All Glued up and No Place to Go
This morning, I spent a few hours in the shop fitting tenons for a coffee table and gluing up the base. Obviously, I need to make and install a web frame and the drawers (which, if everything is [...]
Fire & Acid Create Aged Hardware
Any time you get a torch out in the wood shop eyebrows raise and the fun-o-meter strikes new highs, but safety should be the first thought. With that in mind, here is a quick video on how I age [...]
Pumpkin Teeth Become Dovetails
This past weekend (Dec. 4-5, 2010) 10 woodworkers came into the Popular Woodworking Magazine shop to work on their dovetails. Guys came in from the local vicinity and from outside the area, such [...]
The Editors' Wishlists
This year our store, ShopWoodworking.com, added hundreds of new books, plans and DVDs. There are so many new products, in fact, that we haven’t been able to get a look at some of them in [...]
Why Do Dovetails Get All the Love?
I guess because they’re often visible in contemporary construction (and on drawers), dovetails get all the love when it comes to joinery discussions. Everyone wants their tails to be [...]
Glen's Favorite 2010 Tool
The choice I made for my favorite tool may surprise many readers. Yes, I am the power-tool guy at Popular Woodworking Magazine, but I’ve passed on all the corded tools. My favorite 2010 [...]
Megan's Favorite Tool of 2010 is a Smooth Operator
While the Benchcrafted Glide Leg Vise didn’t come out in 2010, it’s my favorite tool of the year – because this year I installed it on my new workbench. I don’t want to write too much about it [...]
Elmer's New Wood Glue Max
A news release dated November 22, 2010 from Elmer’s reads, “Elmer’s Revamps Hardware Line and Introduces Carpenter’s Wood Glue Max and Glue-all Max.” According to [...]
2010 Top 10 Woodworking Books and DVDs
Top-10 lists don’t generally come out until the end of December, but we’re releasing this one a month early, so that you know what should go on your own holiday wish list (and to give you some [...]
Mystery Revealed – The Proper Use of the Saw Nib
Mike Siemsen, owner of Mike Siemsen’s School of Woodworking in Chisago City, Minn., has finally resolved the mystery of the saw nib – you know – those little nipple-shaped protrusions on [...]
The Seven Times a Year Scramble (and a Peek Ahead at February)
In the past, we’ve shown you a behind-the-scenes look at shooting the cover image for an issue of the magazine, and at the final read-through of what we refer to as “the binder” [...]
Tool Test: $90 HVLP Sprayer
Timing is everything. The press release that came into my mailbox stated, “Finish Woodworking Projects Like the Pros with New CommandMax® HVLP Sprayer” and the suggested price is $90. [...]
