Teak Oil: The Oil That Doesn’t Exist
‘Teak oil’ is whatever a manufacturer chooses to put in the container. by Bob Flexner page 38 No wood finish illustrates better than “teak oil” why finishing is so confusing. Brands vary from [...]
Pressed Brass Campaign Hardware from Lee Valley
With campaign-style hardware, there are many choices out there for different budgets and aesthetics. You can go for full-on rustic, sand-cast hardware – this looks great but can be tricky to [...]
A Coffin-building Party
When I die, I want to leave this world in the same way I lived in it. As a woodworker who has spent his entire life building furniture for myself and others, I couldn’t imagine being placed into [...]
Moxon’s Ingenious Bench Vise
17th-century design saves your 21st-century back. by Christopher Schwarz pages 64, 66 If you cut dovetails by hand, then I’m sure you’re aware of the other part of your anatomy that is involved: [...]
How to Remove Watermarks
A wet drinking glass can make an ugly white or dark ring on your furniture. Here’s how to fix the damage. by Bob Flexner Watermarks occur on furniture with finishes that have aged. These marks, [...]
The 9 Principles of Hand Tool Storage, Part 2
Before we launch into part 2 of this series, allow me to ask a question. Do you enjoy looking for a tool that you cannot find, but you saw just a couple days ago and you have looked for [...]
A Great Museum Book for Free
Last week while teaching a class at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking on building the Connecticut lowboy from the February 2014 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine (#209) to seven [...]
Screws are Screws – Aren’t They?
Just as with building any woodworking project, eliminate one step from the manufacturing process and the results can be fatal. It usually happens as you hang a door or install a shelf. You’ve got [...]
‘Rivet’ Your Furniture
This strong and simple – but uncommon – joint imparts a decorative touch.
by Christopher Schwarz pages 22-25 After 20 years of making furniture, it’s not every day that you [...]
Application Problems
Solutions to a baker’s dozen of common finishing difficulties.
by Bob Flexner pages 58-60
It’s easy enough to provide instructions for applying finishes. But in the real [...]
Woodworking in America 2014 – Save the Dates
In the coming weeks (and months), we’ll have a great deal more to share about Woodworking in America 2014, but for now, know this: Dates: Sept. 12-14, 2014 Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. [...]
Designs of Note: Jeff Miller
A former musician brings an improvisational skill to the craft. by Christopher Schwarz Somewhere between street musician and the symphony orchestra, between an 18th-century hand woodworker and a [...]
