Behind the Scenes: Leigh Industries
My trip to Leigh Industries, located just outside Vancouver, BC, was to get an up-close look at their new products. I took a cursory look at those in the story “Leigh Dovetail Jigs: New [...]
Antique Barn Finish Update & Ideas
The Antique Barn Finish in our current issue (June 2007) had to have caught your eye if you’re jazzed by the antique-painted furniture look. I know I’m ready to give this technique a [...]
Milwaukee Router Kit Delayed
In any business timing is everything. We see this firsthand in our June 2007 issue of Popular Woodworking magazine. The article that reinforces this well-known business adage is the [...]
Leigh Dovetail Jigs: New Design, Affordably Priced
Leigh Industries, maker of the Leigh jig, was the reason I found myself going to Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, which is just east of Vancouver in Canada. Leigh invited a number of woodworking [...]
Tool Test – Infinity Router Bit Set
From February 2007 Popular WoodworkingHow do you accurately test a seven-piece professional set of Infinity router bits? Let’s face it, you could spend months in the shop trying to [...]
Using Nails in Woodworking
When you began woodworking, whether you’re a beginner or an accomplished artisan, did you expect that you’d use nails in your work? I didn’t. I looked at nails as something too [...]
The Work Sharp Tool Sharpener: Is Super Sharp What I’m After?
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I can’t sharpen chisels. For years I’ve fought this inadequacy. I’ve had many different sharpening stones and magic devices all [...]
Use Stop Blocks; They're Dead-on
When you begin a woodworking project and start to move through it, you’ll often come to a number of pieces that need to be cut to the exact lengths. Drawer dividers and shelves are the best [...]
Lathe Sanding Eureka
As I joined the staff at Popular Woodworking magazine, I was handed a stack of information gathered at the 2006 International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair (IWF). In the mix [...]
Dovetails: My Journey
We’ve spent a week or two in the blog discussing dovetails. Not wanting to pass up an opportunity to share a story (and not knowing when this chance may surface again), here’s my tale [...]
Evolution of a Woodworker – Part 3
After posting the first two parts of “Evolution” I received a few letters and calls asking why I moved from woodworking, my passion, into teaching then to a full-time position with [...]
Evolution of a Woodworker Part 1
(If you missed Part 2 of the trilogy, click here) I am the second (and therefore the most well-adjusted) of three boys in my family. I was the one who shadowed my father’s every move. If he [...]
