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When a woodworker hears the words “lock miter,” they are apt to think Arts & Craft furniture and Stickley. The router bit shown below is what we use today to make a similar joint, [...]

Festool markets the new T 12 + 3 Lithium-ion cordless drill set as a five-in-one drill. The set includes an eccentric chuck, a 1⁄2” keyless drill chuck, a quick-change “Centrotec” chuck and [...]

The woodworkers who are restoring the White Water Shaker Village are making significant progress , just in time for the Woodworking in America tour of the village on Oct. 3. Newly built and [...]

MADE FROM 2 X 6  FT X 4 FT  PALLETS ,MACHINED AND BOLTED TOGETHER FOR EXTRA STRENGHT. THEN BOILED LINSEED OIL, BEFORE NUT BROWN STAIN. IDEAL IF YOU GOT A LOG FIRE. THIS WILL [...]

I thought I had a hammer-collecting problem until I met Scotty Fulton. Fulton set me straight: 50 hammers is not much of a collection. Try 12,000 hammers , virtually all of them different, all of [...]

by Eric Smith   Lots of capacity, but at a cost.         Prized by carpenters for its amazing versatility, a sliding compound miter saw is also great to have in a [...]

AS I SAID BEFORE IF YOUR A NOVICE AND THE MAN IN A VAN WHO GOES AROUND BUILDING SITES SELLING TOOLS CHEAP ,MAKE YOU BELEIVE YOU ARE BUYING A WELL KNOWN BRAND? AND IF YOU DONT KNOW THEN YOUR STUCK [...]

In February 2010, at a home show in New England, the woodworking community was shaken with the news that WGBH , the station that brought us Norm Abram , was about to re-enter the woodworking [...]

The second session of Shop Class On Demand,SketchUp for Woodworkers, Part 2, Advanced Techniques is now available for immediate download in our store. If you’ve worked your way through Part [...]

With the April 2010 issue that combined Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazine, we introduced a new design to accompany the new title, Popular Woodworking Magazine. We read all your [...]

The Grove Park Inn is easily recognized as a world-class hotel, but in its tucked-away location in the hills of Asheville, N.C., you’d wouldn’t suspect that it has been host to [...]

by Eric Smith   Is it wise to super-size?       Picking the right sliding compound miter saw can be a daunting task, because there are so many choices. The 12-in. saws have [...]