Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Stacking Tool Caddy – Adapt a Project to Make it Yours!

Once in a while I come across a Popular Woodworking inspired project on Reddit. It’s really interesting to see how people use the pages of our magazine to bring an idea to life. The user, bityard, came across Chad Stanton’s build article, Stacking Tool Caddy, from the December 2017 issue, while at his parent’s house. It sparked an idea for storing his rachets and sockets. The stacking caddy is an […]

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

French Polishing Vocabulary is Strange and Off-putting: I Think We Should Use Plain English.

One of the difficulties with learning to do French polishing is overcoming the exotic vocabulary that continues to be used by some: “charge the rubber,” “fad in,” “spirit off,” etc. This vocabulary was created by English craftsmen 200 years ago, brought to the United States, and it has continued to be used in instructions since. I just came across these terms again, which inspired this post. I’ve always thought it […]

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Precision Instruments for Woodworkers — Part One: Standardization

Tools for measuring. Tools for Accuracy. ACCURACY IS IMPORTANT PART OF WOODWORKING I’ve been working as a furniture maker for quite a while, now. Along the way, you refine your processes, develop techniques and create a lot of habits over time. Certainly, an important part of working professionally is to work efficiently —you learn very quickly that time is a fixed asset. You also learn that you have to work […]

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Monday, January 29, 2018

What Do You Call This?

In silence they smiled. Uncommon, occasional and always silently. It was the silence somehow that spoke the most-the inaudible loudness of it that loudly spoke of an inordinate joy and the funny thing about it was this. In the silence of that occasional, uncommon smile, others around knew about it, shared in it and it […]

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A Primer on Scribing: How to Scribe with a Shim

Scribing, like coping, is one of those seemingly magical techniques that allow you to make one piece fit another. Scribing has a variety of applications. It’s not only good for fitting trim to irregular walls, or cabinets to floors that are out of level; you can scribe almost any material – round logs, sheets of drywall, floor tiles, pieces of exterior siding … you could even, in principle, use it […]

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Sunday, January 28, 2018

Podcast: The Afterlife of Trees

Popular Woodworking Magazine has just a launch a new podcast that…. Wait, wait. Where are you going? Give me a few moments to explain. Look, we know the woodworking world has enough podcasts. So when Scott Francis decided to create “The Afterlife of Trees,” a lot of the discussion was about what the podcast wouldn’t be about. It’s not shop talk. It’s not answering the questions of listeners. It’s not […]

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Upcoming Simple Cove Guild Build: Cherry Wall Cabinet

This is a guest post by Sean Walker. He is the founder of Simple Cove, a website for sharing project builds. He is gearing up to release a new build from the pages of Popular Woodworking Magazine.  A post shared by Sean Walker (@simplecove) on Jan 22, 2018 at 6:28am PST Hi guys, I’m a new face that you’ve not seen on this blog before. My name is Sean Walker […]

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Saturday, January 27, 2018

From An Era Of Redundancy…

…A Treasure Finds Usefulness In a New One It’s an unusual piece, scarce really, I’ve never seen one like it before. It’s a mortise gauge with a threaded adjustment visible in the stem. It’s unusual because the stem is rebated on both sides to hold it in place and it’s this that then stop it […]

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PopWood Playback #4 | Top Woodworking Videos of the Week

  🚨 NOTICE: No Davids were harmed in the making of this episode.🚨 Episode #4 is live on YouTube! Thank you all so much for your submissions – we have six great videos to share with you this week. Look out for more PopWood Playback episodes every Saturday morning on our Youtube channel. I’ll be hijacking Playback next week, so I’ll see you then! – Jake Motz Here are the […]

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Friday, January 26, 2018

Nicole’s Above the Law – Friday Live!

Show notes in progress.

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Book Giveaway: Wood Finishing 101

Wood Finishing 101

This week I’m giving away a copy of Bob Flexner’s “Wood Finishing 101.” This book is a great step-by-step guide for simple finishes. Simply post a comment below and I’ll choose 1 winner at random. Winner will be announced Monday 1/29. Good luck!

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Bench Grinder Diamond Dresser Part 1

Making A Bench Grinder Diamond Dresser Part 1.



