The Rear View Mirror

It’s hard to believe that Woodworking in America 2025 is already a month in the rearview mirror. (Editor’s note: Logan wrote this article back in November.) What a weekend it...

Steven’s Shaker Bench

At this point, you’re probably tired of hearing me say, “I don’t believe in coincidences.” But this bench proves my point. A couple of years ago, furniture maker Steven Bunn...

Do the Good

Sitting here writing this in July of 2025, I think it’s safe to say that the world is in an interesting state. There are plenty of issues at hand that...

Planting For The Future

The older I get, the more and more I’ve noticed a difference in myself. Among those differences have been my preferences for the time of year. It used to be...

An Open Mind

It pains me to admit this, but I am a lousy woodworking dad. My oldest son (age 10) occasionally asks me to help him build something. 95% of the time,...

Quercus Maeroearpa

As a sawyer, I find my lumber stash sometimes gets out of hand. I saw a bunch of material and dry it, then end up with a ton of stock...

Appalachian Roadtrip

As subscribers to our magazine, you see a part of what we do every day—you’re holding it in your hands. What you don’t see is all of the behind-the-scenes stuff....

‘Tis the Season.

It feels so odd, to be sitting here working on the December issue of PW, because it’s the middle of August and in the mid-90’s. But, alas, that’s how far...

Onward, Forward.

As I sit here writing, it’s been a wet, humid summer in Iowa. I’ve finished most of my travels for the year. Typically, from spring to summer, I’m traveling to...

Yes, We’re Probably Dumb

Some of you are probably aware that I got my start in the woodworking publication world as an assistant editor at Woodsmith Magazine. Heck, even after taking over here at...

Find Joy in Stupid Stuff

For anyone that has met me, you’ll probably know that I have a pretty happy-go-lucky personality. I enjoy helping others, sometimes to my own detriment. One thing that I’ll always...

The Patternmaker

I’ve long talked about woodworking containing a variety of disciplines such as turning, carving, scroll sawing, etc. In my opinion, there’s one type of woodworking that shaped this country (and...

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