A couple readers commented that the Shaker-inspired step stool we featured in the “I Can Do That” column in the November 2007 issue was missing horizontal supports across the sides, [...]
Popular Woodworking contributor David Mathias continues his reports from the Craftsman Weekend in Pasadena, California. Pasadena Heritage Craftsman Weekend is a three-day event. My trip to [...]
Some interesting information crossed my desk this past week. General International is introducing a series of tools, known as “Access by General,” designed specifically for wheelchair [...]
As I mentioned last week one of our authors, David Mathias, is spending a week in California immersing himself in all things Greene & Greene. Here is the first of several reports from David: [...]
Kelly Mehler has opened the registration for his 2008 classes, including three classes that I’ll be teaching on precision handsawing, planecraft and building the Holtzapffel workbench from [...]
Fans of Greene & Greene furniture often refer to a trip to Pasadena as a pilgrimage. Pasadena (and the nearby Huntington Museum) is home to the majority of original Greene & Greene work [...]
Each month I receive newsletters from woodworking clubs and guilds around the country. Some come from groups I’ve spent time with and some arrive from people I’ve met while doing [...]
One of the reasons for the success and growth of Wood Werks Supply has been the willingness of the owners to try something new to better serve their customers. When I lived in Columbus, Ohio, it [...]
The finest maker of handmade rasps and rifflers has closed its factory in Saint-Juery, France, after a protracted labor struggle with its workers, according to a release from Michel Auriou. The [...]
Editor Christopher Schwarz gets trounced in a handsawing contest, but does OK in the planing competition at a recent hand-tool event sponsored by Lie-Nielsen Toolworks.
This morning I took a ride up I-71 to Columbus to pay a visit to Wood Werks Supply. It’s the weekend for their annual Fall Expo, and I haven’t been by the store since moving to [...]
I’ve taught a number of classes during my woodworking days. Teaching is one area that I thoroughly enjoy each and every time I’m called upon. I’ve found that most woodworkers [...]