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How Trees Grow

How Wood Grows

Being a woodworker of many years I have friends who will constantly ruin a good walk in the woods with questions of, “what type of tree is that?” Truth is, I’m not really very good at identifying trees. I’m much better at identifying a slab of lumber! I recognize the wood in the form I’m most familiar with. I’d like to be able to identify trees, but it doesn’t strongly […]

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Folding Bookstand Made with Rivets

For the June 2018 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, I’ve built a folding and adjustable bookstand that is assembled with copper rivets and folds up to a neat package about the size of smartphone. It’s a quick and fun project that uses shop scraps and regular shop equipment. The result is great for reading, cookbooks or even holding your iPad while watching movies. It can be scaled up or down […]

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Brands of Stain Differ in the Amount of Color they Leave on the Wood

Stains differ in the amount of colorant they include. On this panel I applied one brand of walnut stain to the left side and another brand to the right side, then wiped off the excess. I let the stains dry thoroughly and applied a second coat of the same stain to the outer quadrants followed by wiping off the excess. Notice that there is a big difference in the amount […]

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

WATCH: Interview with Wendell Castle

Wendell Castle, the father of the art furniture movement, died Saturday at age 85. Many are mourning the loss of an innovative mind that brought art furniture to the mind of the masses. In 2016, we documented an interview with Oscar Fitzgerald and Wendell. There are many insights to glean, please enjoy this video on YouTube Live this afternoon. Hop over to the live stream HERE.  Purchase the DVD or video download here. […]

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Yellow Glue & its Weird Superpowers

A friend in Utah needed a new kitchen and interviewed some cabinetmakers to do the job. My friend wanted dovetailed drawers, but one cabinetmaker said he had “something better.” What could be better? “It’s glue and super-high clamp pressure,” the cabinetmaker said. If you apply enough pressure, he said, the joint will be so strong that the wood will fail before the glue. So no joinery. Just glue and clamp […]

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Who Uses Pawls? – Friday Live!

One today’s show, we talk about anti-kickback pawls and why you don’t often see people use them. All that and more. Here’s the rundown:

1:10 – How to attach splayed legs with a mortise and tenon?
2:36 – Woodtalk came back two weeks ago (in case you missed it)!
3:01 – When is the Ruobo toolchest being created?
3:32 – How important is duct length for dust collection?
4:54 – Question about anti-kickback pawls.
7:43 – Have you ever used a Wobble Dado Blade?
10:27 – Marc sings “Go to Sleep” to Ness G
11:02 – Question on Coffee Table – Can you just shorten a shaker table?
11:49 – Benchtop jointer vs. full size jointer
14:00 – Tried and True Vs. Salad Bowl Finish for pizza peel
15:50 – Feel better soon Carl!
16:57 – Getting dark spots on the finish of a live edge table
18:09 – Can you use gel stain to darken a panel after it has been stained and poly’d
20:02 – If I ask a question on a guild project, will the instructor respond?
20:50 – Some new discounts that we have
22:39 – What is the book topic that you are writing?
23:49 – Is there a military discount for the Guild?
24:25 – Have you changed the way you “fume” white oak with Ammonia?
28:14 – Do you make your own ebony plugs?
28:51 – How often do you sharpen your blades during a project? How do you know when to sharpen?
30:21 – What was the “tomato thing” for being active that Nicole mentioned?
30:42 – Marc is working on the free site jewelry box videos
31:01 – Are Narex chisels beveled enough for proper “crispness” with Dovetails
32:21 – Are there alternatives to the veritas drawing tool?
33:51 – Is it risky to order wood online?
34:58 – is it okay to reduce the thickness of parts of the Morris Chair project?
35:51 – Are there any routers on sale?
37:06 – Free guild project goes to!

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The Long Way Around: Finally Calling Your Long Term Project “Done”

entryway table

There’s something to be said for just finishing a long term project. I’ve been working on a furniture build off and on since I first started at PW a few years ago. It was to be an entryway table that doubled as a place to store shoes and custom built to fit under a window yet over a heat return. I had grand plans for the piece that were above […]

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Why We’re Here: Introducing Andrew Zoellner

There was a time, in the not so distant past, when we made more stuff. Things were less disposable – we fixed our possessions when they broke. The furniture, dishes and home goods we kept in our lives had stories behind them and were built with purpose. I believe we’ve lost much of that handmade magic. That’s why I joined this team as the new editor in January. I want […]

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Monday, January 22, 2018

The Case of the Missing Hinge: Trouble Installing a Soss Hinge

The second article in my two-part series about hinges for Popular Woodworking Magazine was conceived as “5 Fussy Hinges.” Tricky, fussy…choose your adjective. I prefer “less commonly used,” with the disclaimer that one woodworker’s “less common” may be another’s “everyday”; Brendan Gaffney may be able to install knife hinges in his sleep, and I used non-swaged brass butts on an almost daily basis for years, but many woodworkers have never […]

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Jewelry Box

This video is sponsored by Powermatic and Titebond.

