UNION JACK PHONE BOX
WHY HAVE A BASIC RED PHONE BOX? ONE OF THESE CONVERTED TO A SHOWER?DRINKS CABINET? EVEN A SAUNA/STEAM ROOM??OR YOUR OWN PERSONAL LIBRARY?? A GENUINE BRITISH RED PHONE BOX .THE TRUE BRITISH [...]
I Like the Ones That Have a Nipple
I swore a blood oath I would never write about the “nib” on a saw , the ornamental protrusion found at the toe of some old saws. And I won’t break that oath. I will, however, [...]
Tips for Tricks
Here are some great tips for writing a submission to our Tricks of the Trade column.
VIDEO – Tricks-in-Action – Pitch Remover
Tricks-in-Action showcases a reader-submitted woodworking tip taken directly from the pages of Popular Woodworking Magazine's Tricks of the Trade column.
In the April 2010 [...]
Roubo Bench. By Hand. For Hands.
I’ve always wanted to build a Roubo workbench “by the book.” Use a massive single plank for the top, tree trunks for legs and all the traditional joinery, such as the [...]
Delta Unisaw Rebuild Part VI
It’s sad to reach the end, but we learn to accept it. And that’s where we are in the Delta Unisaw Rebuild videos. Episode six (click here) has more than a couple tidbits of [...]
VIDEO – Delta Unisaw Restoration – Part VI
The final episode in rebuilding the 1944 Delta Unisaw. Popular Woodworking Magazine Publisher, Steve Shanesy takes a side-by-side look at features from both the vintage Delta table saw and new [...]
New Models in Our SketchUp Collection
The Popular Woodworking Magazine collection of 3D SketchUp models has grown to include 168 models. We’ve been using SketchUp to plan our work for a couple years now, and it has made us all [...]
The Joinery Bench: Has its Time Come?
If I’d lived in the the early 18th century, odds are I’d be rotting by now. Life expectancy in England in 1700 was about 37, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. By [...]
Is That in My Job Description?
Last Wednesday, it felt like I was in a wholly different line of work (and one that I’ve heard can be far more lucrative than publishing , if illegal in 49 states). You see, I spent the day [...]
A Sneak Peek at two Arts & Crafts Books
Popular Woodworking Books has two related books publishing later this year, and we thought it would be fun to share a little advance information with you. In the author’s own words, [...]
Cesar Chelor ( -1784)
Picture from Joel’s website (linked below) When I first began collecting antique wooden planes, the name Cesar Chelor was an oft told inside joke. Chelor was a mid 18th c planemaker. He was [...]