Period Hardware, Too
Significant changes in furniture came about as we moved from William & Mary (W&M) designs to those of the Queen Anne period. Generally we talk about cabriole legs and dovetail joinery [...]
Eastern Advice for Western Woodworking
The only thing I dislike about teaching at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking is that I’d rather be listening than talking – especially if Doug Dale is my assistant. Doug, a 10-year employee at [...]
Mortise and Tenon Furniture – Where Does the Glue Go?
Three mortise and tenon gluing methods you’ll learn in this video: 1. The speedy method. Bob Lang shows you one way to apply glue to the mortise and tenon joint, when time is of the essence. [...]
Q & A: Why Predrill Screw Holes?
Why Predrill Screw Holes? Q: I think predrilling screw holes is a real drag, so I rarely do it. Most screws seem to work fine without all that bother. Why are you always advocating [...]
Ten year anniversary for the Eliot House Woodworking program, Harvard College: Part 1
I guess some of you are scratching your heads. What does this ivy league institution have to do with woodworking? Well, as it happened, Harvard, or more precisely Eliot House is supporting [...]
PWM Excellence Awards Winners
With the November 2013 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine now in the hands of all subscribers (I hope!), it’s time to share with everyone the work of all the winners in our inaugural PWM [...]
Three More Free Woodworking Tips from our Readers
“Tricks of the Trade” is one of the most well-liked sections in our magazine. Here are three of these reader-submitted woodworking tips from the many we have published in recent history. Enjoy! [...]
AW Extra 10/31/13 – Cool Tip for Changing Sanding Sleeves
Cool Tip for Changing Sanding Sleeves Changing the sanding sleeves on a spindle sander can be as tough as removing an old rusty bolt. Next time, try this trick: Put the drum in your freezer for [...]
Marking and Measuring – the Importance of Visual Alignment
A toolmaker I met at WIA, Tim Manney, showed me something interesting that got me thinking again about visual alignment. Tim makes a tapered reamer for chairmaking. It’s a unique tool that serves [...]
Friday’s Tip for October 25th
Glove Finger Chisel Protectors My Chisels used to get dull and rusty rattling around in my toolbox. No more! I found a clever way to protect them. I cut the fingers off some old leather work [...]
Getting Too Close to the Studley Tool Chest
Photographer Narayan Nayar shot me a look of disdain – perhaps the first time I’ve ever been on the receiving end of that particular facial contortion. “I just can’t believe you guys are being [...]
WIA on the Interwebs (So Far)
The inimitable Peter Follansbee delivered the keynote address at the Friday evening dinner. I suspect that many of you who were at Woodworking in America 2013 are, like me, still wading through [...]
