Projects

Long-time subscribers are familiar with Steve Shanesy’s work. While he was editor of Popular Woodworking, Steve built everything from a George Nakashima-inspired table to a steel-stringed [...]

    After my last mistakes have been managed, I was able to go on building the base cupboards of the twin kitchen hutches.   It is very satisfying to...

ROUTER BUSHING CALCULATOR   This spreadsheet is primarily focused at those woodworkers who design their own router templates.  It allows the user to build a library of his/her router [...]

      I just completed this last project, mobile privacy screens. Made out of pressure treated wood, they are 53’’-long and 43’’-high. I wanted them to be [...]

If you're looking for the perfect slides or inserts for your dream cabinet, you might want to check out Hafele Wood Accessories. They carry a wide range of cabinet accessories,...

  Two mistakes, one after the other.         When I cut the shelves for the base cabinets of the hutches, I omitted the sub-top shelf on which...

One of the earliest projects featured in Pacific Woodworker (the forebear to Popular Woodworking) was a table built by the legendary woodworker Sam Maloof. Here, you'll find [...]

  Milling angled dadoes, angled sliding dovetails and angled rabbets have always been a challenge. I use these joints when building ladder bookcases, louvers, railings and several decorative [...]

  When building the base of my twin hutches I had to cut four identical decorative cutouts. Since I had four identical cuts to make, it was worthed to build...

  My project, building two kitchen hutches for my dinning room, is coming along well. As you can see on this picture, a dry assembly has been done, screw holes have...

     This is how I have upgraded my mitersaw station. Made out of 3/4"-thick MDF, this 16 drawers 8'-long X 18"-deep X 8"-high nest raise up the station at...

When you’ve got so many clamps that it’s a problem getting them to where the work is being done, build this rolling clamp rack!