricing Your Work – You Can’t Win
I typically keep a few pieces of my work in the window at my workshop in Covington, Ky. Right now I have a couple chairs on display, plus an aumbry....
Live Edge Class at Snow Farm, Massachusetts – Part 3, Ben’s Table Completed
When connecting a Live edge waterfall joint together we need to expect a “tectonic” shift of the connected corner. While mitering the two banks of the joint at 45 degrees...
Easy Entry Digital Woodworking — Preparing Patterns for an Outside CNC Service
In earlier posts in this series, I explained how you can take simple computer drawings and make paper patterns. In my last post, I revealed the process I used for years...
Turbine Solution: Use a Remote Control
There are two sources of air to power a spray gun: a compressor and a turbine. Compressors are much less irritating; simply plug them in or turn them on and...
Salvaged Lumber: Part One
People use the term salvaged to describe a variety of lumber. Salvaged lumber can be cut out of beams, joists, or other parts of buildings, whether remodeled or demolished. It...
Machine Manuals and Old Tools
This past week I’ve been out in the Popular Woodworking shop, doing a bit of maintenance. Many of our machines were bought many years ago – while they’ve been maintained...
Tackling the Houndstooth Dovetail: An Engineer’s Approach to Form and Function
As an aerospace engineer I don’t often get the opportunity to sprinkle snippets of beauty into my day job – “I mean, isn’t a missile going super-sonic beautiful enough?” Definitely...
Easy Entry Digital Woodworking – Outsource Perfect patterns
In the first post of this series, I explained the process that I use to make paper patterns for parts. Simply put, output your design to your printer, use the...
It’s OK (Good Even!) When They Hate Your Work
The city council candidate was screaming at me through her phone as I sat hunched over my desk in the newspaper’s newsroom. “How about I pull down my pants and...
Video: Building A Sculpture with Toshio Odate
A couple of years back Popular Woodworking Magazine had the chance to visit renowned sculptor, author and teacher Toshio Odate at his home. While there, we had a wonderful opportunity...
‘Workholding Solutions’ – Free eMag
Twice a year, we add a bindup of “legacy content” (articles that have appeared in the magazine before) to newsstand copies. While it’s nothing long-time subscribers [...]
