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One of my favorite woodworking books is Cabinetmaking and Millwork by John L. Feirer. I listed it as one of my three choices for “Must Have Woodworking Bibles” in the Autumn 2006 [...]

Occasionally, Popular Woodworking receives tools that we immediately recognize as good, if not great, ideas and designs. However, they do not seem to fit into a woodshop in the best way. I [...]

When I wrapped up the last Festool entry (click to read) I mentioned that I had a tip for using the Domino when building with particleboard. So, I’ll start there then move on to the [...]

As fellow attendees were exiting the Festool Editors’ Event, I was lucky enough to hang around. I’m glad I did because Steve Bace, Festool’s Training Manager who opened the [...]

Accidents often happen because the user isn't using the proper safety devices, or they've chosen the wrong machine.

To read about my first day at the Festool event click here. During the Festool Editor Event at Festool facility in Lebanon, Ind., the most impressive tool shown was the Kapex (pronounced K-Pex). [...]

Monday afternoon, I left the Popular Woodworking shop early so I could drive to Lebanon, Ind. What’s in Lebanon, Ind.? It’s the new home of ToolTechnic Systems, LLC, the manufacturers [...]

I always used to make fun of my late brother, Jim, when he would tell me about getting up in the middle of the night to drive hundreds of miles to go bass fishing. He never was interested in [...]

For 2008, there is only one place that I’m teaching a class that covers planes, chisels and saws. And that’s the Marc Adams School of Woodworking from May 19-23. Registration for this [...]

In 1947, an employee of Bosch Power Tools and Accessories invented the Jigsaw by replacing a needle in his wife’s sewing machine with a makeshift saw blade. The rest, as they say, is [...]

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I, as many of you did, had friends in town. My visitor, John, didn’t come in for the food though; he came for woodworking. F&W Publications graciously gave [...]

A few months back, Senior Editor Glen D. Huey taught me his “no fail” method for cutting through dovetails, and, following Editor Chris Schwarz’s advice, I cut one set a day for [...]