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Being new to woodworking is a scary thing. There are all sorts of societal expectations and in many cases way too much information. I don’t want to dwell on gender here, (because I know [...]

If you post content on the internet or consume a lot of it, you will encounter wankers of the first order. You already know this. But how should you respond to their insults? You shouldn’t. I [...]

How have you insulated and prepared your shop for winter? I just added r-30 fiberglass to the ceiling of my shop. I am looking for more suggestions!

I’ve written several times in the last year or so about paint strippers that contain methylene chloride or n-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP). My first relevant article in Popular Woodworking [...]

There are a lot of companies spending a lot of money to get you to buy their stuff. I suspect you are probably thinking, “Duh, that’s called advertising.” But this blog entry isn’t about [...]

Tool: Cyclonic Dust Collector Manufacturer: Powermatic Price: $3,000, buy it here It’s 2018, and if your dust collection doesn’t have a cyclone, you’re missing out. Several manufacturers have [...]

There are a lot of companies spending a lot of money to get you to buy their stuff. I suspect you are probably thinking, “Duh, that’s called advertising.” But this blog entry isn’t about [...]

We all have our influences, whether we’re aware of them or not–those people and works that make an impression so powerful they shape our own designs. I have strong memories of mine. [...]

Yes, that’s a shop. Actually, it’s much more than that, it’s Frank Klausz’ shop! Crazy, right?! It’s round because it used to be the water tank for the [...]

On my way to Europe this month, I was summoned on the intercom to the airline’s desk at the gate. The attendant asked me to switch seats so a husband and wife could sit together. I agreed (of [...]

You can turn any digital photo of a piece of furniture into a full-size drawing with the help of your television set, a piece of Plexiglas and some tracing paper. Here’s how. When I travel, I [...]

One of the personal agonies of writing this blog was dealing with tool reviews. I love my tools, and I adore the people who have made them for me. But I always struggled with the fact that tool [...]