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

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 [...]

I was busy in the shop this past weekend putting the wraps to a blanket chest that’s part of our August 2009 issue. I’m building the chests (that’s plural as in two blanket [...]

Q. I’ve been told that the gray wheels that came with my grinder will burn my woodworking tools and that white wheels are better. True? A. The stock wheels that come with most grinders are [...]

I feel like a dirty English tool dealer this morning. But I’m OK with that. Recently I purchased a bunch of brass-bound folding rules to give to co-workers and friends. Most of these were [...]

In July 2005 American Woodworker magazine issue #115,  I saw an article on building this attractive hutch (left). I spontaniously fell in love with it and read the complete article. This [...]

A couple years ago I finally got to go to Winterthur, the DuPont’s estate in Delaware that is a shrine to early American furniture. Right as our tour of the collection was about to begin, [...]

I’m finally nearing the end of construction for a bookcase I’m building for the August issue. I spent last weekend making the two dovetailed drawers for the lower case, and fit them [...]

If we haven’t yet convinced you to abandon your family/job/comfortable retirement and head to Cincinnati on May 16-17, I hope this blog post will help you come to your senses. That weekend [...]

These plant hangers make great giveaways…especially during Spring season.  I copied this pattern from my neighbors plant hanger and made a couple of spare templates from 1/4" [...]

Milford Brown writes: Since you are interested in the older hand-powered woodworking, I wonder what, if anything, you know about the history of marking knife use? I recently had occasion to [...]

It’s always fun and informative when Manufacturers visit us to present new products. Last week Jason Swanson, Director of Communications , Power Tool Division for TTI, was in town to show [...]