Adjustable Cutoff Bin
I've been thinking of building a cutoff bin for a long time and I came up with a version that offers more flexibility from what I saw up to now. Since my scrap pile is in constant [...]
Why Do This Crap By Hand?
QUESTION: Although I am not in the woodworking trades, my son is. And last year I offered to pay his tuition at Peter Follansbee’s workshop in North Carolina on riven-oak wood boxes. I [...]
Kitchen Makeovers – Pull-Out Pantry Design & Construction
In this excerpt from the book "Kitchen Makeovers for any Budget," Author Chris Gleason takes us through the concept, design and construction of two pull-out pantry variations.
Another Way to Build a Bench with Hand Tools
I’m embroiled in building a Roubo-style workbench using massive slabs and hand tools. Actually, I’m embroiled in my head. I’m in Maine this week on business and quite anxious to [...]
St. Peter to Schwarz: Denied
With a few hours to kill in Maine this afternoon I tool a long-overdue side trip to Liberty Tool Co. in Liberty, Maine. While the state of Maine in general has more than its share of vintage [...]
April is Just a Week Away!
Though we’re buried in snow, Spring is on the way…in the form of the April 2010 Popular Woodworking Magazine. This issue is the first that combines the best of Popular Woodworking and [...]
The Joinery Bench, Best Idea in 200 Years
If you are a regular reader then you know we’re into workbenches at Popular Woodworking Magazine. We’ve printed several articles on benches, bench design and using benches effectively [...]
VIDEO – White Water Shaker Village – Meeting House Tour
Jim Innis, vice president of Friends of White Water Shaker Village, takes us on a tour of the shaker meeting house. You'll learn about the construction of this historic location and get a [...]
The Restoration
One of my first handplanes, a Stanley No. 5, had a shopmade tote that was all kinds of wrong. Wrong shape, wrong wood, wrongly made. So as soon as I could, I bought a replacement front knob and [...]
TIN CAN MAN
FORGET SCARECROWS USE THE RECYCLED TIN CAN MAN TO SCARE YOUR BIRDS. WHY?? RECYCLE THE TINS MAKE A TIN CAN MAN.HE MAY YET FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD ??????…
THE PER-FECT ILLUSION
THIS IS ONE OF TWO .THE OTHER WILL BE FOR RIPLEYS MUSEUM. UNIQUE AND AMAZING ILLUSION/PUZZLE. MIND OVER MATTER.!! …