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We’ve spent a week or two in the blog discussing dovetails. Not wanting to pass up an opportunity to share a story (and not knowing when this chance may surface...

Editor’s note: The following is the second part of a three-part series on cutting through dovetails with a combination of hand and power tools. The first part, which involves the...

Last fall, we announced our $15,000 “All-Star Workshop Giveaway” sponsored by Franklin Adhesives, Porter-Cable, Delta Machinery and Lee Valley Tools. That’s our publisher, Steve [...]

First, grab a long piece of wood, and chop it in half (5″ wide is a good place to start and at least 6″ long after cutting , you’ll need...

After posting the first two parts of “Evolution” I received a few letters and calls asking why I moved from woodworking, my passion, into teaching then to a full-time position...

Clear finish updates the look of this classic design. Build this project from our I Can Do That column.

(If you missed Part 2 of the trilogy, click here) I am the second (and therefore the most well-adjusted) of three boys in my family. I was the one who...

After a few months as part of the Popular Woodworking staff, I started bugging the guys to teach me a little something about woodworking, beyond the few skills I picked...

Given our admiration of European tools, it has long puzzled me why more Americans haven’t adopted one of the most common fixtures of European shops, the combination machine.

Using off-the-rack hardware and scraps, you can build an excellent scraping plane.

Essentially there are only three types of top coat finishes. Know how they work and you'll be on your way to being a better finisher.

Applying stain can make or break a project. Here's how to do it correctly.