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On the evening before my flight left for Germany, my wife and I took a nice long walk around the neighborhood. I hadn’t packed by suitcase. I didn’t have a German phrasebook. And [...]

I knew it wouldn’t happen. There was no chance the pieces would go together right off the saws. I had no doubt there would be fitting to do after I made all the joinery cuts.  But [...]

In between editing stories, answering calls and e-mail, and trying to tie up a few loose ends for Woodworking in America (the Toolmakers’ Dinner is two weeks from today – yikes!), [...]

With Chris in Germany, I’m afraid this post will be sorely lacking in metaphors involving wee creatures (I simply haven’t my boss’ flair for metaphor). I do, however, recall [...]

Yesterday and today, I was in the shop building and applying a couple coats of stain to the “I Can Do That” project for the December issue. The photo shoot is on Tuesday, the project [...]

I’m off to the airport in a few minutes to head to Metten, Germany, the headquarters of Dick GmbH. I’ll be teaching a class called “Classic Joinery” and we’ll be [...]

Tool collector John Sindelar sent us some photos of the traveling tool museum he’s bringing to Woodworking in America. If you signed up for the classes at WIA, then admission to the [...]

This is, as far as I know, a first. This month M. Power Tools will introduce new chisels that have a replaceable high-speed-steel tip. According to the company’s literature, you should be [...]

We’ve narrowed down the entries for our contest to pick a T-shirt slogan for our Woodworking in America event. The front side of the shirt will say: Woodworking in America 2010.” And [...]

We’ve narrowed down the entries for our contest to pick a T-shirt slogan for our Woodworking in America event. The front side of the shirt will say: “Woodworking in America [...]

Now that there are so many sawmakers out there, it’s no surprise that they are all trying to offer something a little different than the rock-solid Independence dovetail saw that kicked off [...]

At long last, Megan Fitzpatrick (shown actual size in the photo above) and I began work on a new workbench for Woodworking in America. We’re building this one from Eastern white pine timber [...]