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Mom, if you’re reading this — SPOILER ALERT — Go read something else. When my mother read Chuck Bender’s “Chester County Style” article in our December 2011 issue, she called...

WHY BUY???? WHEN YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN??? MADE FROM A MIXTURE OF SCAFFOLD BOARDS AND PALLETS   COST WISE  £30 0R 60 DOLLARS, IDEAL SPACE SAVER. SIMPLE AND EASY...

As CNCs become increasingly common in small woodshops, an amazing variety of work is emerging. This confirms the technical versatility of CNCs, it’s an even greater testimony to the creativity...

As a lifelong Southerner, I can attest that things are done a little differently below the Mason-Dixon line. Things might seem a little backward or slow to newcomers. The manners,...

As we finished cutting all the parts to their designated dimensions, we set up the table saw with the dado blades. I explained to my students that our aim is to...

First, thank you for all the nice posts and letters I’ve received since my new job was announced last week. I’m excited to be joining the team here at Popular...

For the gift that keeps on giving, at least seven times a year, it would be hard to beat a Gift Subscription to Popular Woodworking Magazine.  Click here to buy...

Last Friday afternoon we moved tons of stuff (literally) to our new shop and managed to get most of the big stuff set in place by the end of the...

Next year I’ll be teaching two classes on using Google SketchUp for designing woodworking projects, and a new class about making authentic Arts & Crafts period details. In April, [...]

The CD compilation of all seven issues Popular Woodworking Magazine 2011 is now in stock at ShopWoodworking.com. Order by Tuesday, Dec. 13 and choose UPS ground, and it will get...

It sounds like a difficult question, but it’s really not. “I really want a Wenzloff & Sons handsaw, but I am a (graduate student, hobo, philosophy major) and cannot afford...

A HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM TRAFALGAR SQUARE LONDON ENGLAND.  TO ALL WORLD WIDE AND IN THE USA WHO VIEW MY WORK. MAY SANTA GRANT YOUR WISH….