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Your Free Copy of Essential Techniques for Bending Wood Congratulations! Here’s your FREE download of Essential Techniques for Bending Wood: Plus a Bent Wood Shelf Plan. To download in digital...

“Tricks of the Trade” is one of the most well-liked sections in our magazine. Here are four of these reader-submitted woodworking tips from the many we published last year. Enjoy!...

Forward is better than backward. But sometimes it’s good to look back a few months just to see the progress. On April 24th, I wrote a blog post called “Paychecks,...

Bob Lang’s work over many years at Popular Woodworking Magazine is so rich and storied that it is hard to know where to start an article about the man. He...

I have a new-found eye for Arts & Crafts furniture. I’m also enjoying my router these days. Since one of the main things holding me back from actually working in...

From a woodworking perspective, three things jump out at me in Mario Rodriguez’s “Providence Writing Desk.” First, it’s simply a beautiful piece with excellent choices throughout. Second, it [...]

Brain surgeons have a different method, thankfully, but I’m into simple things so I learn by doing, reading, doing a little more – and eventually throwing myself into the task...

While Popular Woodworking may be known by many readers for its tremendous expertise in hand-tool craftsmanship, it should not be forgotten that we have some serious power-tool experts on staff,...

I’ve really enjoyed getting acquainted with our digital downloads line during these first months on the job, so I thought I’d do a quick rundown of some favorites. Perhaps this...

The furniture I grew up with was a mix of Shaker style furniture and mid-century Scandinavian (direct from Sweden, where my folks lived in the 1970s). The woodwork and cabinetry...

Congratulations! Here’s your free download of Techniques to Master Dovetail Joints: Beyond the Basics with a Router. To download in digital PDF format click the button below or the cover...

We all enjoy a good woodworking project plan. We all love to see a flashy picture of expertly made furniture. Some of us, in fact, can’t get enough of all...