Finishes that Pop
Your design is superb and your joinery is first class, but you want more from your woodworking projects. Building a project is only half the work. There’s finishing the piece, too. And for [...]
The Votes Are In — But We Don't Listen Very Well
Last week, we posted a blog poll to see what you thought about adding a benchtop table saw to the “I Can Do That” arsenal of tools (a basic but good set that allows the beginning [...]
How to Get Work Done When You Have Too Much to Do
Editor Christopher Schwarz and I have been busy building a Roubo-style bench for an upcoming issue of Popular Woodworking. The twist on this one is, it’s made from Laminated Veneer Lumber [...]
Card Table Class Wrap-up
Saturday we ended the Baltimore Card Table class at Kelly Mehler’s School of Woodworking in Berea, Ky. Much to my disappointment, no one finished the table completely. That’s not an [...]
Quick Poll: A Table Saw for ‘I Can Do That’ Projects?
You’re perhaps familiar with the “I Can Do That” column in Popular Woodworking, wherein we design and build a simple yet handsome piece using mostly dimensional lumber (though [...]
The Complete Cherubini Collection
Adam Cherubini became a contributing author to Popular Woodworking in mid-2005. Since then, he’s graced our magazine with the “Arts & Mysteries” column , introducing many of [...]
Card Table Hump Day
With a six-day class at Kelly Mehler’s School of Woodworking, Wednesday means we’ve just ended the third day , the hump day. Photos may not adequately show the progress, but it is [...]
Week Three on the Road
If you’ve been playing along at home, you’ll know that this is week number three , of the last four , that I’ve been on the road. Four weeks ago was the infamous [...]
Large Blanket Chest from August 2009 Cover
The cover on the August 2009 issue shows two walnut blanket chests stacked one on top of the other. I built the two chests at the same time, but to different dimensions. I kept notes on each and, [...]
Woodworking Design for Regular Guys
I grew up in a college town, and we used the term “regular guy” to describe people who didn’t let the initials after their names make them act superior or place them outside the [...]
A Musical Use for Exotic Scraps — The Daxophone
“What in the world are these? And how can they make music?” Those were the first thoughts that went through my head when I viewed this picture. Beautifully crafted, these strips of [...]
A Comparison of Benchtop Variable Speed Lathes
A tool that I noticed in more than one booth at AWFS (Association of Woodworking and Furnishing Suppliers) this year is a benchtop lathe. Manufacturers are hopeful that woodworkers plan to turn [...]