I hope you enjoy this FREE version of the Jewelry Box Guild project. If you want to build this project, you can get immediate access to the digital plans and over four hours of video instruction. Click here to learn more! 

This Jewelry Box is designed to pack a lot of storage into a small space. It features five drawers, an upper storage compartment, side compartments, and a hidden drawer. The wood I used is highly figured Walnut and Honduran Mahogany.

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Wendell Castle 1932 – 2018

Wendell Castle, the father of the art furniture movement, died Saturday at age 85. I’m privileged to have spent a few days with him while shooting a video, and while our time together was personal, the time wasn’t long enough to call him a friend. Thoughtful, soft-spoken and passionate are three words that come to my mind. I’m willing to admit that I’m not in love with all his furniture – though […]

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Sunday, January 21, 2018

New-Genre in Woodworking

An unfolding lifestyle Soon to start yet another video training series so this week I’ve been looking into and prototyping to that end—one of my favourite things to do. I like what’s coming from the chisel edge and the saw teeth. It feels good. Angled hanging pegs, clean lines ti the shoulder lines and repeat […]

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Saturday, January 20, 2018

POPWOOD Playback #3 – Top Woodworking Videos of the Week

We have seven videos for you this week and a giveaway! Every Saturday morning we post reader-submitted and staff picked videos on our YouTube channel. Kreg sent us a couple of inline clamps and bench clamps to take a look at it. I thought they were solid bench accessories, so instead of sending them back to Kreg, I received permission to give them away! Enter the contest in the field below the video […]

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Friday, January 19, 2018

Book Giveaway: Hybrid Woodworking

Hybrid Woodworking

This week’s book giveaway is for a copy of Marc Spagnuolo’s “Hybrid Woodworking.” If you’re looking to increase efficiency in your woodworking by combining power tools and hand tools, then this book is required reading. I’m giving away one copy for this week’s giveaway; simply post a comment below and I’ll choose one winner at random. Winner will be announced Monday 1/22/18.

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Real-life Test: Do You Need Glue?

I build my chairs in a way where glue is only a minor player. And after a stupid mistake yesterday, I now get to test how effective my strategy is. Before I pull my pants down and tell you how I messed up, here’s the set-up. The stretchers and legs of my chairs are built so they are in tension (I do this by lengthening the tenons in the stretchers […]

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Dovetail Sizing—Keep It Simple

It’s the practicality daily woodworking brings: exceptional practicality! A question is raised quite often about dovetail sizing. Is there a formula woodworkers use, an industry standard? Because we don’t always make them often enough we can find the issues surrounding sizing and proportion confusing; pin size in relation to dovetail sizes would indeed be simple […]

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

Texas Heritage Woodworks Saddle Bag

I’m a fan of having my tools out and at hand in the workshop. It’s easy enough to mount the saws to the wall, whip up a chisel rack and tuck the planes on a shelf, but the small items rarely have a good spot to sit – so they end up on every horizontal surface, in the way and subject to being knocked around or, even worse, onto the […]

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Meet Don Weber: Renaissance Man

Don Weber has been a friend to Popular Woodworking for a long time. His knowledge of traditional woodworking (and blacksmithing, as the photo above supports – props to photographer Al Parrish!) has appeared on our pages, in our videos and we’ve been privileged to have him in personal appearances at events over the years. Watching him set up and use his shop-made treadle lathe, or discuss the strengths and stresses involved […]

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Qutt’s Garage Workshop

In my earliest memories, I have always had the ability tocomplete projects. From that first thought that a problem needed to be solved, a difficulty needed to be eased, or even just out of curiosity. Having the idea, coming up with a design and plan to achieve the goal and then all the way to the final build. Following this passion has never been an easy road for me. I worked hard to enroll myself in studying mechanical engineering and graduated successfully. Life took me down a different path due to the harsh place I grew up in, and the choices I made seeking freedom against one of the worst dictatorial regimes that existed. From striving for a better future, to a political prisoner, to a contractor for the US Special Forces, to a soldier in the US Army. Life changed so much for me and my family. It was finally time to pursue the dream that had been waiting for a long time. I decide to choose the woodworking craft to be my way to express my ability to create interesting designs.

