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Some interesting information crossed my desk this past week. General International is introducing a series of tools, known as “Access by General,” designed specifically for wheelchair [...]

Most woodworkers consider the thickness planer to be one of the most important machines in a woodshop. As a result, many manufacturers have produced a variety of sizes in planers....

Each month I receive newsletters from woodworking clubs and guilds around the country. Some come from groups I’ve spent time with and some arrive from people I’ve met while doing...

As of September 30th, LumberJocks’ Virtual Dining Table Challenge came to and end. Did you get in on the challenge? There are a number of great entries from those fluent...

I’ve taught a number of classes during my woodworking days. Teaching is one area that I thoroughly enjoy each and every time I’m called upon. I’ve found that most woodworkers...

Last week I penned an entry about the similarity between dovetails and glass cutting. I wrote about confidence being a large part of success. One comment listed cooking in that...

The well-known saying “If you see it, you can be it” along with the famous phrase “I think I can, I think I can” from The Little Engine That Could,...

Another box came into the Popular Woodworking shop this morning. This one was unmarked. Secret. No names applied. I had to open it immediately. Inside there was one chartreuse-type green...

After joining the ranks as senior editor with Popular Woodworking magazine, I was informed that I needed to build a workbench. It seems the bench that was in the shop...

One of my goals for this year at Popular Woodworking magazine is to become sufficiently adept with a technical drawing program. We have to have simple, accurate line drawings of...

I’ve been working in the shop over the last few days to create mortise-and-tenon joints for a workbench. I usually make the mortise portion of the joint with the dedicated...

In part 1 I looked back at the videos for Jet and Powermatic and the idea of including helical cutterheads in stationary woodworking machines in place of three-knife or four-knife...