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The last woodworking book that had me reading cover to cover was “Is it Genuine.” Here’s another that had me doing the same: “Time, Taste and Furniture,” by John [...]

For a new woodworker, finding an effective way to work these days can be tough. It would be easy to choose a totally unplugged path. And what a wonderful path that is. The Eaton County [...]

I’m a big fan of Mike Rowe, the “Dirty Jobs” guy. I say that having only seen a few episodes of that show. I came to know him from his Ted Talks, online interviews and his address to Congress. I [...]

At Christmas time I was lucky enough to get a few tool vouchers that enabled me to purchase some Japanese-style saws. I had some trials runs, but had not really put them to work on a project yet. [...]

The crates should be rolling in any day now for the April 17-18 Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event at the palatial Popular Woodworking shop and offices. Hours are Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and [...]

If you like to tinker with old tools, sooner or later you’ll come into contact with a rusty example. I’ve been interested in methods that use lemon juice or vinegar to shift the [...]

This is a model of the “Kumiko Lamp” project build by Raney Nelson for the April 2015 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Download the free SketchUp model here. See all our [...]

This is a model of the “Skill-building Stool” built by Neil Cronk for the April 2015 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Download the free Sketchup model here See all our SketchUp [...]

This is a model of the Charles Rohlfs 1898 Desk Chair, built by Peter Marcucci for the February 2015 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Download the free SketchUp model here. See all our [...]

This is a model of Christopher Schwarz’ “American Gothic Aumbry” cover project from the February 2015 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Download the free Sketchup plan [...]

No, this is not an April Fools’ joke posted a day early. It’s a poem from one of my favorite writers, John Donne, who died on this date in 1631. Why this poem (or any poem)? The [...]

I am eagerly awaiting 6:45 p.m. today, March 20. Yes, because it’s a Friday, but for a more important reason: at that moment, spring officially arrives in the northern hemisphere. Right now [...]