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This rolling clamp rack holds about 50 clamps, takes up minimal floor space and can be built in an afternoon. When you’ve got so many clamps that it’s a problem getting them to where the work is [...]

One of the most difficult tasks in wood finishing is matching the color of a new part you have installed in furniture or cabinets to the existing color on the other parts. The usual way [...]

Many people dream about running their own woodworking business. I understand. I had the same dream in 1979 when I signed up for a basic City & Guilds training in furniture making after [...]

  PARKERSBURG, W. VA. (July 2018) Jody Garrett, Woodcraft President and Chief Executive Officer, has announced the promotion of Jack Bigger to President and Chief Operating Officer, [...]

Bending wood is great fun, but it can be frustrating when you need to work quickly (i.e. make a living at it). After you bend a piece of wood and clamp it to a form, you usually need to let …

Speaking as someone who has read too many woodworking books, there are a few archetypes: the project book (“Birdhouse Bonanza”), the tool book (“Router Rodeo!”) and the black-turtleneck-and-beret [...]

Here’s how I made the pair of urns in last week’s post. Step 1: Choose your material My client wanted to use maple for one of the urns because she’s from Canada. She also liked [...]

Like a movie star, oak possesses natural good looks. Unlike a movie star, however, oak is easy to work with—even during finishing. Oak’s distinctive grain pattern (see photo below) is what people [...]

Last summer while visiting family in Cincinnati I paid a visit … no, not to the dentist, but rather to the Popular Woodworking offices to shoot a short video on the first stages of initiating and [...]

I feel so lucky to be part of the team putting out Nancy Hiller’s new book English Arts & Crafts Furniture: Projects & Techniques for the Modern Maker. The physical copy of the book [...]

If you’re reading this, then you already know: We’ve launched our new website and rebrand of Popular Woodworking. The biggest changes are on the backend of the website. Our technology was getting [...]

Voting for the 2018 Reader’s Choice Award is now open. You have until June 24 to get your votes in, so make sure you do. We’ve really enjoyed seeing all of the great work come into [...]