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For some of us, working wood is a form of time travel. We like the smells, the physical exertion and the pleasure of a job well done. What makes it even more fun is when a tool manufacturer plays [...]

  It seems I have more holdfasts than internal organs. And yet, when I was dropping something off at Managing Editor Megan Fitzpatrick’s house this week, I was struck by two holdfasts in her [...]

Shaker Sewing Cabinet Machine-cut dovetails add a new twist. By Tom Caspar You can find a place for every conceivable sewing notion in this Shaker-inspired chest of drawers. Mix 'n' match [...]

Stowaway Bench This bench will fit in any entryway, and store your umbrella and gloves too! By Jon Stumbras This country-style bench will cut the clutter by the door and serve as a resting spot [...]

I’ve been making these wine bottle stoppers as gifts for the holiday season. They are a lot of fun to make on the lathe and it doesn’t take very long to knock a few of them out. I use [...]

The US Consumer Products Safety Commission is considering new safety regulations for table saws, based on a petition asking for a requirement that table saws should be equipped with a device to [...]

This weekend, in addition to eating far too many leftovers, I curled up on my couch with my cats and the February 2012 Popular Woodworking Magazine binder – and despite my prodigious intake of [...]

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What's new in the world of premium planes – part 2: the Made in India group Groz and Anant are two of the brand names we recognize as planes made in India that are sold through catalogs [...]

What’s new in the world of premium planes – part 1: the Made in China group For a few years now, companies in the US, India, and China have been working hard to get their cloned [...]

THE CUBE WITH BALL IN A BALL. 6 INCH X 6 INCH ROUGH ENGLISH OAK CUBE. AND A FEW SIMPLE TOOLS. PLUS TIME AND IMAGINATION. REMEMBER ONE THING?? QUALITY IS NEVER AN ACCIDENT IT IS A RESULT OF [...]

While deep into dovetailing a small chest at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking this summer, my concentration was suddenly burst by someone at my workbench. “There’s a guy outside,” the [...]