Porter-Cable Faces Issue Head-on

A short while ago, Porter-Cable brought out a new line of tools targeted at professionals. These tools were shown to editors in an event in New York and are in stores now (click here to read [...]

Purchase by Torque

In the 26 months that I’ve been working at Popular Woodworking, we’ve studied and discussed drills in most ways imaginable. We’ve examined batteries moving from 12 volts through [...]

A Stampede For Colt's MaxiCut Bits

We’ve received a number of inquiries asking about the MaxiCut bits that were first seen at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta and were included in our coverage of the show. [...]

Tool Test: Sand Finish with a Zip

A couple weeks back we were up to our armpits in finishing work. Two projects were in the finishing area awaiting completion for photo shoots this past Wednesday. (I’m happy to report that [...]

De-building Furniture

The day finally came. I needed poplar drawer stock for a project I was building and there was nothing usable on my lumber rack. But sitting peacefully in the corner of my shop was a poplar [...]

Stickley Mantle Clock Extras

The Stickley Mantle Clock in the December issue (#173) of Popular Woodworking magazine is a great project to build. I think you’ll see a large number of these clocks given as gifts during [...]

Clamp Week At Popular Woodworking

“You can never have enough clamps.” I’ll bet many of you know from whom that quote came (read below if you haven’t a clue). And I would also bet you think that is a sound [...]