Shaker Projects & Shop Projects (& I Miss Hot Wax)
If you’ve been reading Popular Woodworking Magazine for more than a decade, two “new” products won’t be new to you: “Workbenches & Toolboxes” and [...]
John Sindelar’s Tool Museum Returns for WIA 2012 Midwest
Early this summer, Christopher Schwarz reported on the sad news that John Sindelar was moving his woodworking business and, as a result, packing his unparalleled tool collection into storage boxes...
Acanthus Carving & Windsor Chairmaking
The October 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine is now available in our store (in both print and digital versions). Inside (along with many other techniques, tools and projects) you’ll...
Woodworking in America – Register now to Save
Don’t miss Woodworking in America! It’s three jam-packed days (and optional nights) of learning about woodworking from top-notch instructors, an unparalleled Marketplace where you can [...]
Check Your E-mail for the October 2012 Digital Issue
If you’re a digital subscriber to Popular Woodworking Magazine, be sure to check your inbox today and tomorrow, as you should be getting the download link (I’ll write more about...
MWA Chats with Ron Hock, of Hock Tools
Download podcast episode No. 10 from the Modern Woodworkers Association (also known as MWA) to listen to an almost hour-long chat with Ron Hock, the owner and founder of Hock...
The Joint Stool as Hiding Place
It would be nigh-on impossible to find a house in the early modern* period that didn’t have a “joynt stool,” “joyned table” or “joyned forme.” [...]
Congratulations to Guitar-maker Extraordinaire Grit Laskins
William “Grit” Laskin, who makes guitars that look and sound out of this world, is a recipient of a 2012 Order of Canada, an annual award from the Canadian government...
A Past, Caught in a Web
Typically when I delve into historic research, it has something to do with 16th- and early 17th-century playwrights and playhouses, social mobility and the burgeoning middle class… stuff [...]
WIA, PWM & More: A Video Chat With Al Navas
Al Navas, the owner of Sandal Woods Fine Woodworking (that’s his jewelry box with inlaid dovetails you see at left), invited the editors and publisher of Popular Woodworking Magazine to...
Ralph S. Wilkes, 100 Years Young
Congratulations (and belated good wishes) to Ralph S. Wilkes, who in April celebrated his 100th birthday. Mr. Wilkes wrote for Popular Woodworking (and other woodworking magazines) in the [...]
Campaign Chest Questions Answered
The cover story for the August 2012 issue, the stunning campaign chest built by Christopher Schwarz, has already generated a lot of interest. And now, it’s easy to find the...
