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I guess because they’re often visible in contemporary construction (and on drawers), dovetails get all the love when it comes to joinery discussions. Everyone wants their tails to be [...]

The choice I made for my favorite tool may surprise many readers. Yes, I am the power-tool guy at Popular Woodworking Magazine, but I’ve passed on all the corded tools. My favorite 2010 [...]

While the Benchcrafted Glide Leg Vise didn’t come out in 2010, it’s my favorite tool of the year – because this year I installed it on my new workbench. I don’t want to write too much about it [...]

A news release dated November 22, 2010 from Elmer’s reads, “Elmer’s Revamps Hardware Line and Introduces Carpenter’s Wood Glue Max and Glue-all Max.” According to [...]

Top-10 lists don’t generally come out until the end of December, but we’re releasing this one a month early, so that you know what should go on your own holiday wish list (and to give you some [...]

Mike Siemsen, owner of Mike Siemsen’s School of Woodworking in Chisago City, Minn., has finally resolved the mystery of the saw nib – you know – those little nipple-shaped protrusions on [...]

In the past, we’ve shown you a behind-the-scenes look at shooting the cover image for an issue of the magazine, and at the final read-through of what we refer to as “the binder” [...]

Timing is everything. The press release that came into my mailbox stated, “Finish Woodworking Projects Like the Pros with New CommandMax® HVLP Sprayer” and the suggested price is $90. [...]

By Christopher Schwarz This bench vise might not have originally been intended for cutting dovetails, but boy is it great for it. It raises your work, then stows away when you don’t need it. A [...]

With our compilation CDs, it’s easy to find exactly the magazine article or information you’re looking for. And now, the Popular Woodworking Magazine2010 Compilation CD is in the bookstore and [...]

The cover project for the December 2010 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine is a Line & Berry Chest built by Senior Editor Glen D. Huey. This chest is a traditional design from the Chester [...]

The Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, has just released the new edition of “Wood Handbook — Wood as an Engineered Material,” as part of [...]