HVLP Spray Tip

I don’t know where I’d be if I hadn’t decided to finish using a high volume, low pressure (HVLP) system. (From a business perspective, I believe a quality HVLP setup is as [...]

Don Weber- Bodger Underwater

Most days I’m envious of Don Weber’s shop in Paint Lick, Kentucky. It’s an old storefront in a quiet little town in a beautiful part of the country. Old workbenches and hand [...]

Ogee Bracket Feet: A Third Option

As a presenter at woodworking schools, I enjoy teaching the methods I use when woodworking. For a recent class at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking, the subject was bracket feet, ogee bracket [...]

Hands-on at Woodworking in America

For this year’s Woodworking in America conference (Oct. 1-3 in Greater Cincinnati), we’ve made a few changes for the better. If you’ve at least glanced at the class list [...]

Lock Miters: Setup or Not

When a woodworker hears the words “lock miter,” they are apt to think Arts & Craft furniture and Stickley. The router bit shown below is what we use today to make a similar joint, [...]

Name That Woodworking Show

In February 2010, at a home show in New England, the woodworking community was shaken with the news that WGBH , the station that brought us Norm Abram , was about to re-enter the woodworking [...]

Ask and Ye Might Receive

With the April 2010 issue that combined Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazine, we introduced a new design to accompany the new title, Popular Woodworking Magazine. We read all your [...]

A Reason To Try Impact Drivers

In woodworking, there is major discussion, when talking about handheld tools, as to whether it’s necessary to have an impact driver. You bet these tools are great for homebuilding and many [...]