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After more than 15 years with Popular Woodworking Magazine, first as editor then as publisher, I’ve had the chance to talk with thousands of our readers. And there has been one recurring [...]

SPEAKERS TO FIT IN LOGS.…

AS YOU KNOW SUMMERS COMING,AND YOUR HAVING YOUR GARDEN PARTY OR BARBECUE ? MUSIC YOU NEED SO OF YOU GO AND BRING OUT A CD PLAYER PLUG INTO GARDEN SOCKET AND AWAY YOU GO. MUSIC WHILE YOUR HAVING A [...]

WITH A FEW HOURS SPARE I MADE THIS FOR COKE COLA .I WONDER WHAT THEY WILL THINK OF IT WHEN I SEND IT LATER IN THE YEAR.??AS ALWAYS  THIS IS SOLID TIMBER AND HOLE IN CAN IS 1/2 INCH DIAMETER. [...]

THE PALLET FIRE SURROUND.JUST ODDS AND ENDS OF PALLETS I HAVE! TOOK A BIT LONGER TO MAKE AS ITS A ONE OFF BUT IF I GET ORDERS WILL SET UP TEMPLATES TO MAKE MAYBE 8 TO 1O A DAY.THIS HAS …

I’ve been surfing various wood forums lately and I’ve seen a pleasing amount of discussion on period furniture. As all of you know, you hear contradictory things on the internet. A [...]

Some days I forget that not all woodworking tools are designed by woodworkers (see: many of the honing guides on the market). And I forget that some tools are just designed to trick your family [...]

Rockler recently announced their new line of casters, based on inline skate wheels. Engineered for peak performance, these wheels have an elliptical profile that presents the smallest possible [...]

AS I SAID IN LAST BLOGS I HAVE A FLYMO THAT WILL BE CONVERTED TO A SANDER DISC. THIS IS THE START OF IT.AS YOU SEE I WAS GIVEN OVER 100 SANDING DISC 9 INCH IN P80 AND P120 GRADE.SO …

IF YOUR PAITENCE THIS CAN BE DONE ON NEW TIMBER FURNITURE IF YOU ARE CAREFULL!!  AS  MY PALLET TABLE WAS DONE THEN OILED.YOU CAN ALSO USE A BLOW TORCH?BUT YOU NEED TO BE EXTRA [...]

Birdhouse plans for the discerning birdhouse builder.

Editor Christopher Schwarz takes you on a quick tour of his latest workbench, a design that closely follows the 18th-century designs of Andre Roubo and was built using (almost) entirely hand [...]