Cut Accurate and Clean Rabbets
By Christopher Schwarz From the Spring 2004 issue of Woodworking Magazine, pages 8-11 When I was taught to cut rabbets in my first woodworking class, we made them with two cuts on the table saw. [...]
Mortising by Machine
Q & A: Mortising By Machine Q: I’m having trouble with my mortising machine. I cut mortises by slightly overlapping each hole, but I’ve broken a few bits and my chisels have [...]
California Table Saw Law Doesn’t Make the Cut
Back in May 2012, it appeared that the state of California was prepared to adopt legislation requiring “flesh detection technology” on all new table saws sold in that state after [...]
A Rare Rant About Threadboxes
If I wrote about all the woodworking tools out there that stink, I wouldn’t have much time to build anything. Most of the junk out there can be avoided. You can buy better drill bits, [...]
Q & A: Nailer Blowout
Nailer Blowout Q: I am building an entertainment center with a solid-oak face frame, and an MDF-core plywood and oak veneer carcass. When I was nailing the face frame to the carcass, the [...]
Install a Ring Pull – Against my Better Judgment
One of my first orders from the Lee Valley Tools catalog was for a big supply of these traditional ring pulls. I love this fastener for so many reasons. It is inexpensive. It looks great. It is [...]
Q & A: Rust and Mold on Waterstones
Q & A: Rust and Mold on Waterstones Question: My set of Norton waterstones has recently developed two problems. First, a brownish stain appears when I sharpen my chisels and plane irons. [...]
Cool Square. But What the Heck is it Used For?
One of my favorite tools is the “English Layout Square” I built for the December 2010 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Heck, I like it so much I put it on the cover of my book “…
Five Furniture Finishing Tips
Wood finishing doesn’t have to be complicated or mysterious. That’s not to say that even experienced finishers don’t run into problems from time to time; everybody does. [...]
Roorkhee Chair SketchUp Model from October 2012 Issue Popular Woodworking Magazine
This is a SketchUp model of the roorkhee chair from the October 2012 issue. View the SketchUp Model View All SketchUp Models Buy the October 2012 Issue Purchase SketchUp Learning Products from [...]
Gizmozilla SketchUp Model from October 2012 Issue Popular Woodworking Magazine
This is a SketchUp model of Gizmozilla from the October 2012 issue. View the SketchUp Model View All SketchUp Models Buy the October 2012 Issue Purchase SketchUp Learning Products from [...]
Bow Front Table SketchUp Model from October 2012 Issue Popular Woodworking Magazine
This is a SketchUp model of the cover project from the October 2012 issue View the SketchUp Model View All SketchUp Models Buy the October 2012 Issue Purchase SketchUp Learning Products from [...]
