In the December 2007 issue of Popular Woodworking, Senior Editor Glen Huey builds a 21st-century version of a classic Shaker Workbench. It’s a rock-solid design with plenty of storage below a massive maple top. Other key articles:
It’s time for our annual picks of the best new tools of the year, and we present our list of 15 favorites.
Marc Adams continues his new series about working smarter and safer with Woodworking Essentials: Practical Safety Devices.
Think you can’t cut variable spaced dovetails with an inexpensive jig? Think again. Senior Editor Robert Lang builds a magnificent mahogany reproduction of the little-known Gustav Stickley poppy table.
In Jig Journal, we have two great ways to draw perfect arcs.
I Can Do That returns with a mission chair, and it introduces a new I Can Do That book.
Bob Flexner clears the confusion surrounding solvents.
Our Tool Test features the new Veritas Small Plow Plane.
Adam Cherubini puts the finishing touches on his standing desk in Arts & Mysteries.
At the Lathe features a perfect project for the season, turning tops.
Detailed article previews are below. Online Extras for this issue are found inside their respective articles.
Online Extras from the December 2007 issue include a drawing showing the location of the workbench dog holes, full-size drawings of the Gustav Stickley Poppy Table for $3.00, download [...]
Perfection doesn’t exist. But you can come close. By Adam Cherubini Pages: 34-37 From the February 2006 issue #153 Buy this issue now One of the first things any beginning woodworker must do is [...]
By Marc Adams Pages: 43-44, 53-56 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now I recently ran into an old woodworking friend of mine who had his hand all bandaged up, and the first thing [...]
No doubt, you’ll fit right in. By Jeff Skiver Page: 96 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now A woodworking club offers countless rewards to the aspiring craftsman. It provides a [...]
Categorize by type to cut through confusion. By Bob Flexner Pages: 90-92 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now Unless you’ve been doing wood finishing for quite a while, I imagine [...]
Fun to turn and pretty to look at, these little spinners will enhance your skills. By Judy Ditmer Pages: 82-85 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now Tops are the atoms of [...]
Searching for (and Finding) the Arc of the Competent. By Robert W. Lang Pages: 76-78 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now When woodworking throws you a curve, how do you respond? [...]
Two methods to move beyond the limitations of a fixed-space dovetail jig. By Don Means Pages: 72-75 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now Some of us just don’t have the time, [...]
A stack of drawers and storage under a workbench has Shaker written all over it. By Glen D. Huey Pages: 62-71 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now When I started work at Popular [...]
By Christopher Schwarz Pages: 57-61 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now After eight years of writing the Best New Tools column, you’d think that we’d be jaded and bored with the [...]
Before developing the rectilinear Craftsman style, Gustav Stickley experimented with curvaceous Art Nouveau designs. By Robert W. Lang Pages: 36-41 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this [...]
By Christopher Schwarz Page: 34 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now For more than a decade, I’ve meant to make a good wooden mallet that fits my hand and my style of work. I can [...]