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Traditionally-trained furniture maker Martin Goebel takes you through the step-by-step process of making a live-edge solid-slab top. Follow along and learn: Why bark — while appealing — [...]

Epoxy is a two-part glue: a hardener and a resin that combine to form a hard, durable plastic. It’s important to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations and use correct ratios of resin and [...]

Online extras from the April 2024 #277 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Carve a Ringneck Pheasant These are all Holbein Oil Paints because I like the ratio of binder to pigment. But you can [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Logan, Phil, and John are talking dust collection strategies, pricing your work when you’re not a pro, and updates on the tv show filming. Special [...]

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, Logan, and John talk about useless tools, tours and visits, timber management, and a design challenge idea for a project. Special thanks to our [...]

This hand surgeon likes meeting fellow woodworkers – but not at work. I long ago lost track of how many people, upon learning of my interest in woodworking, have puzzled aloud over my table saw. [...]

As a guitar maker, I rip a lot of very narrow wood strips, which can be difficult and dangerous to cut on a table saw. Instead, I cut them on the band saw using a low-profile fence, which allows [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, Logan , and John have a design throwdown… Logan has some new tools to show off, John has some new projects he is working on and [...]

When it comes to modern day furniture designers, few were as influential as Wendell Castle. Wendell’s designs have influenced and shifted the perception of furniture and art as we know it. When [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Logan, and Phil are getting reader feedback from last week’s episode on table saw blade sharpening, as well as, some fun project [...]

It’s the Phil and Logan show on this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast. We’re talking about fixing up old tools, working in the shop in the winter, and exploring our glue [...]

On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Logan, and Phil are braving the winter weather to answer all of your burning questions about table saw sleds and more… Find all [...]