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Movie: Cutting Saw Teeth on a Hand-cranked Retoother 25 Aug 2013 | 03:24 am
There is always something going on at The Woodwright’s School in Pittsboro, N.C. Today as Roy Underhill and I were rehearsing to shoot two shows of the “The Woodwright’s Shop,” Tom Calisto was teachin...
Four Free Woodworking Tips from Our Readers 23 Aug 2013 | 11:38 pm
“Tricks of the Trade” is one of the most well-liked sections in our magazine. Here are four of these reader-submitted woodworking tips from the many we published last year. Enjoy! And if you like what...
Take a Look at the Excalibur Deluxe Router Table Kit 23 Aug 2013 | 10:28 pm
Although introduced at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta in 2012, there has been relatively few published articles or blog posts written about the Excalibur Deluxe Router Table Kit from Ge...
Chinese Stools as Art 23 Aug 2013 | 01:01 am
I received the note below following our weekend class on making a three-legged stool – and with the sender’s permission, I’ve posted it (and two of his photos). It’s too cool to not pass along. — Mega...
Byrdcliffe Linen Press Door Patterns 22 Aug 2013 | 08:17 pm
One of my favorite projects is the Byrdcliffe Linen Press that I built for the April 2006 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. It’s one of the 14 project articles included in my new book “Classic Ar...
How to Use a Hand Plane – 6 Tips for Avoiding Tear-Out 22 Aug 2013 | 08:09 pm
This short article is a summary of an excellent Christopher Schwarz blog post on the topic. Visit the original post to read extended versions of each point, plus a seventh tip on skewing. For the real...
Simple Blocks Let You Work at a Comfortable Height 20 Aug 2013 | 11:29 pm
There is one question in woodworking that has no correct answer. The question? How high should the top of my bench be? Any answer will only be right for certain tasks. Optimize the height for planing ...
Turned Legs for the Lathe-less 20 Aug 2013 | 05:25 pm
Whenever we include a project that has turned legs, bun feet or some other turned component, we inevitably get calls and e-mails from readers who don’t have a lathe or don’t have a friend who has a la...
Progress! – A Summer of Easy Woodworking Projects 19 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
Forward is better than backward. But sometimes it’s good to look back a few months just to see the progress. On April 24th, I wrote a blog post called “Paychecks, Tools and Independence” that ranged f...
Details on the Dutch Tool Chests 19 Aug 2013 | 05:41 pm
You can now get plans for both Dutch tool chests – both the big one and the little one – in the October 2013 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, which recently shipped to subscribers. If you don’t ...
