Steam-bending Oak in the Kitchen
As Christopher Schwarz posted on his blog, Brendan Gaffney and I are in Maryland for a chair class with Larry Barrett (along with Chris, Narayan Nayar and Sean Thomas); Larry...
2×4 Lumber Lawsuit Dismissed
In my November 2017 editor’s note, I wrote about two $5,000,000 lawsuits filed against Menard’s and Home Depot for “false and misleading advertising” for selling 2×4 lumber [...]
Nick Offerman Woodworking Non-profit Matching Grant
Woodworker, author, actor, humorist and all-around nice guy (with a most excellent giggle) Nick Offerman and Offerman Woodshop are teaming with Would Works through October 30 for a $20,000 [...]
Mortise and Tenon Magazine: Issue 3
It will come as no surprise that we like hand tools – we do, after all, show you how to use them in just about every issue of Popular Woodworking...
Popular Woodworking Magazine Nov. 2017 – Now Available
The November issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine entered the mail stream yesterday to both print and digital subscribers – and it’s now available for single-issue purchase in both print and...
Nominal Lumber Knowledge
I don’t know exactly when I learned that a 2×4 isn’t 2″ x 4″, but I’m quite sure it was well before I joined the staff of Popular Woodworking. I studied...
Woodworking With an Accent: European Woodworking Show
If you know me, you know I’m an Anglophile. Heck – even if you don’t know me but have read more than a couple of my blog posts, you probably...
Congratulations to Al Spicer – Grand-Prize Winner, 2017 Excellence Awards
We had a heck of a time deciding on the Editors’ Choice winners – and the Grand Prize winner – in the 2017 PWM Excellence Awards. There was so much outstanding...
Dutch Tool Chests by You, Our Readers
In the October 2013 issue, you’ll find plans for Christopher Schwarz’s “Dutch Tool Chest” – a handy-sized container for taking your tools on the road (one person can lift it)...
Deep Discounts on 3 Print Titles – Building Arts and Crafts Furniture, Make a Windsor Chair and Hand Tool Fundamentals
We’re clearing off a shelf in the warehouse for new titles, and as a result, have three good books (the print versions only) available right now at a deep discount....
We Have a Winner: Video Giveaway: ‘Build a Welsh Stick Chair with Don Weber’
Congratulations to Edward Hopkins – he’s the randomly chosen winner from among all commenters. This week’s giveaway is the 2-DVD set (or the download version, if the lucky winner [...]
Popular Woodworking Magazine – Sept./Oct. ’17 Issue Now Available
The September/October 2017 issue mailed today (digital subscribers, please check your email; the print version should be arriving in mailboxes shortly); you’ll find all the online extras at [...]
