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In the August 2007 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, Christopher Schwarz introduced you to John Sindelar and his jaw-dropping collection of rare and one-of-a-kind handtools. (You can read [...]

With the Early Bird deadline fast approaching to register for Woodworking in America, here’s a look at just some of what’s new for 2011  – in case you’ve been before, and [...]

I’m at the “The Woodwright’s Shop” set listening to Peter Follansbee and Roy Underhill rehearse for tomorrow’s shoot for an episode on carving Swedish spoons. [...]

In “Taming of the Shrew,” Petruchio asks Katherine, “Why, what’s a moveable?” Her answer: “A join’d-stool” (2.1). (And then there’s some [...]

Today was my first official day of vacation. I was attacked by voracious mosquitoes, got a fairly nasty sunburn, sweated my tuckus off, and will require analgesics in order to so much as roll out [...]

Yesterday, Linda Watts (our designer extraordinaire) and I approved the printer’s proofs for the October 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. That means, because of the wacky way [...]

Early this morning, I dove into my tool chest to pull the stuff I’ll need next week at The Woodwright’s School for a 17th-century joint stool class with Peter Follansbee. And I [...]

I believe I’ve mentioned previously my problems with parsimony. Now, my penny-pinching ways have led to an embarrassing predicament. (And that’s quite enough alliteration for one [...]

Every time I write about a new product (such as the new “Sharpen Your Handsaws” DVD from Ron Herman), a day or two later, I remember something about which I forgot to write…and [...]

Traditional housewright Ron Herman has sharpened thousands of handsaws in his career, and now, he shares his expertise with you on a new DVD: “Sharpen Your Handsaws.” Ron starts off [...]

When Christopher Schwarz left his full-time job at Popular Woodworking Magazine to concentrate on his company, Lost Art Press, he took his tools with him (of course). And I’ve come to [...]

I’ve been trying to find time to make a narrow (very narrow) table to go alongside my couch and this weekend, I had the choice of time in the shop, or thoroughly cleaning my house. No [...]