There is a T-shirt in the back of my closet with the phrase He Who Dies With The Most Tools Wins. We joke here about our various “problems”, as in “Chris has a saw [...]
Achieving a good inset door fit with consistent gaps is a hallmark of good craftsmanship. The hard part may be convincing yourself that you can do it – but it's quite simple once you learn [...]
Get out your red marker, and circle Jan. 30 and 31 on your calendar. If you can get to Philadelphia that Friday or Saturday, there is a free event you won’t want to miss at the Philadelphia [...]
Of all the projects I’ve built in the four and a half years I’ve been with Popular Woodworking, the 21st Century Workbench has been my favorite, and it’s been a favorite with [...]
SketchUp Quick Links SketchUp Tutorials and Articles Resources for Learning SketchUp SketchUp Q&A SketchUp Models Welcome to the Popular Woodworking Magazine SketchUp Learning Page. Here you [...]
A few weeks ago, I posted a request for readers to help us build our collection of SketchUp models of magazine projects on Google’s 3D Warehouse. Thanks to some enthusiastic readers, our [...]
Woodworkers have a slightly different definition of normal than the rest of the world. Keeping special pieces of wood for a long, long time falls into that category. A little more than seventeen [...]
When you hear about high school wood shop programs these days, the news is generally sad. Many schools have given up entirely, selling off the equipment and sending the message that there [...]
Tricks of the trade is one of our most popular regular columns. In each issue, we print the best ideas submitted by our readers for making life in the shop easier. Every trick we publish is [...]
Being inside a truly great house is like being transported to another world. The vision of the architect and the hands of the craftsmen create something that is set apart from the rest of the [...]
