Removing a Black Scrape on a Car
While visiting my son and daughter-in-law, I noticed that she had a pretty ugly black scrape on the side of her car. She had gotten it when she backed out of a tight parking space and rubbed up [...]
Final Design Brief No. 6: The Danish Campaign Chest
I don’t think much about the joinery for a piece until I have the form and details all settled. I do this because I want the joinery and the style of the piece to match. What do I mean by …
T-shirt “Brushes” for Shellac and Oil Finishes
Every successful project should culminate at the finish line. And in the case of our seventh, eigth and ninth grade classes the finish (line) is made mainly of shellac. I like to use shellac [...]
Take the Fear Out of Chairmaking
When you make a table it’s fairly straightforward. Four legs (or some variation thereof) and a top. Not too hard. If you choose to splay the legs, then you’ve added some geometry and math to the [...]
Finish for Wooden Pens
I got a question about finishes for turned wooden pens. Full disclosure: I’ve never turned a pen. Nor have I turned a bowl. My experience with the lathe has been turning parts for furniture I’m [...]
Making a Workbench – Part 3: PVA Glue
In the third part of this workbench build I get around to gluing up the leg frames. I thought I’d take a moment to mention a couple of details about this phase of the project. Throughout [...]
Roy Underhill’s Double Spring Pole Lathe SketchUp Model
Above is the SketchUp model for Roy Underhill’s Double Spring Pole Lathe from the cover of the August 2016 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine.…
Saw & Plane Till SketchUp Model
Above is the saw & plane till from the August 2016 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine.…
Maple Medicine Cabinet SketchUp Model
Above is the maple medicine cabinet SketchUp model from the June 2016 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine.…
Baillie Scott Side Table SketchUp Model
Above is the SketchUp model of the Baillie Scott Side Table from the April 2016 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine.…
2016 PWM Excellence Awards – 8 Days & Counting
Have you entered your best work(s) yet in the 2016 PWM Excellence Awards? There are but eight days left to do so (the submission period closes at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on June 17), then we’ll [...]
Design Brief No. 5: The Danish Campaign Chest
When you set out to design a piece of furniture, don’t be surprised if you end up designing four or five pieces in the same vein. With this campaign chest, I ended up with three separate designs: [...]