‘Best $20 I Ever Spent’
Woodworking magazines present a distorted view of reality. We show ourselves working on projects using the latest and greatest tools, and it’s easy to start thinking you really need this stuff to [...]
Test-driving Exotic Infill Handplanes
We spend three days with the world’s most expensive planes. Are they just jewelry? Or do they work better than your plane? By Christopher Schwarz Pages: 52-59 From the August 2006 issue #156 Buy [...]
Woodworking Essentials: Casework Construction – Special Applications
By David Thiel Pages: 41-48 From the August 2006 issue #156 Buy this issue now Over the past six chapters of this primer on Casework Construction we’ve focused on how case pieces are built: the [...]
Tool Test: Triton MOF001KX 2-1/4 hp Router Offers Many Features
By David Thiel Page: 28 From the August 2006 issue #156 Buy this issue now In a world of mid-sized routers offering both a fixed and plunge base, the Triton MOF001KC is a competitively priced, [...]
Tool Test: Lie-Nielsen Medium Shoulder Plane is Exquisite
By Christopher Schwarz Page: 28 From the August 2006 issue #156 Buy this issue now I’ve long been a fan of large shoulder planes and have many miles on my Lie-Nielsen 073, which I bought the [...]
Tool Test: Dado Wiz Zeros in on Perfect Fit for Dados or Grooves
By David Thiel Page: 27 From the August 2006 issue #156 Buy this issue now Our staff has an ongoing discussion about the best way to make dados. Whether using a dado stack or router, the trick is [...]
Tool Test: Ashley Iles Carving Tools – Good Steel and Good Handles
By Robert W. Lang Page 27 From the August 2006 issue #156 Buy this issue now Last summer and fall I extensively tested several carving gouges from English toolmaker Ashley Iles. Midway through [...]
Tool Test: Powermatic PM 2000 Saw Offers Features and Performance for Serious Woodworkers
By David Thiel Page: 26 From the August 2006 issue #156 Buy this issue now My first look at the newest cabinet saw from Powermatic was last year when the company was still working out some final [...]
Flexner on Finishing: What is Oil?
Understanding just a little chemistry will teach you a lot about this finish. By Bob Flexner Pages: 90-92 From the April 2006 issue #154 Buy this issue now At a recent wood-finishing seminar, a [...]
Power-tool Joinery
Tricks and procedures for perfect tool setups. By Bill Hylton Pages: 84-86 From the April 2006 issue #154 Buy this issue now When you are using power tools for cutting parts and joinery, accuracy [...]
A Look Inside the April 2011 Issue
The April 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine will wend its way into the general mail stream beginning next week, so here’s a look at some of what’s inside, to whet your [...]
The Best Plan to Build a Maloof Rocker
Woodworkers are visual. I’m sure we all agree that taking a class to work one-on-one with an instructor would be the best of all worlds. Unfortunately, that’s not always possible. [...]
