Tons of helpful information pack the pages of the August 2007 issue of Popular Woodworking.What do Europeans know about table saws that Americans don’t. Kelly Mehler gives us 9 reasons why these unfamiliar saws are safer and more efficient. Our cover project is an authentic reproduction of a Shaker tall clock. Our Woodworking Essentials series on setting up shop concludes with dust collection basics. We visit the most incredible tool collection ever seen and the California school founded by James Krenov.Detailed article previews are below. Online Extras for this issue are found in their respective articles.
Online Extras for the August 2007 issue include a full-size pattern in pdf format of the Arts & Crafts Bookrack, a PDF with details on the Clock Movement, a PDF with details on the Clock [...]
One man’s career choice in the 18th century drives a 21st-century woodworker into a saw obsession. By Christopher Schwarz Page: 88 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now Englishman [...]
Reversibility and quick tack make this traditional method worth the trouble – sometimes. By Bob Flexner Pages: 82-85 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now In my last story (April [...]
This adaptation of an old benchtop standby is a slick lubrication solution. By John Walkowiak Pages: 68-69 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now Planing wood is fun – unless you have [...]
Sometimes, unique is exactly what you want to avoid when turning. By Judy Ditmer Pages: 76-79 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now If you turn, sooner or later you are going to find [...]
Krenov’s woodworking school turns silver as the rest of us go gray. By Robert W. Lang Pages: 70-72 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now One of the problems of getting older is the [...]
U.S. woodworkers design a foot-powered lathe for Honduran artisans so they can produce mortars and pestles for sale. By Don Weber Pages: 64-67 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now [...]
Hand and power tools work together to make signature Arts & Crafts joints. By Robert W. Lang Pages: 60-63 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now The dividing line between [...]
After collecting tens of thousands of the world’s most beautiful tools, cabinetmaker John Sindelar is ready to show them off in a new tool museum. By Christopher Schwarz Pages: 56-59 From the [...]
Because of their unfamiliar features, unusual appearance and higher price tag, many Americans don’t even consider buying a European saw. Here’s why they should. By Kelly Mehler Pages: 49-55 From [...]
By Scott Gibson Pages: 41-48 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now It’s tempting to think of sawdust as little more than a nuisance, a housekeeping problem like mud tracked across a [...]
Erastus Rude was the craftsman of this clock in 1811. It still strikes a bell with us today. By Robert Casey & Glen D. Huey Pages: 32-40 From the August 2007 issue #163 Buy this issue now The [...]