Q & A: Perfectly Flush?
Q & A: Perfectly Flush? Q: I recently bought a plate joiner in hopes that it would help me get perfect alignment when edge-to-edge gluing. I’m still getting some unevenness at the [...]
Simplicity in Woodworking
Here’s what I like to see when I look at something I’ve built, something someone else has built or someone in the process of building. Ease. I like to see the simplified result – in form, product [...]
HEAVY DUTY BENCH AND SEATS
A HEAVY DUTY BENCH MADE FROM RAILWAY SLEEPERS ,THIS HAS BEEN OILED WITH BOILED LINSEED OIL COATED 5 TIMES TILL OIL IS PENETRATED .THEN WIPED OFF EXCESS OIL .AND USING A CAR ELECTRIC BUFFER THIS [...]
Toothbrushes & Glue in Canada
When in Canada, you do need to be careful about what you use your toothbrush for. At woodworking schools in the United States, a lot of them use a wet toothbrush to remove wet glue squeeze-out [...]
A Cool Solution for Traveling Tools
I’ve long been looking for the perfect rug for my dining room (which may become my shop if I can’t soon find the perfect house in my price range, but that’s a story for another [...]
Tools, Components & Dialog Boxes
In last weeks post, titled Installing & Setting Up SketchUp, we learned to download, install and customize the SketchUp window. This week we will learn: Selection and use of the most [...]
Satisfaction Guaranteed – Outdoor Projects Value Pack
I’ve built a fair number of furniture projects over the years, and it’s not really fair to try and say, “this is my favorite,” but I will say there are projects that continue to give me more [...]
Pilot Holes, Clearance Holes & Countersinks
When assembling cabinet parts using screws, drilling a clearance hole with a countersink is a necessity. A pilot hole for the screw may or may not be necessary at all. What’s the difference [...]
Back in the Field
Most times when my cabinetmaking mentor, Peter Greig, left me and a stack of wood alone at the jointer or the 7-horsepower sliding table saw, the last thing he’d say – in his wonderful Bahamian [...]
Portable Benches for Servicemen
As my dad is a Vietnam vet, I’ve always had a soft spot for the men and women in the armed forces. So when I heard from several of them that they were interested in buying one of my portable …
After 19 Years with PWM, Shanesy’s is a Retirement Well-earned
In July of 2005, I’d decided to step down from my position as promotion manager in the creative services department of our parent company (F&W Publications at the time, now F+W Media). [...]
Dogs for the ‘Milkman’s Workbench’
Holy cow I mucked around a lot making the dogs for the portable workbench featured in the June 2013 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. I made spring-loaded bench dogs (more complex than [...]
