Tricks of the Trade: Adjustable Shooting Board
There’s really no substitute for a nice, dialed-in shooting board. It’s a bench appliance that every woodworker with a handplane should have for sneaking up to a line and making...
Shut Up & Build (or Just Shut Up)
I’m not easily riled. But if you want to get me worked up, then make a casual comment on a piece of woodworking that you’ve never built or dealt with....
Air Movement and Heat Speed the Drying of Finishes
On Nov. 22 I posted an explanation of how cooler temperatures slow the drying of all finishes. Well, the opposite is also true. Warmer temperatures, especially with the aid of...
A Stroke of Luck While Refinishing a Wooden Counter
One of my current jobs involves adding some cabinets to a kitchen in a 1912 house. Luckily, the kitchen still has its original built-in, which guided the design of the...
Friday Giveaway
The winner of the Lee Valley gift card is “disavowed00.” Thanks to everyone for all the great comments on our giveaway posts over this year. It’s nice to hear from...
Close the Throat of a Plane by Shimming the Blade
Open throat planes and spokeshaves, like a scrub plane, are designed for the quick removal of thick shavings. Unfortunately, no meal comes free and the price for this quick work...
Introduction to Vacuum Veneering with Jonathan Benson
When I started woodworking the idea of veneering seemed like magic to me. From selecting the best materials, to the design (orienting the grain of the pieces to present the...
Anarchist’s 2017 Gift Guide, Day 11: Masons’ & Engravers’ Square
Every year with this gift guide, I recommend one tool that is just a little more expensive than the others but is definitely worth the money. This year it’s the...
Anarchist’s 2017 Gift Guide, Day 10: O’Keeffe’s Working Hands
If were being honest, woodworking would be a lot more difficult in the winter months without O’Keeffe’s Working Hands. I have a container of this at my workbench and by...
Digital Artistry — Meet the Artist: Darrell Peart
Meet the artists from the December 2017 issue How five masterful makers integrate CNC and CAD technology into their woodworking In the December 2017 issue of Popular Woodworking magazine, the...
Water Spots From Rain: A Lesson Learned
I learned this lesson the hard way. Don’t transport unfinished wood in the open bed of a pick-up truck if there’s any chance of rain. A local cabinet shop had...
Turn a Bureau into a Workbench
Building furniture without a dedicated workshop or even a workbench has always been a challenge. While there are lots of ways to get around the problem, one of my favorites...