In 2011, I bought my first tool. It was a $45 Hitachi drill. I purchased a few books after doing some research for the best that have been written about different subjects in the craft, and developed a full plan to build the ultimate shop, believing that it’s the only way to achieve ultimate builds. I created a long list of tools and machines that needed to be purchased. As well as a list of shop projects that I needed to design and build from scratch. I believe upgrading to be a waste of time and money, so everything had to be fully capable for the long run. I divided my list to stations: tablesaw station; mitersaw station; drilling station; etc.

I am now more than half way to fulfilling my dream.  That small $45 drill value has turned into $54,000 worth of equipment. My next step is to start the business and arrive at the point where it’s able to support itself and then all the way to the final ultimate shop!

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Learn Math with a Framing Square – “Framing Square Math” by Joe Youcha

Many kids (not to mention woodworkers) will say “I hate math!”. But as Kalid Azad of http://ift.tt/1SmxIwi has pointed out what they are really saying is that they hate how math makes them feel. Nobody likes to feel frustrated and stupid. Presenting math concepts through manipulating a physical “calculator,” however, goes a long way to not only changing that perception but to instilling an intuitive understanding of the core principles […]

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

My First Experience with Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)

Here in the Midwest, we seem to have a lot more Buckeyes who are people (it’s the nickname for Ohioans) than actual buckeye trees (Aesculus glabra, sometimes called the horse chestnut). In fact, I’ve lived in the range of the Ohio Buckeye tree for most of my adult life and have never seen it for sale. It’s not a popular tree for many reasons. Its leaves and nuts are poisonous […]

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Woodworking Workshop for Parents and our Fall Fair 2017 – Part 1

One of the nice traditions at the school I teach in is our annual Fall Fair. The Fair is a one-day extravaganza in which the school transformed into a magical forest-like world. Laden with autumn and winter atmosphere, our building’s interior is decorated with fabrics, branches, logs and leaves to support the imaginary themes of fairy tales and mythology. To help our school with fundraising during the fair, parents volunteer […]

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Here’s How to Fix a Spray Pattern that is Heavier on One End

A spray pattern, with all the controls on the spray gun wide open, is supposed to be an even, elongated oval shape. If the pattern is heavier on one end than the other, the likely cause is that one or more of the holes in the air cap are plugged up. It’s also possible that the fluid nozzle has been damaged. To determine which, rotate the air cap one-half turn […]

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Axminster’s #80 Cabinet Scraper-Uh Oh!

…How Could They Get It So Wrong? Periodically we just get it wrong! Oh, Axminster, why did you stop so short for a ha’p’orth of tar? No instructions on the scraper set up, wrong cutting blade bevel angle, single cutting edge not two? The box claims, “Superior Trade Quality” and then “Woodworking Planes” and the […]

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Monday, January 15, 2018

A Lesson in Coping – How to Join Trim

coping

I’ve long been struck by the aptness of our English word “cope” – “I just can’t cope,” “I’m barely coping” – in light of its meaning in a woodworker’s lexicon. Sure, some of us may use the word when describing our emotional state, but more often we use it to denote a technique for joining two pieces of trim or molding where they meet at an inside corner. There’s nothing wrong […]

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Important Shapton News (a Price Cut!)

All the sharpening systems out there work, but I have a favorite: Shapton Pro Series stones in #1,000, #5,000 and #8,000 grits. Shapton Pros cut fast, stay pretty flat and don’t have to be soaked beforehand. As I sharpen three to five times a day, those are important qualities. Recently there has been turmoil with the supply of Shapton stones to the United States. In the end, the U.S. distributor […]

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Yes You Can!

Go Do It “I can’t saw straight to a line.” ‘No,’ I said. “I was the worst in class in school.” ‘You couldn’t be. Everyone else says the same.’ I replied. “I couldn’t get the saw to go straight, and the plane, you should have seen the wood after I’d done!” ‘Oh, really. It’s probably […]

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Sunday, January 14, 2018

A Jig for Drilling Holes for Chair Spindles

I resist making jigs like I resist going to the dentist. So when I do break down and build a jig, it’s going to be something with a dial indicator and lasers. No, that’s a lie. It’s going to be something dirt simple but solves my difficulties completely. I build a lot of chairs with spindles that run between the seat and the armbow. The best way to drill the […]

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Warehouse Sale at Bridge City! Build a Brass and Rosewood Try Square

