Dovetails in my Dreams
I spent the first two days of this week working in the photo studio on DVDs with Chuck Bender, and I wrote a somewhat glowing review of his dovetailing DVD, “Dovetailing [...]
Change My Hat
This week I have a different job at Popular Woodworking Magazine. For Monday and Tuesday, I hang my editor hat on the rack and put on a hat that allows me to work in the film studio. What are …
Learn Dovetails from the Best
It’s been nearly two decades since I set up a booth for my first show – a Folk Art & Crafts Show held at the Sharonville Convention Center in Ohio. There were just more than 100 [...]
CEROS Has Finally Arrived
I first wrote about the new sander from Mirka known as CEROS (Compact Electrical Random Orbit Sander) around tax time in 2010. (Read that blog post and watch a video we posted.) I was a believer [...]
The Growing World of "I Can Do That" Projects
Popular Woodworking Magazine’s I Can Do That column is wildly popular. If you’re a beginner, there’s nothing better than discovering what you can do with a bit of knowledge and [...]
Protection You’ll Want to Wear
On occasion, I get my chops busted for not wearing safety gear. Eye and ear protection are things that I constantly have to think about and remember to use. However, I am happy to say that [...]
Rockler & Laguna Tools Hook Up
Laguna Tools in Irvine, Calif., has been in business for more than 27 years. The company, with its full line of woodworking equipment, is best known for high-quality band saws and its DriftMaster [...]
‘Line & Berry String Inlay by Router’
Our newest DVD, “Line & Berry String Inlay by Router,” is available and on the shelf at shopwoodworking.com. Don’t think of it as simply “step-by-step” instruction for just line & berry [...]
Stanley Sells Off Delta; Will Move to S.C.
Stanley Black & Decker is selling the Delta brand, which will then move its operations to Anderson, S.C. The purchaser is TOTY, according to Popular Woodworking Magazine sources. TOTY is a [...]
The Changing of the Cutterhead
In the February 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine (PWM), we discuss differences in carbide cutterheads – some shear as they cut, and some have carbide knives that meet the wood straight [...]
Bosch Miter Saw Moves on Articulated Arms
In the past, I’ve posted blog entries and video on new products that are about to hit the stores. More than once, I’ve had to answer email about why those products are not yet out [...]
Line & Berry Inlay DVD
One of my favorite Popular Woodworking Magazine cover lines – of the ones that actually make the printed issue as opposed to the lines we create, laugh about but then erase – is on our December [...]
