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Here is a slideshow of the Condor Tails process by Jameel Abraham with additional steps.

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH OLD SKATEBOARDS. A GOOD OLD CLEAN UP TO BARE WOOD THEN .MAYBE  STAIR CASE TREADS…..???? IDEAS FROM AROUND THE WORLD…..SKATE BOARDING IN THE UK IS COMING [...]

After hours and hours and hours of work (please, some kind soul, send Vodka), I was finally able to get “Handplane Essentials,” by Christopher Schwarz, into a PDF format that plays [...]

Rockler Circle Cutting Jig Affordable Rockler Circle Cutting Jig sets up in seconds, no math required. Cut flawless circles up to 52" in diameter. Rockler's new Circle Cutting Jig makes [...]

Mark Harrell of Bad Axe Tool Works corralled two of his new saws for us to test; he calls them Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp, and optional quartersawn mesquite handles play to the Western theme. [...]

There are milestones in the life of a magazine, at least for those surviving long enough to have a milestone before a headstone. Popular Woodworking Magazine has reached a new milestone with my [...]

The key was put safely in its hole. After the glue dried I planed it flush with the surface. Next, I sawed off and squared the board’s ends. Using a block plane (Stanley low angle, fitted [...]

I’ve been at our parent company, F+W Media, almost as long as our soon-to-be Editor Emeritus Christopher Schwarz. And even when I didn’t know him very well, I thought he was a pretty [...]

The Way Wood Works: Curly Wood How to buy, machine and finish this amazing wood. By Tom Caspar Hidden within a few trees in every forest lies a mysteriously distorted wood that has always [...]

You can now register for Woodworking in America 2011, our annual gathering of hardcore, passionate woodworkers who want to learn everything there is to know about the craft. The conference runs [...]

Giant Shop Cabinet Organize tons and tons of woodworking supplies with room to spare. By Tim Johnson If your workshop seems cluttered and your workbench is always covered with stuff, you need [...]

The August issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine starts going out to subscribers this week (both print and digital subscribers), so here’s a peek inside to pique your interest. The cover [...]