Milling Live-Sawn Lumber
Lumber from large commercial suppliers typically comes with straight-sawn edges. But when you saw your own logs or buy from smaller outfits, you have to find your way along the...
Urban Forestry & a Rash of Alarming Stumps
Recently in my neighborhood, there has been an alarming outbreak of stumps. The City of Cincinnati has been removing trees that are encroaching on and breaking up the sidewalks, in...
Be Seated: The Benchcrafted Swing-away Seat
Sitting at your workbench does not make you lazy. Many times it makes you smart. Chopping out the waste between dovetails requires endurance and patience – especially when building a...
11 Last Minute Father’s Day Gifts with Digital Delivery
Sometimes the best Father’s Day gifts are the ones that you pick up at the very last second…right? We understand that some of our readers haven’t taken advantage of our...
Introduction to the BARN Workbench
A workbench designed for hand tool woodworkers but made (partially) with a CNC. It features a 3D carved leg vise and a workbench top designed to improve ergonomics. I designed...
Book Giveaway: Perfect Edge
Thanks for all the great comments! Congratulations to “Whitefang,” the winner of this book giveaway. Stay tuned for more exciting book giveaways and if you’re interested in a copy of “The...
Last Chance to Enter the 2017 Excellence Awards!
The 2017 Excellence Awards entry period will close on Friday (6/16) at midnight! The grand-prize winner gets a check for US$1,000, the winner in each of the five categories, and...
HVLP Finishing a Benefit for All
When I was first learning woodworking, HVLP didn’t exist. That’s something I lament on occasion when I recall taking a deep breath (even with a face mask and decent air...
Ridiculous Woodworking Books (Give me More!)
As I work on the upcoming article “Young Maker’s Bookshelves” (for the October 2017 issue), I’m reminded of one of my favorite-ever posts (from 2009): “Ridiculous [...]
To See Like a Woodworker – A Forgotten Chamfer
In the August 2017 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, George Walker shares what it means to “See Like a Designer.” The article tells the classic story of how his workshop...
Congrats to Mark Bushinski, PWM 2017 Workshop Makeover Winner!
Congratulations to Mark Bushinski of Minneapolis, Minn.! Mark was chosen as the winner of the Popular Woodworking Magazine 2017 Workshop Makeover Giveaway. Mark won a new workshop stocked with more...
‘Arrowhead Joint’ Box
Eric Brown, a Dayton-area tool collector and woodworker, has been conducting further investigating and experimentation into curious corner joinery (read his “log cabin dovetail” piece [...]
