Ultra-Shear Ultimate Stack Dado 2.0 Review
Tool: Ultra-Shear Ultimate Stack Dado 2.0 Shop Now Manufacturer: Woodpeckers MSRP: $397.57 Over the past few years, Woodpeckers’ Ultra-Shear line has become my go-to for router bits and saw blades....
Table Saw MegaSled
Make accurate and safe crosscuts with ease – and set the stage for clever accessories Most power-tool woodworkers have at least one table saw sled. And while a sled can...
The Rear View Mirror
It’s hard to believe that Woodworking in America 2025 is already a month in the rearview mirror. (Editor’s note: Logan wrote this article back in November.) What a weekend it...
Restore Strength with Steel
Most furniture fractures can simply be glued back together. But some breaks are messy, leaving splintery fractures that won’t form a strong glue joint. You could replace the entire part,...
ShopNotes Podcast Episode 258 — NOW That’s What I Call Juice Grooves Vol. I
On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Logan, and Phil, answer listener questions and comments, and talk about current and future projects at Woodsmith and Popular Woodworking [...]
The Splinter Report: January 16th
Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at woodworking art, AI [...]
Fire Doesn’t Care Whose Fault It Is
It’s that time of year again when reports of home fires pop up on the local news seemingly once or twice a week. Woodshops haven’t been spared. I’ve talked about...
How to Create Wood Inlay With a Laser Engraver
Wood inlay is one of the most striking techniques in woodworking, combining precision craftsmanship with visual contrast. Traditionally, inlay required hand tools, chisels, and a great deal of [...]
Part Three: The Restorer’s Dilemma — Three Paths Forward
Standing in front of Kay Yeomans’s longcase clock, it is easy to see that there is no single “correct” answer. What looks like one broken object is really a web...
Understanding Wood Finishing
Here are four things you need to know. Finishing is not hard to understand. As I’ve pointed out in previous articles, it’s made confusing by manufacturers who don’t understand their...
EM-Smart Fiber/Diode Dual Laser Review
Tool: Dual SE 20W Fiber + 20W Diode Desktop Laser Engraver Shop Now Manufacturer: EM-Smart MSRP: $2999+ Today’s woodworking shop looks far different than it did just a decade or...
Stickley #210
Stickley’s #210 settee embodies Arts & Crafts simplicity, honesty, and craft in one iconic design. A hundred years ago, Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman Workshops were busy producing some of the most...
