To Finish or Not To Finish
Every once in a while I get reminded of why I do the things I do. Specifically, why I choose to not finish the insides of my drawer boxes. What reminds me of this technique that I feel so [...]
Canadian Woodworking School, Rosewood Studio, Closes
A little over a year ago, I spent the weekend in the little town of Almonte, Ontario, which is just outside of Ottawa. I was attending a furniture conference hosted by the Rosewood Studio. The [...]
New Expanded Issue of Woodworking Magazine Coming July 24
Good news: The next issue of Woodworking Magazine goes on sale on July 24. The new issue will be bigger than the last seven issues , 48 pages instead of 36 , and will be available in both printed [...]
June 7: Meet the Founder of Bridge City Tools at a Free Workshop
John Economaki, the founder of Bridge City Tools, is coming to our shop on Thursday, June 7, to demonstrate some new tools from his company and discuss hand tools in general during a free evening [...]
Cutting Plywood Without a Table Saw
Even with access to a nice table saw, cutting full sheets of plywood can be difficult. Here is an alternate method I like to use to break down sheets to pieces of a more manageable size. It also [...]
Rob Cosman’s Wood-hinge Box
Occasionally, we receive DVDs in the Popular Woodworking mailbox. I enjoy watching the titles hoping to find that special jig or trick that I haven’t seen before. This morning I viewed [...]
Woodworking Dimensions
Like any profession, woodworking has a lot of jargon specific to the craft. And no matter how simple the project, I always seem to run smack up against this issue when writing woodworking [...]
New Bosch Table Saw has European Guard System
If you’re thinking about purchasing a premium portable table saw, you might want to wait a couple months. We just got advance information about a new line of portable table saws from Bosch [...]
Behind the Scenes: Leigh Industries
My trip to Leigh Industries, located just outside Vancouver, BC, was to get an up-close look at their new products. I took a cursory look at those in the story “Leigh Dovetail Jigs: New [...]
Antique Barn Finish Update & Ideas
The Antique Barn Finish in our current issue (June 2007) had to have caught your eye if you’re jazzed by the antique-painted furniture look. I know I’m ready to give this technique a [...]
Milwaukee Router Kit Delayed
In any business timing is everything. We see this firsthand in our June 2007 issue of Popular Woodworking magazine. The article that reinforces this well-known business adage is the [...]
Leigh Dovetail Jigs: New Design, Affordably Priced
Leigh Industries, maker of the Leigh jig, was the reason I found myself going to Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, which is just east of Vancouver in Canada. Leigh invited a number of woodworking [...]
