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Ches in Nichols, N.Y. asked me via e-mail to post a photo of the project piece so readers could see what the project looks like when finished. That way he could track the progress of the class. [...]

Guys came into class this morning ready to work. They are well aware of the uphill struggle in front of them if they plan to get the first drawer completed for the chest. No one is expecting to [...]

Taking care of school necessities took about an hour this morning, then it was on to the shop. Because I wanted to get to making wood dust, I rushed through the early routine items. In fact, I [...]

I’ve taught woodworking classes many places. I’ve taught weekend classes at Woodcraft stores and seminars at WoodWorks shows. I’ve demonstrated at woodworking clubs and taught [...]

A few Mondays back, Popular Woodworking Editor Christopher Schwarz stopped by my cube on the way to his desk and asked what was going on with Bessey K Body clamps. I hadn’t heard anything [...]

How about this news? Delta is introducing a new version of its flagship table saw, the Unisaw. That’s probably not such big news since at Delta’s big AWFS event last July in Las Vegas [...]

It’s a well-known fact that a mortise-and-tenon joint is the strongest woodworking joint (if it’s made correctly). On the web, there have been lengthy discussions about loose-tenon [...]

Sharing knowledge and inspiration is an integral part of woodworking. On most forums, you’ll find a wealth of knowledge on tools, techniques and projects.  And, if you’re looking [...]

Last Thursday evening after a regular workday, I jumped on a plane to Charlotte, N.C., to attend a SKIL Tools media event. The event centered on a new line of SKIL benchtop tools. Lowe’s [...]

Design a Bookcase ChallengeThe LumberJocks and Popular Woodworking partnership to design, build and publish a winning bookcase has come to a close, and a winning entry has been selected. I must [...]

When the topic is finishing, Popular Woodworking magazine turns to Bob Flexner for answers. We believe he is the foremost expert when it comes to anything from alkyd-based varnish to using Xylene [...]

While surfing around the woodworking sites, I found mention of this jig for cutting mortises. It’s a Mortise Pal (mortisepal.com). If you have a plunge router (weighing less than 12 [...]