Assemble a Roorkhee Chair
Building a Roorkhee chair is one thing. Assembling it without looking like a lowly private is quite another. In the October 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, I showed you how to build [...]
A Visit with Woodworker/President Jimmy Carter
No matter what your political bent, you’ll want to check out the latest episode of Charles Brock’s The Highland Woodworker, which Popular Woodworking proudly sponsors, and [...]
Q & A: Matching Old Stains
Q & A: Matching Old Stains Q: I have to match an old stain. I’ve come pretty close with a new stain I bought at the hardware store, but it’s not good enough. Is there a way I can [...]
Your Guide to Drill Bits – Free PDF Download
This one-page basic guide will get you up to speed on drill bits and drilling. Includes: Visual guide to basic types of drill bits Eight common drilling problems and solutions Chart of suggested [...]
Hand Tool Olympics at WIA West
The always popular Hand Tool Olympics competition will be held in the Marketplace at Woodworking in America West, taking place in Pasadena, California, next weekend, Oct. 12-14 at the convention [...]
Live SketchUp Classes & Learning Resources
SketchUp, the free 3D modeling software is one of my favorite woodworking tools. It doesn’t cut joints or finish projects, but it helps me make sure the joints I cut are in the right [...]
Q & A: Setting Jointer Knives
Q & A: Setting Jointer Knives Q: How can I set my jointer knives without using a jig? A: A wood block and a pencil will do the job on a jointer with an adjustable outfeed table. If the [...]
Sneak Not: How to Cut Accurate Miters
“(E)xtreme care is always requisite for proper mitring, in order that the beveled ends formed by sawing in the box may fit to form the angle required without planing, which is rarely done neatly [...]
Tossed away furniture looking for a new home on a sidewalk near you.
Whether you live in a big city, the suburbs, or the country side, you have probably noticed that people trash more then they should – tossing away objects, materials, and [...]
Prepping for Pasadena
I’m working REALLY hard getting ready for Woodworking in America Pasadena. I think PW has given me a great opportunity to share 18th century woodworking with woodworkers on the West coast, [...]
Woodworking Tool News – Versatile Small Cyclone
Versatile Small Cyclone By Brad Holden When we polled woodworkers about which tool they were likely to buy next year, the most common answer was, “A dust collector!” If you’re [...]
Woodworking Tool News – Extra-Large Loose Tenons
Extra-Large Loose Tenons By Brad Holden Big parts require big joinery. The success of Festool’s Domino joiner, a portable machine that makes smallscale loose-tenon joints, has prompted [...]
