When the Photography Crew Goes Home
I talked with a friend tonight who’s never seen my house , except for the small bits of it in pictures that show up in the magazine. Apparently, he got his December 2009 issue, for which I [...]
Stanley and Black & Decker to Merge
The Wall Street Journal just reported that Stanley Works and Black & Decker are merging in an all-stock deal valued at $4.5 billion. Black & Decker shareholders will get 1.275 shares of [...]
A Peek Ahead at the December Issue
Discover our picks for the 12 Best New Tools of 2009 in the December issue of Popular Woodworking , if you’re a subscriber, you should be getting the new issue any day now (it will be [...]
New Yankee Workshop Closing its Doors
Norm Abram sat down with Publisher Steve Shanesy at the July 2007 AWFS show in Las Vegas We’ve just received a press release stating that, after 21 seasons, The New Yankee Workshop is [...]
How We Have Fun: Offending Our Coworkers
Yesterday, Glen Huey squeezed out equal amounts of Old Brown Glue and Titebond liquid hide glue onto two glass plates, then we walked around the offices accosting F+W employees, thrust the plates [...]
About to Lose My Title…
I’m the smallest person in our shop, yet I inevitably gravitate toward the largest projects. For the February 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking, I built a Shaker-inspired stepback that [...]
Congratulations to the Hand Tool Olympics Winners, and Many Thanks to Our Sponsors
Among the many entertaining and informative activities at the Woodworking in America: Hand Tools & Techniques conference was the Hand Tool Olympics, run by the Society of American Period [...]
Hung and Done
When I told Christopher that I had finished making and painting my screen door, had hung it and added the hardware, he asked to see a picture. I didn’t have one. “No picture? [...]
Single Session Tickets Available for Woodworking in America
Glen Huey is picking up a trailer tomorrow morning, then we’re loading the workbenches up for the trip to Valley Forge, Pa., for the Woodworking in America: Hand Tools & Techniques [...]
The 'Gluebo' in Use – Awesome
The “Gluebo” has been put through its workholding paces lately as I’ve been working on a 33″ x 84-1/2″ screen door for my house. I stayed after work on Friday to [...]
A Woodworking Relief
I’ve been (slowly) working on a mortise-and-tenon screen door for the front of my Victorian house; I wrote a few days ago about the construction. Late on Friday afternoon, I routed a [...]
Keep a Pencil Sharpener Right at Your Fingertips
Sometimes, great woodworking tools come in very small packages , and at a very small price. We just received a few samples of the “GripSharp,” a combination pencil grip and pencil [...]
