Cracked Curly Cherry

Sometimes, no matter how diligent we are, defects creep into our projects. Often we’re the cause and other times the defects are beyond our control. Or are they? Cherry is...

Franklin Gottshall Find

Earlier this year a friend purchased all that remained from the estate of Franklin Gottshall. If you are not familiar with that name, then you probably aren’t into furniture from...

Just a Little Shaker Lap Desk Mistake

Earlier this year (before becoming a member of the editorial staff) I teamed up with Popular Woodworking Magazine and presented one of my No BS Woodworking (my online subscription based woodworking...

Trend Goes Pocket-sized

Trend has always been on the cutting edge; they’ve even got products to keep it sharp. One of the company’s latest products is of particular interest to me. As someone...

A Cure for ‘Idleshopalitis’

Chuck Bender, senior editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, gives you a compelling reason to come to Woodworking in America 2013. Warning: the following video may expose some deeply concealed [...]

Have Dust, Will Travel

As dawn broke, the sounds of heavy equipment filled the air. Today we began breaking down the dust collector from my shop in Pennsylvania. Tomorrow we’ll load it onto a...