The ‘Restoring, Tuning & Using Classic Hand Tools’ Winner Is…
Congratulations to “Remwoodz” – the winner of my extra advance copy of Michael Dunbar’s newly revised book “Restoring, Tuning & Using Classic Hand Tools.” And my [...]
To Get Perfect Seams, Remember: Don’t Stop
One of the best pieces of woodworking advice is, “Go slow, it’s faster.” But that doesn’t apply to gluing up narrow boards into panels. When I have to glue up panels, I start in the morning by [...]
What’s Important in Organizing a Shop?
I’ve worked in a 2,000 square-foot professional shop and I now work in a one-car garage shop, and the one thing that’s universal for all shops is that you’ve got to be able to find stuff. Whether [...]
A Good Look at Some Marcou Handplanes
At Woodworking in America 2010, the award for having traveled the farthest went to Philip Marcou, a toolmaker in New Zealand. I was joking on Twitter a few days ago that we were looking at New [...]
Win a Copy of ‘Restoring, Tuning & Using Classic Woodworking Tools’
Recently, Michael Dunbar updated two of his classic books, “Restoring, Tuning & Using Classic Woodworking Tools” (which has just been added to ShopWoodworking.com) and “Make [...]
Innovative New Products From Milwaukee
A few weeks ago I traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the New Product Symposium at Milwaukee Tools. If I had to sum the entire symposium up in a single word it would be; innovation. Milwaukee [...]
Shop Talk Sessions at Woodworking in America 2014
At Woodworking in America 2015 (for which I leave in one week…and to which I’m possibly driving the truck with the benches), in addition to the education sessions in the classrooms [...]
2 Workbench Vises I’d Like to Try
The more I study workbenches, the more I’m convinced there is no end to the clever vises out there. This week I have two vises that are worth a close look. One is a ratcheting leg vise [...]
Better Panel Glue-ups Have Little to do With Glue
I’ve watched a lot of beginners glue up panels and end up disappointed with their results. Their routine goes something like this: Find two boards the correct length. Work the boards’ edges until [...]
Woodworking Philosophy 101
As the “new guy” on the Popular Woodworking Magazine team (and you may, or may not, know there’s an even newer guy on the team now – Mike Wallace…no, not that Mike [...]
Woodworking in America Give-a-ways
Each year at Woodworking in America (WIA) there are prizes awarded in the marketplace. You know we have give-a-ways in the cards this year as well. But this year we upped our game – technically [...]
Silas Kopf Named ‘Master of the Medium’
Congratulations to Silas Kopf, who has been named the winner in the wood category of the 2015 James Renwick Alliance of the Smithsonian Institution’s Master of the Medium Award. The cabinet [...]
