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I’ve always felt positively when a business opens a second location. Doing well enough to expand is always a good sign for the business, and the economy at large. I...

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil and Logan catch you up on all of the woodworking doings at Woodsmith and PopWood. Find all of the ShopNotes podcast...

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at an outdoor bench, a beautiful...

How much does the general public know about forestry and the timber industry? As woodworkers, we have a decent knowledge of the timber industry and issues that affect our number...

Woodworking in America (tickets still available!) is coming up next week, so we’ve put together a little visitor’s guide on where to eat and drink while you’re in town. Des...

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil and Logan discuss their latest travels, address listener feedback, and talk about when to say when on tool acquisitions. Find all...

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at old-school sharpening, the [...]

Can you both like and dislike a well-done project at the same time? There are as many woodworking tastes as there are woodworkers, and what appeals to one doesn’t always...

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at the Nakashima Family Home, art...

It looks like the SawStop battle is over, at least for now. It was only a year ago when it seemed a certainty that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...

It’s time for another episode of the ShopNotes Podcast with host Phil Huber and the usual cast of suspects, Logan and John talking about when drawers go wrong, shop upgrades,...

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at hand plane shavings, the hottest...