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The editors don’t all agree on much here at Popular Woodworking, so when we do, we think it’s worth noting. When it comes to 23-gauge pin nailers, we always reach...

What do a compass plane, a lap splice and a swaged hinge have in common? They’re all things that a woodworker has a pretty good chance of running into at...

Broken baseball bats are becoming so commonplace that Major League Baseball has undertaken a study to determine what’s behind this growing phenomenon.  The concern, of course, is the [...]

As you will soon learn in your favorite magazine, I am building a chippendale chair. So naturally I’m looking at as many chairs as possible. I’ve had the opportunity to...

Do you ever wonder what goes into creating a magazine cover? I got a chance to bring along our camera so you can join us on a trip while we...

I’ve been working on making chisels for close to 9 months now. I’ve finally made up a number of sets for review. As comments come back, I’ll make some final...

Marc and Nicole Spagnuolo, The Wood Whisperer and The Wood Whisperer’s videographer and wife, were in town and stopped to visit Popular Woodworking magazine. The visit was a result of...

In the current issue of Popular Woodworking magazine (August 2008), Senior Editor Robert W. Lang used two jigs on the bookcase shelves to cut the dados and to create the...

I’m making a few tools for sale. I just want to say, that I’m thrilled Mike Dunbar is writing for PW. Have you been reading his articles? I think he...

We’ve all been waiting for this – it’s the initial Wood Whisperer video! This video is a companion to the newest column in the current issue of Popular Woodworking, which...

We’re making final preparations this month to open registration for Woodworking in America: Hand Tools & Techniques Conference 2008, taking place November 14-16 in Berea, Ky. By June [...]

Sea Captain James MacPherson built Mount Pleasant to ensure his ascention into a social class to which he was not born. The building’s carved interior may be ostentatious to some....