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In a completely inspired move, newcomers Steel City Tool Works is unveiling a line of machinery later this year that will use granite , let me repeat that , granite...

I wish there were a simple test to separate a good workbench from one that should live the rest of its life as a plant stand. You know, something simple...

Sometimes I wonder if morticians can tell a lot about a person’s character by the body left on the slab. Do fine lines around the mouth indicate an easygoing person...

The Connecticut road the next morning. As I sprint down the gravel driveway at my mother’s house, the lights begin to dim and I begin to wonder if a 10...

With the release of Issue 8 of Woodworking Magazine now imminent, we’ve uploaded a free eDrawing of the cover project , a 19th-century workbench , for you to download and...

Reader Brady Fretland writes: I’m tired of drooling over the designs in your employer’s publications and want to get to work. However, here is my situation: My tools consist of...

Long-time toolmaker Paul Hamler has developed a new device that can turn many handplanes (both vintage and new) into a scraping plane that is easier to set up, tune and...

Long-time toolmaker Paul Hamler has developed a new device that can turn many handplanes (both vintage and new) into a scraping plane that is easier to set up, tune and...

While my blog might pinch your checkbook on occasion, Konrad Sauer’s new blog is a mugger in a dark alley with a Bowie knife. Yes, planemaker Konrad Sauer is now...

If you’ve been pondering ordering a handplane from Philip Marcou after my review of his plane in both Popular Woodworking and a longer review in the Fine Tool Journal (read...

Editor’s note: I know that some of you are having difficulty posting comments on occasion. Sometimes, the captcha function rejects your code on the first try. When this happens, it...

Contemporary writing on woodworking, of which I am woefully guilty, always seeks to make the craft as simple as possible. We try to make the joints easy, quick and straightforward....