Editor’s note: This article ran in the October 2011 issue of PWM and we are resurfacing it because John is clearing out some bins of blanks in a warehouse sale on his site. I’ve included part of the article here and the build is detailed in the PDF of the issue. This is not a sponsored post, we just wanted to share a great article that paired with his sale […]

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Saturday, January 13, 2018

PopWood Playback #1 | Top Woodworking Videos of the Week

Episode #2 is live on YouTube. We had a couple of editors picks and a couple viewer submissions this week. I sincerely appreciate the great response to the first episode and the viewer feedback has been encouraging! I am happy to share Shawn Graham‘s video from his new series of daily tips and Huy’s sit-stand desk that integrates his finger joint jig. Check out our picks of the week over […]

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Friday, January 12, 2018

Is Bigger Always Better? – Friday Live!

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Book Giveaway: ICDT Woodworking Projects

I’m currently editing a new book in the “I Can Do That!” series of products. Authored by the ICDT video series host Chad Stanton, the new book includes 20 great projects including coffee tables, nightstands, bookcases and even a rocking chair – all built in the ICDT tradition with an affordable kit of tools and materials you can easily find at your local home center. The book will be available […]

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Thursday, January 11, 2018

Video: Buying Router Bits

router bits

I recently went in search of an 1/8″ slot-cutting router bit that I needed that day. Home Depot was close and I left with my bit. But rather than buy a single bit, I ended up buying a $50 kit with 15 router bits. I didn’t need all of the bits – already having many of them – but it was the only way to get the bit I needed […]

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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Greene & Greene Finger Joints on a Shop Made Dado Sled

Using a Dial Indicator and Calipers to Achieve Tight Fitting Finger Joints Greene & Greene (G&G) finger joints are distinctive in their size and spacing. The joints are unlike any other finger joint I’ve seen, which is probably why I’ve been so adamant about learning how to produce them. One of the methods I found for cutting G&G finger joints involved making templates for various finger sizes and a handheld […]

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

How to Avoid Kickback on a Table Saw

kickback

I posted a video on our YouTube channel this morning with Kelly Mehler on table saw kickback. In talking with David Lyell about the video I realized that a lot had happened since that video was made (seven+ years ago?). At that time Kelly was using a European sliding table saw to point out some anti-kickback features that weren’t common on our table saw in the U.S. Yes, we had guards […]

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A Little Straight Talk on Dyes and Fading

The left dye is Transtint metalized dye. The right dye is Lockwood analine dye. Both are water-soluble. I covered the top half of the panel and put it in a west-facing window for six months. You can see that both dyes faded (on the lower areas) but the analine dye faded more than the metalized dye. All dyes fade much faster than pigment when exposed to bright light – sunlight […]

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Monday, January 8, 2018

Butterfly and Piano Hinges – April 2018 Issue of PWM

The April issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine will have a reference article on eight types of commonly used hinges. Describing the uses and installation of so many varieties takes a lot of space, leaving little room for illustrations of hinges in use. The editors and I agreed that a series of related posts would be an ideal way to augment the feature. More detailed information will be available in the […]

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Sunday, January 7, 2018

Tapered vs. Cylindrical Tenons

When dealing with round tenons, you have an important choice about their shape. Should they be tapered (like a cylindrical cone)? Or straight (like a dowel)? The engineering answer seems obvious: use a tapered tenon. This form of joint gets tighter the more you use it, like a Morse taper on a lathe or a drill press’s chuck. But the historical answer is more complicated than that. When you look […]

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Saturday, January 6, 2018

A Tad Askew – Friday Live!

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PopWood Playback #1 | Top Woodworking Videos of the Week

Friends of the Shop Blog, I want to share with you a new series on our YouTube channel called PopWood Playback. We’ve kept an active channel over on YouTube for years. We have over 1,000 videos posted – but the vast majority of them are excerpts from premium long format videos. Starting this week, we are going to take a more direct approach with our nearly 100,000 subscribers and release weekly videos that share […]

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Friday, January 5, 2018

Book Giveaway: Hand Tool Basics

Hand Tool Basics

I’m kicking off 2018 with a giveaway of our first book of this year which is just now hitting bookshelves: Steve Branam’s “Hand Tool Basics.” This book is a great way to incorporate hand tools into your woodworking process. Step-by-step photos and explanations walk you through everything you need to know from sharpening tools to stock prep to joinery and more. Simply post a comment below and I’ll choose one winner […]

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