Northwest Timber Seeks Lumber Perfection
While walking through the ridiculously tidy racks at Northwest Timber in Jefferson, Ore., I realized at that moment something that hadn’t fully occurred to me during the last 20 years. I am [...]
Alan Lacer on His New Book, Woodturning and More
Alan Lacer has been involved in the field of woodturning for almost four decades. He’s done almost anything and everything you can think involving the craft from turning to teaching to [...]
Woodworking Educator Litmus Test
Litmus tests are a necessary evil in life. In the sciences they are a critical tool; in a social context they’re a justification for exclusion, and a rationale for prejudice. Having said that… [...]
Furniture Design Tools: The Versatile Eraser Shield
At around $1 an eraser shield is one of the best buys in your drafting toolkit. This little bit of punched stainless steel if often in my hand when I am drawing a set of plans and is invaluable [...]
Razor Sharp
At Christmas time I was lucky enough to get a few tool vouchers that enabled me to purchase some Japanese-style saws. I had some trials runs, but had not really put them to work on a project yet. [...]
A Tour of the Blue Spruce Factory
Some of my favorite tools come from Blue Spruce Toolworks outside Portland, Ore. I own three of the different mallets Dave Jeske makes, plus several of his fantastic chisels and, of course, one [...]
And the winner of the Build It with Dad giveaway is…
Congratulations to “church_clown” (a.k.a. Don Fugitt). He’s the winner of a print copy of “Build It with Dad: Woodworking Fun for the Whole Family.” The book features 22 kid-friendly [...]
Lie-Nielsen Event at PWM, April 17-18 2015
The crates should be rolling in any day now for the April 17-18 Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event at the palatial Popular Woodworking shop and offices. Hours are Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and [...]
Graham Haydon “AMA” on Reddit
Joiner Graham Haydon is doing an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit next Wednesday, at 4 p.m. Eastern time. Graham works in his family’s carpentry and joinery business (founded in 1926), GS [...]
Q & A: Does Polyurethane Need Sanding?
Polyurethanes for floors or woodwork are often formulated so they don’t have to be sanded, but polyurethanes for furniture generally should be sanded.
Build It with Dad
I’m excited to announce the release of a fun new book from A.J. Hamler titled “Build It with Dad: Woodworking Fun for the Whole Family” (available both as a paperback and a PDF [...]
Call for Entries: 2015 PWM Excellence Awards
Show off your excellent work in 2015 Popular Woodworking Magazine Excellence Awards. Winners in each of five categories, the grand-prize winner, and the Readers’ Choice winner will be published [...]
