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Join the Popular Woodworking team! We’re looking for a Senior Editor, read the description here: http://bit.ly/2q7FIIY Check out Mortise and Tenon Magazine, Issue 4: http://bit.ly/2q7gXfV Congrats to Billy R. on winning the carving knife kit!  🎥 Kyle Toth – Maple Cabinet with TV: https://youtu.be/CUgqcZ3GmDw 🎥 Shaun Boyd – Modern Plywood Desk:  https://youtu.be/MRh4U9zEqnk 🎥 Mortise and Tenon Magazine: https://youtu.be/9A1KiyKj0lI 🎥 Wm. Walker Co. – Zero Clearance Insert:  https://youtu.be/wqtEyQ9qLHA 🎥 Rockler – Stripped […]

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When applying laminate on a narrow edge, it’s a little tricky to not tip the router and undercut the edge while trimming laminate. The surface on which the router must balance is often not wide enough to provide adequate support. I made this fixture from two pieces of plywood dadoed and screwed together for strength. It makes the job of holding the router at the correct angle for trimming laminate […]

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I am asked on a regular basis about the hand tools I keep in my tool chest. In fact, when people visit my Covington, Ky., workshop during the days we are open to the public, some people have photographed every tool in my chest. I’m going to list brand names. But I want to be clear about something: This is not a sponsored post. All my tools are my own, […]

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I know I’m not alone when I say that even as an accomplished woodworker I still look at inlay work and can’t help but be impressed. It feels like there are so many things going on in a small place that coalesce into a wonderful singularity. But when you start to think of how to approach such a thing, it gets complicated. The trick is to not think of the total, […]

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A friend called with a finish question. He had just made a guitar in a guitar-making class and wanted to know the best finish for it. He began with the statement that he didn’t have a spray gun and didn’t want to use aerosol lacquer because he didn’t want to stink up his house. So right away he eliminated about half the finish possibilities because they dry very rapidly so […]

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Hot dog! Popular Woodworking’s 2018 Excellence Awards entry is now open. Submissions are accepted now through June 16, 2018. The grand prize winner, chosen by the editors, wins $1000. Top winners in five categories, as well as a reader’s choice winner, each receive $100. Start submitting your projects and pieces – and I’ll start looking at them. Enter the contest and show us what you’ve made this year. I’m excited […]

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