A Proper Bench for Bob-Answers and Revisions
Because my last post generated a lot of response, I’m posting some more pictures of the bench I’m planning to build, and I’ll answer some of the questions raised. A lot of the [...]
Things to Buy: Gramercy Split-nut Driver
I have a “saw problem.” There, I said it. And because I have too many saws in my shop at home and at work, I also have too many saws that have loose saw nuts. They loosen up with use [...]
Don’t Use Push Sticks or Pads
I hope you’ve had an opportunity to read the “Woodworking Essentials” column in the February 2008 issue of Popular Woodworking (#167). In it, Marc Adams discusses power jointers [...]
No More Iron Bananas
Memory is a funny thing, especially in my family. But I swear that during my last days as a college undergrad there was a car dealership in Chicago that offered a special deal to its customers. [...]
Tool Test: Combination Machines
Combination machines that offer a jointer and planer in one unit are the talk on the Internet and most woodworking forums these days. We’ve written about the Grizzly and Jet machines in our [...]
A Proper Bench for Bob
In Christopher Schwarz’s new book Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use, Chris talks about Thomas Stangeland‘s working on a makeshift bench. My story is [...]
What to do With an Antique Bench
Reader Michael Holcomb writes: I’m writing to ask your advice about an old Pennsylvania cabinet maker’s workbench I was lucky enough to buy a couple of years ago. It came from the [...]
Woodworking Magazine — Now Available by Subscription
Woodworking Magazine, a sister publication of Popular Woodworking, is now (finally!) available by subscription. Here’s a little history, in case you’re not familiar with Woodworking [...]
Won't the Shaker Firewood Box Explode?
Reader John Griffin-Wiesner writes: Just got the new Popular Woodworking issue yesterday (February 2008). Another fine issue! I am confounded by the Shaker wood box. How are the front and back [...]
And Where Do You Put Your Hand?
One of my favorite woodworking books is Cabinetmaking and Millwork by John L. Feirer. I listed it as one of my three choices for “Must Have Woodworking Bibles” in the Autumn 2006 [...]
No More Cheap Plywood
The last time I completely lost my composure, a piece of office equipment almost died. This was in 1995, when I was running a start-up newspaper in Frankfort, Ky., and was sleeping under my desk [...]
Tool Review – You Make The Call
Occasionally, Popular Woodworking receives tools that we immediately recognize as good, if not great, ideas and designs. However, they do not seem to fit into a woodshop in the best way. I [...]
