As a veteran furniture maker, Steve Shanesy took up turning to expand the repertoire of his woodworking skills. After several years, and hundreds of projects later, Steve decided to create a DVD that would demonstrate the basics of spindle turning so that you too can expand the types of projects you build. This "trailer" shows all of the projects you'll learn to build and the skills you'll learn to master in this essential DVD.

When asked to add a video component to The Drawer Book (available in July from Popular Woodworking Books), our intrepid editors were happy to oblige. We did manage to produce 30 minutes of useful information about drawer hardware, but along the way there were some...glitches. Happily, they last less than two minutes...

Marc Spagnuolo (a.k.a. The Wood Whisperer) walks you through the process of pillowing the ends of ebony pegs for Greene & Greene pieces. From the August 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking.

Bellflowers and stringing inlay are just two eye-catching features of fine Federal furniture. Add cuff banding and you’ll draw attention to the ankles, too. Rob Millard shows you how in this new video.

James Ipekjian has built a career on reproducing furniture designed by Charles and Henry Greene.

In the June 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking Bob Lang shows you how to build a "No-nonsense Router Table." In this video, he shows you how to inset a router base plate using a very simple method.

Watch bodger Don Weber split stock from a log, and listen to him explain why you might actually want to, too.

May 4th, 2009 marks the second annual Woodworker's Safety Week – So Marc Spagnuolo shows you his favorite featherboards and push sticks that give him the easiest and safest cuts possible.

After reviewing some planes for the June 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking, Editor Christopher Schwarz wanted to determine what type of iron made up a new plane from China. So we quickly grabbed the camera to show you a time-tested technique for testing iron composition. (Hint: it involves an anvil and a heavy hammer).

Senior Editor Glen D. Huey explains why he sets his jointer knives at a slant and then shows you how to make a spring joint for edge joining using this method. This video is complimentary to the April 2009 article "Three Ways to Make Edge Joints."