PWM Workshop: Dovetail How-to, Tips & Tricks
Early in December (the 4th and 5th, to be exact), Popular Woodworking Magazine opens its shop in Cincinnati for another class workshop and DVD session. “Build a Saw Bench with Chris [...]
Get the Skinny on Spiral Cutterheads
With many manufacturers adding the option of spiral cutterheads to their jointers and planers – if you toss out the standard three-knife cutterhead and pull a few extra dollars out of your wallet [...]
Education – It's All About the Pastries
A few weekends ago, we held a “Build a Sawbench” class in our palatial Cincinnati shop (we wish), and managed to squeeze in 10 students around nine benches – one of them a wee bit [...]
Puzzle Box Enchantment
The first time I saw a puzzle box was when one was sitting on Popular Woodworking Books Editor David Thiel’s desk. My first thought was, “Wow this is cool!” Shortly followed by, [...]
Tool Test: Ridgid's R3100 Jigsaw
You have to admit that the design of the newest jigsaw from Ridgid is a bit unique. It is a barrel-grip jigsaw with an extreme flat front – as it sits on the bench, it reminds me of a small …
Help for Winter Hand Woes
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date– William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 The harbingers of Autumn are, for me, riotously colored leaves, my [...]
Wainscot & Panelling Set by Infinity
In the November issue (#186) of Popular Woodworking Magazine, I review a set of Wainscot & Paneling (#00-510) router bits from Infinity Cutting Tools. (Check out the set here.) The set does a [...]
Adding To My Library
Whenever I wander into a bookstore, be it online or in a bricks-and-mortar building, I immediately cruise to the period furniture books. It’s from books such as these, especially museum-type [...]
Five Books Bob Likes
Our online bookstore added a new virtual wing over the weekend, with hundreds of additional titles now available. My Shop Drawings series of books is now available, as is my book on kitchen [...]
Some New Books for my Library
I don’t know if you’ve looked for woodworking books lately at your local bookstore – but I have, and there’s a dearth of offerings. So, our bookstore folk have been working hard [...]
Who Knew I was Ahead of the Furniture Fashion Curve!
From the Fall 2010 Pottery Barn Catalog In 2004, a year before I joined the Popular Woodworking Magazine staff, I was co-author, with John McGuane, of “The Essential Pine Book,” which [...]
Bench Class Day 3 – Going With the Flow
Signing up for a woodworking class, like the one I’m teaching this week at Kelly Mehler’s School in Berea, Ky., is a lot like going on a cruise. When you tackle a big project at home, [...]
