A beginner walks into a lumberyard
Bonnie Elisabeth Hawk shares how to shop for lumber from her unique perspective as a woodworker who also sells lumber.
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Using Grain Pattern to Choose Lumber
The end grain holds the secret to what stock to use where. The single-most important factor in the appearance of any woodworking project is the selection of the material. This isn’t what species to use or what color of …
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Online Extras April 2024 #277
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 find nearly all of these colors …
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Predicting wood movement before resawing
Bruce Hoadley’s ‘Understanding Wood’ provides another way to anticipate wood movement while resawing
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Visiting ESSA
Situated in a picturesque Ozark town, the Eureka Springs School of the Arts has something for everybody. About an hour south of Branson, Missouri is the small town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It’s home to about 2,100 people and it …
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Fast Toggle Clamp Adjustment
Toggle clamps are great for all sorts of jigs and fixtures. However, you need a wrench to adjust the length of their posts. To make life easier, replace the clamp’s hex nut with a wing nut. For clamps with two …
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