Author name: Enthusiast

And we’re going to give you the chance to try! Most PopWood fans know we offer full-length videos for sale as downloads, but have you discovered our streaming video site? With almost 900 woodworking videos available, you can binge woodworking just like Netflix! And starting this Memorial Day weekend we’re going to give you a one-week free trial to get a taste of the woodworking video firehose! All your favorites are […]

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If you’ve thought about getting any of our great woodworking videos on DVD, now is the time. We’ve put almost every DVD in our store on sale, up to 75% off. You can get full seasons of The Woodwright’s Shop, great project builds including this Puzzle Stool and one of my favorite videos, Foundations of Better Woodworking with Jeffrey Miller. I watch this one front to back at least once a […]

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Now through May 29, you can get free standard shipping on any order over at Shop Woodworking. That includes everything – books, DVDs, magazines and other accessories. Are you as excited about Nancy Hiller’s gorgeous book on English Arts & Crafts as I am? It’s the perfect time to order your copy! Or maybe you don’t have Chris Schwarz’s quintessential text on workbenches yet. It’s what I always recommend anyone […]

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Am I the only person who thinks the EPA’s proposed ban on methylene chloride in paint strippers is a big and unnecessary overstep by government? Ever since the EPA announced on May 10, 2018, that it plans to go ahead with plans to finalize a ruling doing this, I’ve seen a lot of reporting, but nowhere have I seen any objection to this ban. I wrote about this issue in […]

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What’s a geeky woodworker to do? I just happened to plan and precisely time a family visit to San Francisco during the major event for the truly obsessive creatives among us: The Bay Area Maker Faire. The Faire is a large public event and the creation of Make Magazine. The annual Bay Area show takes place in San Mateo, California for three days in May.  What is it? Maker Faire […]

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Thanks to a wonderful chain of events, my dear former home has a new lease on life: One of my best friends recently bought it. I’m going to build her a garden gate as a housewarming gift. The garden still has a gate – the one I built about 20 years ago. But as you can see in the picture above, all of the slats are now missing. Presumably, they […]

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