Tool News – General Tools Mortise and Tenon Jig
General Tools recently announced the release of the E…
Tool News – Painter’s Pyramid
The Painter's Pyramid is a useful tool that securely elevates your project off the work surface. It means you can finish most or all of a workpiece without waiting for parts to dry. Better [...]
William & Mary Bookstand – More Information
When I first got a look at Chuck Bender’s William & Mary bookstand in the November 2010 issue (#186), it was clear that the piece would grace the pages of the Popular Woodworking [...]
Adding To My Library
Whenever I wander into a bookstore, be it online or in a bricks-and-mortar building, I immediately cruise to the period furniture books. It’s from books such as these, especially museum-type [...]
Five Books Bob Likes
Our online bookstore added a new virtual wing over the weekend, with hundreds of additional titles now available. My Shop Drawings series of books is now available, as is my book on kitchen [...]
Some New Books for my Library
I don’t know if you’ve looked for woodworking books lately at your local bookstore – but I have, and there’s a dearth of offerings. So, our bookstore folk have been working hard [...]
The Best of the New Stuff in Our Store
Our bookstore got a lot bigger this week – more than 500 new titles. And we didn’t just fill it with junk. Publisher Steve Shanesy has been working for the last few months on selecting the [...]
Erasers: The Unsung Heroes of Accuracy
I make lots of pencil marks on the wood as I work. Removing them is either easy or excruciating. Whenever I can, I use a handplane to dress my stock, so the pencil marks usually come off without [...]
Dueling Dovetails
One of the unsung heroes of our Woodworking in America conference is Mike Siemsen. Mike is an accomplished woodworker and teacher from Minnesota, and his enthusiasm is unmatched. He runs the Hand [...]
Stupidest Tool Ever: The Chrasp! or The Risel!
About 10 years ago I was at The Hardware Show in Chicago visiting manufacturer’s booths to see what new stuff they had coming out for Christmas. Some of these tools would stretch credulity. [...]
The Need to See Red
I can be a bit obsessive-compulsive at times. And woodworking sure doesn’t help my malady. My family would be much better off if I’d just lick a few light switches or check 63 times [...]
SEE IT BELIEVE IT
MR.RIPLEYS HAS SEEN THIS AND HAS PLACED AN ORDER! AS I QUOTE HE SAID THIS IS THE BEST THING HE HAS SEEN IN YEARS.TOLD HIM THIS ONE TOOK ME 3 MONTHS TO PER-FECT BUT YEARS TO DEVISE [...]