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We sometimes stumble upon inadvertent discoveries, things that strike us as so quintessentially simple, and yet so great…. Such was the case of the nail-sword made by my student, William....

Several people have asked questions about the Marketplace at Woodworking in America. Here are some answers. – If you are registered for classes at Woodworking in America, you can go...

I like reading about workbench patents as much as I like movies about gladiators (which is a lot). So here’s how to prove your bench geekiness, and it won’t cost...

David Brookshaw has been making amazing tools since 1988 — many of them miniatures that have appeared in some of the gorgeous tool books from Sandor Nagyszalanczy, including the cover...

As of 10 minutes ago, Woodworking in America is officially sold out. You can still sign up for a waiting list here or come and attend the amazing Marketplace that...

Turned Post Bed By Tim Johnson Here’s how to maintain a positive attitude the next time you hear the phrase “Honey, would you please make the bed?”  Forget about the...

One of the greatest editions to any activity is having music play in the background; one of the greatest advantages of working with hand tools (as opposed to power tools)...

If we ever change the name of our magazine to Erudite Blowhard Wood Finery, I know exactly where to get the headlines for all the projects we’ll publish: The comments...

This has been one of our busiest years ever at Popular Woodworking Magazine. Plus, I have been in many foreign lands with exotic cultures and their own languages: France, England,...

Router planes are the Starsky. Handsaws are the Hutch. These two tools work together all the time in my shop. In fact, all the sawing classes I teach are actually...

AS YOU KNOW I KEEP ALL OFF CUTS OF TIMBER LARGE OR SMALL. AND MAKE PUZZLES /ILLUSIONS??THIS IS MADE USING THE BANDSAW.SIMPLE EASY TO DO.WASTE NOT WANT NOT. THIS IS...

THIS IS MADE FROM CLS TIMBER,AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT I HAVE HAD ORDER FOR 6. WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAPPEN MAYBE BREWERY MAY WANT MORE.!!THESE WHEN DONE WILL BE...