What Hand Tool Should You Buy First?
It’s an age-old question I hear uttered hundreds of times a year: What hand tool should I buy first? Without context, the question is impossible to answer. Most times, I fire back several [...]
To Build or Buy?
Cost, time, and a spouse’s patience help determine the course of action. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the November 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking. It’s a [...]
Woodworking Safety 101
Seasoned professionals also benefit from woodworking safety. Regardless of your experience level, it never hurts to review the basics. In fact, I believe there are a number of standard safety [...]
Get the Most From Your Router
These tips and tricks will take you a long way toward success. The router is, simply put, a multi-tasking workhorse in the woodshop. But you would be surprised by how many folks don’t get [...]
The Magic of Masking Tape
Find magic in the mundane using this humble problem solver. One of the most important lessons I’ve learned as a woodworker is to never underestimate the seemingly mundane. I have found great [...]
Greene & Greene-style Blanket Chest
A simple approach to a sublime design. I’ve been enamored of Greene & Greene furniture since my early days of woodworking, well before I possessed the skills to produce such a piece. Since [...]
Free-form Sculpting
With a couple simple techniques you’ll augment your design skills and flexibility. What woodworker hasn’t dreamed of wielding sharp gouges and chisels, effortlessly transforming a giant, lifeless [...]
The Only Handplane You Need?
Editor’s note – This post and video originally appeared in The Wood Whisperer Guild, an innovative and high-quality website with tons of woodworking information. Many thanks to Marc [...]
VIDEO – The Wood Whisperer – Flush Trim Bits
Marc Spagnuolo (a.k.a. The Wood Whisperer) shows you the basics of using flush trim bits in your router to create burn-free edges, and how these bits can improve your work.
VIDEO – The Wood Whisperer – Pillowing Ebony Pegs
Marc Spagnuolo (a.k.a. The Wood Whisperer) walks you through the process of pillowing the ends of ebony pegs for Greene & Greene pieces. From the August 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking.
VIDEO – The Wood Whisperer – Varnish on a Butcher Block
In this video our resident Wood Whisperer, Marc Spagnuolo, shows how a few coats of thinned varnish can provide a quick low-maintenance finishing solution that is still food-safe.
