Techniques

Nesting Trays Eye-catching and practical, these handy carryalls are sure to please. By Tim Johnson Here’s your chance to cut lots of corners and still get great-looking results. These sturdy...

While Horton Brasses has agreed to produce some custom pieces of campaign hardware for the chest/secretary I’m building for Popular Woodworking Magazine, that doesn’t squelch my desire to see what...

After posting this story about the campaign-style fork and knife, I got an e-mail from woodworking researcher extraordinaire Jeff Burks. Burks, a trade carpenter, is a voracious collector of books,...

Hallway Mirror This weekend project features beautiful wood, invisible hinges and simple joinery. By Luke Hartle My front hallway is the most heavily traveled, and usually the most cluttered, space...

In 19th-century English workshops you could be sacked (fired) for wearing eyeglasses. There are even accounts of how a shop might have a certain phrase that was spoken when the...

This is a model of a shop built disc sander featured in an article in the December 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Project design, construction and SketchUp model by...

This is a model of a serpentine chest that was the cover project for the February 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Project design, construction and SketchUp model by contributing...

Campaign chests had to take a beating. They traveled all over the British Empire during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. And yet they bore their burden without complaint...

Sooner or later, someone will ask you to make a picture frame. Here is how to get it right the first time. by Robert W. Lang Pages 21-23 From the...

This is a model of a message center featured as the “I Can Do That Project” in the February 2012 Issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Project design and construction by...

A new method for making an old moulding, and techniques for making multiples quickly. by Robert W. Lang Pages 18-20 From the Summer 2009 issue of Woodworking Magazine, issue 14...

In the February 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, I use a simple jig to quickly and accurately make perfect circles. There are a couple of steps before using the...