3 Ways to Grow as a Woodworker, from 3 People Who Have Done it
When you think about it, everything we do here at Popular Woodworking is about growth and development. We are in the business of helping to make people better woodworkers, plain...
Three Free Woodworking Tips from our Readers
“Tricks of the Trade” is one of the most well-liked sections in our magazine. Here are three of these reader-submitted woodworking tips from the many we have published so far...
Bookshelf Plans for the Bookless Life – 4 Free, Easy Projects
If you are a fan of our easy woodworking projects series – and who wouldn’t be a fan of free project plans – then I hope you have discovered the...
Are You the Complete Package?
My route through this chart was a quick one, as I am not a grand wizard of the craft (yet). Click here to visit the Woodworking in America 2013 conference...
Benchtop Table Saw Reviews – and Information on European Models
This is part two of two in my round-up of our most useful table saw reviews. Part one covered the larger models. Today I’m covering benchtop table saws. There’s also...
If You Say “Green,” I Say Give me Some Facts
After a 20-minute drive through Boston-area traffic and a 20-minute walk around the periphery of the home center in search of someone who could direct me to the finishing supplies...
Success! Enjoy Your Free Copy of Building Shelves!
Congratulations! Here’s your free download of Building Shelves: Tips, Techniques and Three Great Plans. To download in digital PDF format click the button below or the cover image. Depending on...
Table Saw Reviews – SawStop, Jet, Powermatic and Steel City
It’s time for a short round-up of the most useful table saw reviews we have published in the magazine and on the blog. What’s the best table saw for you?...
Woodworking Ideas for the Fall – Take Advantage of our “Editors’ Picks” Sale
I’m excited. It’s fall, and it’s perhaps the busiest season of the year in woodworking. We have some wonderful events on tap – including the launch of Marc Spagnuolo’s [...]
A Couple Simple Ideas for Woodworking on the Go
We have turned the page into September, and I received the excellent news that I will get to attend October’s Woodworking in America 2013 conference. It will be my first....
Shaker Furniture – The Fastest Technique for Tapered Legs Using a Jointer
When this technique was first shown to me, my eyes became as wide as saucers and as bright as a supernova. I couldn’t believe this method actually worked – not...
Hand Plane Developments – Point and Counterpoint on Honing Guide Use
I have completed the restoration of the 1960s-era Stanley hand plane I wrote about in “Hand Plane Quest.” Let me tell you that while I clearly have a lot to...
