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Popular Woodworking is proud to be the home of The Woodwright Shop’s video library, stretching back to Episode 1 from 1980, and I’m happy to share that we now have...

We’re always working to make your Popular Woodworking experience the best it can be, and we’re getting ready to push the launch button on some improvements in the store that...

A few weeks ago Veritas tools (Lee Valley) released their most recent plane. The squirrel-looking plane (there are actually two versions of it: a limited edition stainless steel, and a continuous [...]

This week on PopWood Playback, I share three videos that were submitted to me from creators on YouTube. The first one is from Sean Evelegh. He made a scoreboard for...

I have used a slöjd (or slöyd) knife for decades. Fitting them with a handle of your own making is pretty simple, and quite rewarding. You can tailor the handle...

Woodworkers love routers and router tables. And why not?! Routers are shockingly versatile tools when being used handheld, but when you mount one in a table, all sorts of new...

Whenever I hand sand with a sanding block, and also often when I use an orbital sander, I keep a stiff bristle brush at hand, and occasionally I scrub off...

There are lots of jokes about things you can just stare at for hours without really engaging your brain. Cat videos come to mind and dozens of television programs, but...

The usual way of applying stain is to apply a wet coat and wipe off the excess before it dries. You can use a rag, brush or spray gun to...

One of my woodworking instructors years ago liked to reassure students by saying “Anyone can build furniture, but it takes real skill to fix mistakes.” Here’s how I went about...

https://youtu.be/evkW6Hqei-0 Video: How I use a grid system to make digital woodworking easier CNCs are wonderful machines. For woodworkers who want to combine traditional woodworking with [...]