MWA interviews Pop Wood Editor
Last night I had a great time hanging out with the crew from the Modern Woodworker’s Association. We touched on everything from the direction of the magazine to the upcoming Woodworking in [...]
Bow Front Table SketchUp Model from October 2012 Issue Popular Woodworking Magazine
This is a SketchUp model of the cover project from the October 2012 issue View the SketchUp Model View All SketchUp Models Buy the October 2012 Issue Purchase SketchUp Learning Products from [...]
Should Furniture Be Judged?
Recently I had the privilege of serving as one of the judges for an upcoming furniture exhibition of the Cumberland Furniture Guild, a group of mostly Tennessee furniture makers (full disclosure: [...]
Installing a Drawer Stretcher
I’ve been working on a cherry and bird’s-eye maple entry table for the October 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, and as I was installing the upper drawer stretcher I [...]
Slideshow: Cut a Perfectly Matched Lid from a Box
The August 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine features an article titled “4 Boxes, 4 Ways,” in which each editor built one of his or her favorite box designs. For the box I [...]
Slideshow: Cutting Keyed Miter Joints
Slideshow: Keyed Miter Joints I like the decorative effect that keyed miter joints lend to an otherwise simple box. But they also add a great deal of strength to a notoriously weak joint. [...]
Sources for Rule Joint Hinges
Coming soon (June 12) in the August 2012 Issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine is an article by Willard Anderson titled “Rule Joints by Hand and Power,” which explains the history of [...]
Positioning Rule Joint Hinges
Coming soon (June 12) in the August 2012 Issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, is an article by Willard Anderson titled “Rule Joints by Hand and Power,” which both explains the [...]
Slideshow: A Better Way to Glue Up Boxes
I’ve written before about my love of stringed packing tape – it deepens and matures every day. Here’s a short slideshow I put together on one of its best uses: gluing up small boxes. [...]
New Episode of ‘The Highland Woodworker’
The second episode of “The Highland Woodworker” web TV show is out and if you haven’t seen this new show yet, it’s definitely worth a look. Produced in conjunction with Highland [...]
A Better Clamp for Angled Joints
Gluing and clamping angled assemblies – like most chairs – can be a hassle. There are some great strategies for approaching glue-ups, angled and otherwise, in various books including “Glue [...]
Are Prototypes Worth the Work?
In cleaning up the shop this past weekend, I came across the prototype for the Krenovian wall cabinet I built for the April issue and was reminded of how helpful it was in working out and [...]