Flush Trim Router Bits

Spread open the pages of most woodworking magazines, including Popular Woodworking, and you’ll find projects built using face frames. Woodworkers go about building face-frame projects in [...]

The Trouble With Nails

When you take a close look at old furniture you can’t help but notice , and wonder about , the nails that are beaten into the piece with either great...

Egg on My Face

For the current issue of Popular Woodworking magazine, we testedLithium-ion, battery-operated drills. In the article, we write that theRyobi kit (P813) has only a single battery included, which [...]

Completely Floored

It’s a good thing my kitchen is capacious. In addition to the usual kitchen accoutrements and furniture, at the moment, it also contains a church pew (it usually resides in...

Finishing Seminar with Bob Flexner

Popular Woodworking contributing editor and finishing guru Bob Flexner is leading a two-day finishing seminar June 21 & 22 at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Ind. A...

Bikes of Wood

I’m not a big exerciser.  I don’t like to lift weights, jog in the dark or ride bicycles for enjoyment. And, if you’ve had the opportunity to meet me at...

Auriou Rasp-makers to Re-open in France

The venerable rasp-making company Auriou plans to reopen its factory in France this summer after being shuttered by a labor dispute, officials said. The closing of the company resulted in...

Plunge-cut Saws Available in Europe

Has Festool started something big? Is it a new revolution in woodworking? No, I’m not referring to the Domino. That’s old news. Today, I’m writing about Plunge Cut Saws ,...

New PVA Glue from The Gorilla Glue Co.

Gorilla Glue will release a new polyvinyl acetate glue this month that is designed to compete directly with the woodworking mainstays, Titebond and ProBond glues. The new Gorilla Wood Glue...