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A tip of the Popular Woodworking hat goes to Mike Siemsen and the guys who worked the Woodworking in America: Furniture Construction & Design Conference Olympics.  The crew that manned [...]

My “go-to” stain for furniture finish is not a stain at all. It’s a dye. What’s the difference? A store-bought stain has pigment , and usually a binder to glue that [...]

At last year’s Woodworking in America conference in Berea, Ky., the sessions that sold out the fastest were on saws and saw sharpening. So at this year’s Hand Tools and Techniques [...]

Adam Cherubini volunteers in the Pennsbury Manor Joyner’s Shop, demonstrating 18th-century hand tool techniques. (photo by Kari Hultman) Set aside a little time before or after the [...]

At the 2008 Woodworking in America , Hand Tools & Techniques conference in Berea, Ky., one of the first areas to sell out was the hands-on sessions. These sessions were very popular for a [...]

Last week at this time I was in St. Charles, Ill., at the Woodworking in America Furniture Design and Construction conference. It was a busy time for me as I was giving presentations on both [...]

Matt Vanderlist, of Matt’s Basement Workshop and co-host of WoodTalk Online, just posted a new blog entry reviewing the DVD “Turning Basics for Furniture Makers“. For years, [...]

When I’m finishing a project, as in sanding the shellac, I’ll like a sanding sponge instead of straight sandpaper. A sponge provides less potential for those nasty ridges left by your [...]

As told by Dave Jeske, owner of Blue Spruce Toolworks. I have a Blum Bench Horse that I was planning to bring to the show so people could actually try out my tools rather than just look at them. [...]

A couple weeks ago, I bought a skirt and some, er, ladies undergarments. But they’ve been sitting in their bags, tags attached, since I brought them home. I guess I’ve just been too [...]

Last week Megan Fitzpatrick and I put the finishing touches on her new workbench, which was built using an ancient French design, 19th-century fasteners and modern materials (laminated veneer [...]

This morning I’m putting the finishing touches on our new DVD, “Finishes that Pop with Glen D. Huey.” In the Popular Woodworking shop, Glen talks about finishing in passing , [...]