PopWood Playback #6 | Top Woodworking Videos of the Week
Congrats to Ramsey L. from Grand Rapids! They won the set of Kreg in-line clamps and bench clamps from our last giveaway! 🎥 Modern Builds – https://youtu.be/gM3oCXcyxoA 🎥 [...]
Tricks of the Trade: Testing the Finger-Guided Ruler
When you don’t need an absolutely accurate line drawn on a piece (say for a shooting/nailing line or layout line) all you need is a wooden folding ruler, a pencil...
Precision Instruments for Woodworkers — Part Two: Rules and Tapes
Tapes and Rulers Early on, I remember reading somewhere that you should never rely on measuring tapes in a woodworking shop. Only use your rulers, never tapes. Though I understand...
Handplane Basics
Woodworkers tend to have very strong feelings about the different ways of doing things – and handplanes is one of those subjects where opinions can vary wildly and discussions can...
How to Set Bent Teeth on a Japanese Style Saw
I really like Japanese style saws and I especially appreciate their contribution in the classroom. First, thanks to their ingenious tooth geometry, and the fact that they are so thin...
Designing with Butts – Rediscover the Architectural Butt Hinge
The simple butt hinge is ubiquitous. Even if the doors of your kitchen cabinets hang on concealed European hardware and you swear by Brusso knife hinges for every piece of...
PopWood Playback #5 | Top Woodworking Videos of the Week
Episode #5 is live on Youtube! We’re really enjoying all the submissions and support from everyone – we have five great videos to share with you this week. Look out...
Handplane Maintenance (That Most People Forget)
Metal-bodied planes require so little maintenance (aside from sharpening) that it’s easy to forget that they do need some love every year to work smoothly. Recently I borrowed a friend’s...
The Strength of a Chair Comes from Imperfection
If you’ve ever used a hand-cut rasp or a hand-filed saw you know how their tiny imperfections from handwork make the tool cut smoother. When it comes to making chairs,...
Woodworking Workshop for Parents and Fall Fair 2017 – Part 2: How to Build a Gnome house
When our School’s Fall fair is over, we have the opportunity to pick up some of the leftover forest decor materials and store them for future use in our Manhattan-based...
Stacking Tool Caddy – Adapt a Project to Make it Yours!
Once in a while I come across a Popular Woodworking inspired project on Reddit. It’s really interesting to see how people use the pages of our magazine to bring an...
Precision Instruments for Woodworkers — Part One: Standardization
Tools for measuring. Tools for Accuracy. Precision Instruments for Woodworkers is a 4-part series. I’ve been working as a furniture maker for quite a while, now. Along the way, you...
