A Visit with Don Williams at the Smithsonian
Last week, I had the inestimable pleasure of spending a few hours with Don Williams, senior furniture conservator for the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) at the [...]
New DVD: 11 Years of PWM plus 'Exercises in Wood-Working'
We’ve just sent our latest Popular Woodworking Magazine DVD collection to the replicator. On it, you’ll find 11 years of the magazine, plus a PDF of “Exercises in [...]
February 2011 Preview (and Online Extras)
We just received our office copies of the February 2011 issue, and that means it will soon be on its way to subscribers. And for your (pre)viewing pleasure, we have all but two of the Online [...]
The Curse of the Pirate Chest
I did not want to build the “I Can Do That” project for the February 2011 issue. As my co-workers can attest, I grumbled about it for a good three weeks before I got started…and [...]
All Glued up and No Place to Go
This morning, I spent a few hours in the shop fitting tenons for a coffee table and gluing up the base. Obviously, I need to make and install a web frame and the drawers (which, if everything is [...]
Why Do Dovetails Get All the Love?
I guess because they’re often visible in contemporary construction (and on drawers), dovetails get all the love when it comes to joinery discussions. Everyone wants their tails to be [...]
Megan's Favorite Tool of 2010 is a Smooth Operator
While the Benchcrafted Glide Leg Vise didn’t come out in 2010, it’s my favorite tool of the year – because this year I installed it on my new workbench. I don’t want to write too much about it [...]
2010 Top 10 Woodworking Books and DVDs
Top-10 lists don’t generally come out until the end of December, but we’re releasing this one a month early, so that you know what should go on your own holiday wish list (and to give you some [...]
Mystery Revealed – The Proper Use of the Saw Nib
Mike Siemsen, owner of Mike Siemsen’s School of Woodworking in Chisago City, Minn., has finally resolved the mystery of the saw nib – you know – those little nipple-shaped protrusions on [...]
The Seven Times a Year Scramble (and a Peek Ahead at February)
In the past, we’ve shown you a behind-the-scenes look at shooting the cover image for an issue of the magazine, and at the final read-through of what we refer to as “the binder” [...]
2010 Popular Woodworking Magazine Compilation CD Now Available!
With our compilation CDs, it’s easy to find exactly the magazine article or information you’re looking for. And now, the Popular Woodworking Magazine2010 Compilation CD is in the bookstore and [...]
