Cabinet Layout Method Reduces Errors
When working on cabinet or furniture project, most woodworkers, me included, rely on shop drawing and cutting list to guide our work. These are helpful tools but have their limitations....
Five Furniture Finishing Tips
Wood finishing doesn’t have to be complicated or mysterious. That’s not to say that even experienced finishers don’t run into problems from time to time; everybody does. [...]
The Woodwright’s Shop, Revisited
Now that classic episodes of Roy Underhill’s “The Woodwright’s Shop” are available I’ve been looking at some of the earliest episodes. They are fascinating for a [...]
Moser Table Spared
My Thos. Moser dining table will remain as built, if unused for the foreseeable future. Some weeks ago I was considering rebuilding it so it would fit in a much...
New Yankee Workshop Adirondack Chair
In 2005 I had the good fortune to spend a couple days with Norm Abram at his New Yankee Workshop building one of the program’s most popular projects – an...
10 Reasons You Should Attend Woodworking in America
You’ve probably heard favorable comments from woodworkers who attended our Woodworking in America conference in prior years. Those of us here at Popular Woodworking Magazine who plan the [...]
Thos. Moser On Steve’s Table Dilemma
A couple weeks back I posted a blog titled “Would You Cut Up This Table?” The table in question is my dining room table. I bought it from Thos. Moser...
Best Wood Glue Surface, Smooth or Rough?
From time to time I hear someone comment about a woodworking practice that runs totally contrary to what I’ve been taught. One of these is what kind of wood surface...
Elliptical Shapes Using Simple Geometry – video
In our soon-to-be-mailed August issue, furniture maker Freddy Roman discusses the use of elliptical shapes. Freddy uses them frequently in the Federal-style furniture he makes. In the article, he [...]
Would You Cut Up This Table?
Just over 30 years ago I bought a dining table from Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers and it changed my life. How? When the 8′-long Shaker-style harvest table was delivered, I studied...
Favorite Jointer Push Block
Last week I posted my favorite table saw push stick. (By the way, I later added a full size pattern.) This week, I continue the theme with a push block...
Favorite Table Saw Push Stick
The push stick you use with your table saw is an integral part of the safety system that helps keep you out of harm’s way. As such, don’t take the...
