Defend the Wood Whisperer
As some of you might know, The Wood Whisperer.com (Marc Spagnuolo and family) has been besieged by a DDoS attack this week. In fact, as I write this, I can’t even get onto his site. As a survivor [...]
‘Make a Joint Stool from a Tree’ (and More on Follansbee)
We’ve just added to our store what I think is one of the most important woodworking books I’ve seen in some time: “Make a Joint Stool from a Tree: An Introduction to [...]
Winding Sticks with Better Visibility
Winding sticks don’t have to be fancy. Heck, they don’t even need to be anything other than two pieces of material that have parallel edges – that’s all you need to use these sticks to diagnose a [...]
Roy Underhill’s Woodshop of Old Curiosities
Roy Underhill’s The Woodwright’s School is filled to the rafters with vintage hand tools, bacon-powered machinery, solid workbenches, piles of wood and more (you can read about the [...]
Miter-Free Picture Frames
Miter-Free Picture Frames By Tim Johnson Mitered corner joints define most picture frames—but not these! The Framed Frame (top right) goes together with half-laps, the Magnetic Frame (middle) [...]
Oval Picture Frames
Oval Picture Frames Don’t let their shape intimidate you —these classic frames are easy with our simple jigs. By Randy Johnson Oval frames are delightful eye-catchers, evoking images of days gone [...]
Photo Frames by the Dozen
Photo Frames by the Dozen Two jigs let you crank them out flawlessly! By Randy Johnson Everyone I know has a drawer stuffed with photos that are waiting to be framed. What often keeps us from [...]
Tips for Better Picture Frames
Tips for Better Picture Frames Frame like a pro with simple tools. By Dave Munkittrick Purchase the complete version of this woodworking technique story from AWBookstore.com. Blind splines Until [...]
SAVE A TREE USE RECLAIMED TIMBER
TIME IS THE ESSENCE WHEN USING RECLAIMED TIMBER . NO TREES WERE HARMED IN MAKING THIS .JUST RECLAIMED TIMBER FROM SKIPS/ YARDS /BUILDING SITES . …
More Great Campaign Hardware from Londonderry
I’m building cubbyholes for the gallery in the Campaign Secretary I’m constructing for Popular Woodworking Magazine. I’m now down to the seven little interior drawers and installing the hardware. [...]
Stock Your Shop With the Right Nails
I use cut nails in my furniture projects. They hold better and look better than common wire nails. They do have a couple downsides, however. They are more expensive than wire nails and more [...]
Sharpening Gouges
Sharpening Gouges By Alan Lacer Perhaps no other aspect of lathe work is a bigger stumbling block to new turners than the process of shaping and sharpening the tools. Even new tools often require [...]
