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Sheets of sandpaper aren’t easy to work with. It’s tempting to scrunch a sheet up so you can get a better grip, but if you do that, most of the paper gets wasted. Tame the abrasive beast by [...]

Most of us share this pathological habit that’s hard to break. I have a problem. A compulsion, really. It’s not as serious as, say, alcoholism, a food addiction, or an unhealthy fascination with [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, John, and Logan are responding to listener comments talking about upcoming furniture projects, and Season 17 of the Woodsmith Shop TV [...]

When crosscutting a series of short pieces from a longer board using the table saw’s miter gauge, it’s dangerous to use the rip fence as a stop. The freed pieces can get jammed between the blade [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, John, and Logan are talking about finishing, tool storage, and more. Download your free woodworking plan of the week here. Find all of [...]

Youthful energy sparks the experience, but careful work takes time. Editor’s note: this article originally appeared in the February 2018 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Recently, the [...]

I use bench holdfasts because they’re so convenient and provide such a tremendous amount of clamping force. However, in the process, they can mar workpieces, especially softwoods. The traditional [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we have Phil, Logan, and John in a special mid-summer edition talking about the “Red Cedar Challenge” and listener comments. [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Phil, and Logan get an update on the Red Cedar Challenge, and dive deep on the reader’s mailbag.  Download the plan of the week [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil and John talk about learning and teaching, having shop tourists, the concept of persistence and so much more! Find all of the ShopNotes [...]

Passing up gold for a treasure with more lasting value. The holidays are a time for visiting and catching up. While visiting my parents one Thanksgiving, my mother handed me an envelope. I could [...]

Friend of PW Char Miller-King (@woodenmaven on Instagram) set a goal for herself to turn every place she travels, and was recently in town to film an episode of the Woodsmith Shop. Logan was more [...]