Festool Carvex Introduction Halted (Postponed?)
Over the past month or so, I’ve been posting about new tools coming from Festool. As you may have taken from my post, Carvex, Festool’s totally innovative new jigsaw, had me jazzed – that doesn’t [...]
Trick of the Trade: Carabiner Cord Holder
Dan Urban, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., sent in this Trick of the Trade that appears in our June 2011 issue (#190). …
Help Settle a ‘Discussion’ Amongst the Editors
As we get ready for Woodworking in America (Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2011 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center), we’ve asked each speaker to send us a list of classes he or she would be [...]
I Know I’m Gonna Regret This…
This afternoon, Chris Schwarz sent the following e-mail to the other editors: “http://www.milwaukeetool.com/news/milwaukee-ink Megan, get on this right away. I sense a future husband for [...]
Take a Toolmaking Class with the Founder of Bridge City Tool Works
Do you have an idea for a tool that could revolutionize hand-tool woodworking – or simply make a common operation safer, easier, more precise or faster? John Economaki, the founder of Bridge City [...]
June 2011 Digital Issue Now Available
The PDF of Popular Woodworking Magazine June 2011 is now available for download at ShopWoodworking.com. (You can read this bookmarked PDF on almost any computer, and on any mobile device that [...]
SAPFM Saturday Demonstration Schedule
The Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event started about an hour ago, and runs until 6 p.m. tonight (and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday April 16) in our office and shop (4700 E. Galbraith Rd., [...]
Sticker, or No – What Say You?
Saturday, I drove my friend’s Honda CRV to Sellersburg, Ind., to pick up a 210-square-foot overrun of 5″-wide white oak flooring for my kitchen rehab project. (Yes, I’m too poor [...]
Lie-Nielsen Load In
We now have some very large crates in our shop, chock full of Lie-Nielsen tools. The LN team is arriving next Thursday night to start setting up for the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event (Friday April [...]
Come to the Lie-Nielsen Show, Bring the Family
Coming from out of town for the Lie-Nielsen show on April 15th and 16th? Here’s a little helpful info (especially if you’re trying to convince your family to join you). The most [...]
‘Open House’ for Lie-Nielsen Show April 15-16
Join us in the Popular Woodworking Magazine shop on Friday, April 15, from noon-6 p.m., and Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. for the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event. (Both admission and [...]
Things that Won’t Make it Into the Magazine
I brought my new coffee table home today, after we shot an “opener” image for the article on which I’m working…er…plan to start soon. As the picture above shows, it took Cleo [...]
