This was a great year for new tools. The December 2006 issue of Popular Woodworking focuses on the best of the best with a list of our top 16. Our cover project is a handsome and functional lingerie chest by our new Senior Editor Glen Huey. Our Woodworking Essentials series looks at placing machinery for working smarter. John Wilson shows us how to make an effective and inexpensive solar kiln. We proudly present some old and new techniques for traditional joinery. Detailed article previews are below.Online Extras from this issue are found in the Magazine Extras page here.[description]Articles from the December 2006 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine[/description][keywords]Popular Woodworking Magazine, Magazine Articles, Technique Articles, Project Articles, Tool Reviews, Finishing[/keywords]
Whether you know it or not, you often reach for eponyms in the woodshop. By Philip Leon Page: 104 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now Distinctive furniture styles such as [...]
A penetrating look at protection. By Bob Flexner Pages: 98-99 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now This article makes use of a clever title to combine two unrelated facts about [...]
This wide, shallow ‘bowl’ is an elegant project with interesting challenges. By Judy Ditmer Pages: 90-94 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now A platter is a great project for [...]
James Ipekjian has built a career on reproducing furniture designed by Charles and Henry Greene. By Robert W. Lang Pages: 80-84 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now James Ipekjian [...]
A cost-effective and efficient way to take green boards to usable lumber. By John Wilson Pages: 74-79 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now The solar drying kiln is the most [...]
It sure is cute – but is it useful? By Clarence Blanchard Pages: 72-73 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now Few tools spark the affection of so many as the Stanley No. 1 size [...]
A shooting board lets you trim cuts to perfection, one shaving at a time. By Paul Sellers Pages: 66-71 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now Many aids to hand-tool woodworking were [...]
By Christopher Schwarz Pages: 60-65 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now I’ve been attending tool shows to see new woodworking machinery and hand tools for 10 years now, but the [...]
A super-slick trick to make a super-strong joint. By Geoffrey Ames Pages: 57-59 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now The housed dovetail joint is mechanically sound, historically [...]
By Scott Gibson Pages: 49-56 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now In a much earlier era, cabinetmakers didn’t spend much time worrying about where to put machines in their shops. [...]
Showcase your skills with this traditionally styled tall dresser. By Glen D. Huey Pages: 42-48 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now If you have woodworking tools and a talent to [...]
Pocket holes make a seemingly complicated project simple. By Megan Fitzpatrick Pages: 40-41 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now These classic shelves are easy to build thanks to [...]