William & Mary Bookstand – More Information
When I first got a look at Chuck Bender’s William & Mary bookstand in the November 2010 issue (#186), it was clear that the piece would grace the pages of the Popular Woodworking [...]
Tool News – Bora Angle Master Miter Duplication Tool
Bora, a division of Affinity Tool Works, just announced the Angle Master. The Angle Master takes the guesswork out of complex miter cuts by providing a precise measurement tool for both inside [...]
Tool News – Oneida Smart Dust Collector
Oneida recently announced the Smart Dust Collector. It's the first portable dust collector that automatically changes its performance in real-time, constantly adapting to the many different [...]
Tool News – Oneida Dust Sentry
Oneida just announced the Dust Sentry, a high-tech way to warn you that your dust collector's barrel is full. An infrared sensor is connected to a strobe light that flashes when dust reaches [...]
Bench Class Day 3 – Going With the Flow
Signing up for a woodworking class, like the one I’m teaching this week at Kelly Mehler’s School in Berea, Ky., is a lot like going on a cruise. When you tackle a big project at home, [...]
Bench Class Day 2 – Tricks Up Our Sleeves
Woodworking is a solitary pursuit, and one of the benefits of taking a class (or teaching one, for that matter) is the interaction and sharing of ideas that takes place. Good ideas and techniques [...]
Building a Bunch of Benches, Day One
Days that begin with moving more than a half-ton of lumber don’t often end up being considered “Great!” but today was an exception. After some introductions and a quick tour of [...]
Off to Build a Bunch of Benches
One of the common questions I was asked at last weekend’s Woodworking in America conference was “where’s your bench?” My schedule was full with SketchUp and [...]
Belmont Hill School Summer Program Students’ work part 3: Making a troller boat, or the early days of a marine architect.
William’s first woodworking project was a New England trawler boat. The kind of boat you see in the quaint harbors of shore towns and villages along the North East coast. He started [...]
Belmont Hill School Summer Program Students’ work part 2: William the Conqueror
We sometimes stumble upon inadvertent discoveries, things that strike us as so quintessentially simple, and yet so great…. Such was the case of the nail-sword made by my student, William. [...]
Turned Post Bed
Turned Post Bed By Tim Johnson Here’s how to maintain a positive attitude the next time you hear the phrase “Honey, would you please make the bed?” Forget about the sheets and [...]
Belmont Hill School Summer Program Students’ work part 1
One of the greatest editions to any activity is having music play in the background; one of the greatest advantages of working with hand tools (as opposed to power tools) is that you can actually [...]
