When a woodworker hears the words “lock miter,” they are apt to think Arts & Craft furniture and Stickley. The router bit shown below is what we use today to make a similar joint, [...]
In February 2010, at a home show in New England, the woodworking community was shaken with the news that WGBH , the station that brought us Norm Abram , was about to re-enter the woodworking [...]
With the April 2010 issue that combined Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazine, we introduced a new design to accompany the new title, Popular Woodworking Magazine. We read all your [...]
In woodworking, there is major discussion, when talking about handheld tools, as to whether it’s necessary to have an impact driver. You bet these tools are great for homebuilding and many [...]
Take a look at the photo above. What do you see? Of course it’s a couple sanders! And I’ll give you that both are made by Mirka, the company that serves up Abranet (our favorite [...]
Subscribers, get ready to watch your mailboxes; the June 2010 issue mails next week. In the meantime, you can watch some of the free videos right now for the June issue at [...]
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), the organization has for one year only brought back four retired merit badges: pathfinding, signaling, tracking and [...]
The Carlos Osorio vs. One World Technologies Inc. et. al. lawsuit centers on whether the table saw being used when Osorio’s accident occurred was defective. Osorio’s team claims the [...]
My drivers education teacher in high school made a big deal about the difference between accidents and collisions. His point was that most of what we call accidents, events that occur [...]
Last week’s table saw safety survey generated a lot of interest and numerous responses. Around 6,000 participated and shared their experiences. Before we look at the results of the survey, [...]
We don’t often post on the Popular Woodworking Magazine blog about other blogs and sites, but our friend Al Navas, of Sandal Woods has some added some interesting new features to his [...]