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Turned Rolling Pin Only 6 steps and you'll be rolling in dough. By Alan Lacer Once you get the hang of it, these rolling pins take only a couple of...

FOUND 3 PALLETS IN A FIELD. NEEDED SOME DENAILING AND CLEANING UP.BUT MANAGED TO SAVE SOME GOOD SLATS. WITH TIME AND PATIENCE ,HAVE A STORAGE UNIT FOR THE WHEELIE/TRASH BIN.?...

  This week we are putting the finishing touches on a new article from Ron Herman, the Columbus housewright, on a topic that has yet to be covered by the...

Whenever I teach a class or answer e-mails from readers, I’m always interested to find out what that woodworker does (or did) for a living. What I’ve learned is anecdotal,...

Since the recent upgrade to our website, we’ve been working away at improving the section of our site devoted to using Google SketchUp. It has been a big job, and...

For the June 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine we asked readers: “If you could own only one woodworking book, what would it be?” We are still compiling the responses...

ALL MADE FROM RECLAIMED TIMBER.TIMBER USED IS 5X3/4 PLANKS AND 3X3 POST. ALL THIS TIMBER WAS RECLAIMED FROM PACKING CASES.IT HAS BEEN DENAILED THEN PUT THROUGH THE PLANER THICKNESSER TO...

With a “save the date” ad for Woodworking in America appearing in the June issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine (and by the way, the dates are Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2011),...

This weekend I built a contemporary lamp for the August 2011 issue of the magazine that was all-electrons, all the time. It has been a while since I have worked...

Kitchen Stool Round Legs Without a Lathe By Seth Keller Few stools are as clean and elegant as this one. I built it with splayed legs to provide a stable...

Update: Thanks very much to those of you who placed a bid (and especially to rwyoung, who has the winning bid) and to those of you who posted entertaining comments....

I met Mike Shalit a few years ago in a craft gallery near Tel Aviv, Israel. Constructura Gallery displayed several of my cutting boards and Mike, who frequented this gallery...