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Sharp tools are essential to doing good work, but when I was getting into woodworking, I didn’t really know where to start. And I was scared of ruining chisels and...

My girlfriend and I closed on our first house at the beginning of July, so we’ve been busy packing up our worldly possessions, moving and planning. While the house is...

Woodworking, like many trades, requires a firm foundation of knowledge for a person to discover the potential of the craft. In my time at Popular Woodworking, I’ve sincerely enjoyed the...

Nancy Hiller’s new book, “English Arts & Crafts Furniture,” is an outstanding piece of research and writing. If you aren’t familiar with the English Arts & Crafts movement (it predated...

I recently completed a 6′ long shaker settee that had a lot of spindles. This was my first project that depended on my turning capabilities. In the past, I’ve worked...

Just a heads up, we have a 50% sale going on over at Shop Woodworking on our project downloads to celebrate Independence Day through July 5th! This is a good...

This rolling clamp rack holds about 50 clamps, takes up minimal floor space and can be built in an afternoon. When you’ve got so many clamps that it’s a problem...

  Simple, Sturdy Sawhorse Project By Randy Johnson Here’s one of my favorite sawhorse designs. They provide such stable hard working support that I tend to refer to them as...

  PARKERSBURG, W. VA. (July 2018) Jody Garrett, Woodcraft President and Chief Executive Officer, has announced the promotion of Jack Bigger to President and Chief Operating Officer, [...]

By Jim Stuard This shop cabinet squeezes 13 cubic feet of tool storage into less than 3 square feet of floor space. If you’re like most woodworkers, your shop is...

Speaking as someone who has read too many woodworking books, there are a few archetypes: the project book (“Birdhouse Bonanza”), the tool book (“Router Rodeo!”) and the black-turtleneck-and-beret [...]

Here’s how I made the pair of urns in last week’s post. Step 1: Choose your material My client wanted to use maple for one of the urns because she’s...