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– What: A Backstage Pass to Whitewater Shaker Village and Freud Tools Demo – When: Saturday, Sept. 12. Freud demonstrations at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.; tours of Village throughout the [...]

With Labor Day right around the corner, we’re experiencing the change from summer to fall. How does this effect your woodworking? Are you packing things up for the season, or are you about [...]

Last year’s Woodworking in America Hand Tools & Techniques conference totally caught me off-guard. It was my first conference to work, and I came in with very little expectations , both [...]

Yes , it’s another post about my clothing purchases. Contain yourselves. I loved this skirt. I bought it when I was 16 or 17 , when I apparently thought “sexy” was an [...]

A tip of the Popular Woodworking hat goes to Mike Siemsen and the guys who worked the Woodworking in America: Furniture Construction & Design Conference Olympics.  The crew that manned [...]

My “go-to” stain for furniture finish is not a stain at all. It’s a dye. What’s the difference? A store-bought stain has pigment , and usually a binder to glue that [...]

At last year’s Woodworking in America conference in Berea, Ky., the sessions that sold out the fastest were on saws and saw sharpening. So at this year’s Hand Tools and Techniques [...]

Adam Cherubini volunteers in the Pennsbury Manor Joyner’s Shop, demonstrating 18th-century hand tool techniques. (photo by Kari Hultman) Set aside a little time before or after the [...]

At the 2008 Woodworking in America , Hand Tools & Techniques conference in Berea, Ky., one of the first areas to sell out was the hands-on sessions. These sessions were very popular for a [...]

Last week at this time I was in St. Charles, Ill., at the Woodworking in America Furniture Design and Construction conference. It was a busy time for me as I was giving presentations on both [...]

Matt Vanderlist, of Matt’s Basement Workshop and co-host of WoodTalk Online, just posted a new blog entry reviewing the DVD “Turning Basics for Furniture Makers“. For years, [...]

When I’m finishing a project, as in sanding the shellac, I’ll like a sanding sponge instead of straight sandpaper. A sponge provides less potential for those nasty ridges left by your [...]