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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 [...]

Never bring an apron plane to do a jack plane’s job. — Megan Fitzpatrick

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 [...]

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...

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...

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...

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 perfectly...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...