Kansas City, Here We Come
As many of you correctly guessed, Woodworking in America 2015 will be in downtown Kansas City, Mo., Sept 25-27. The main venue is the Crown Center. Stay tuned for more! —Megan Fitzpatrick [...]
How to Read & Write Tool Reviews, Part 3
For experienced woodworkers, it’s easy to ignore tool reviews and say: “I just buy the brands that have served me well.” But what if you know little about the different brands? When I was growing [...]
‘In the Shop with Roy’ (And a Close Look at Some Cool Stuff)
We’ve just put together a 10-hour collection of 17 of Roy Underhill’s shop projects from “The Woodwright’s Shop.” (“In the Shop with Roy: Workbenches, Tools, Storage & [...]
How I Read Tool Reviews (And Write Them), Part 2
Most tool reviews aren’t really reviews. They’re press releases dressed up with a lab coat and a clipboard to look respectable. For experienced woodworkers, these faux-reviews are easy to spot [...]
When the Box is the Gift
If you think about it, most woodworking is just building boxes. Chests, cabinets, drawers – all boxes. It’s one of the first things we build when we start woodworking, and a task in which we [...]
Lessons From Roubo
Saturday mornings are among the best hours I get all week. My wife and daughters all like to sleep in late, but I get up early, make coffee, and use that quiet time to read, draw or write. It was [...]
How to Read a Tool Review (And How I Write Them), Part 1
If I never write another tool review, I’ll be happy. But due to changes at Popular Woodworking Magazine, I’ve agreed to write a few for upcoming issues. Because I like nothing better than to pull [...]
Amazing Japanese woodturning.
This is a sweet little video about a Japanese woodturner and the traditional wooden dolls that he makes. His technique of plugin the dolls' head into their body is something I have never seen [...]
Making Linseed Oil Paint
When I made my tool chest I opted for an-off-the-shelf powdered milk paint that you mix yourself. I was pleased with the finish once it was sealed with a couple coats of linseed oil. However one [...]
Why You Should Work with a Blacksmith
Up until 1999, I didn’t think it was even possible to get blacksmith-made hardware for my furniture pieces. Today I rarely build a piece that doesn’t have some part that was made by a blacksmith [...]
Use Big Chisels for Fine Work
Though it might seem counterintuitive, sometimes bigger is better when you are doing fine work with veneer and inlays. A wide chisel provides plenty of reference surface to keep delicate cuts [...]
Screws – A Quick Guide
I was hoping to get into the shop today to finish the assembly on my current project, a kitchen island, and post about that. But in between meetings, I’ve been (metaphorically) chained to [...]
