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For centuries, woodworking skills and techniques were passed down directly from master to student. If you wanted to learn, you spent time with someone who had done it for a...

Knowing how to measure things is one of the keys to improving the accuracy of your work, but taking a measurement and using the result of that measurement to mark...

One of the sure signs of getting old is finding out that the kid who works in the next cubicle never heard of the TV show “WKRP in Cincinnati.” Another...

A Notice from the Editor Some of you have recently reported suspicious phone calls or offers in the mail to renew your subscription to Popular Woodworking Magazine. Your uneasiness may...

If you really want to learn a new set of skills, or take your skills to the next level, taking a class will get you where you want to go...

One of my favorite finishes is Watco Danish Oil. I love the product, but hate the container. In addition to being a pretty good wood finish, Watco Oil is also...

If you were to rank woodworking projects by degree of difficulty, chairs would be at the top of the list. They aren’t like boxes or tables with nice square corners...

It seems that some of the most useful devices are too simple to think of, and this little box is an excellent example of that. I first saw  bench blocks...

Preparations are under way for the Lie-Nielsen event here at our shop tomorrow and Saturday. If you’re familiar with these events, you won’t want to miss it, and if you’ve...

Lee Valley recently added Japanese milled-tooth plane-maker’s floats to their product line-up, and I’ve been using them the last few days to tweak some through-mortises. These are [...]

An 18th-century mahogany bonnet-top highboy has long been the centerpiece of the furniture collection of the Snoot Museum in East Upscale, Massachusetts. The piece was built in 1769 and signed...

Some machines are easy to set up to collect dust and chips while others defy all attempts. On the easy list are most stationary machines: Plug the hose into the...