Author name: Enthusiast

There are dozens of ways to drill dog holes that dead-nuts plumb, and I’ve written about many of them during the last 17 years. My favorites use the fewest tools and jiggery – not everyone has a big plunge router with massive bits or can clamp a drill press to the benchtop. This method uses a 2×4, a drill and a bit. First you need to drill a plumb hole […]

The post Another Way to Drill Plumb Dog Holes appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

I can finally put a tick next to something that’s long been on my “to do” list: Learn how to build a Welsh stick chair. With all that’s going on with my house right now (I just started tear-out on one of the bathrooms and still haven’t finished the stairs), I knew it would be years before I would get around to a chair build on my own time. So, […]

The post Welsh Stick Chair Video: A Different Approach appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

I travel a lot. Between trips to see my family a few hours away or taking a boat out in whichever lake is calling my name, I don’t spend many weekends at home. That’s OK with me, but all of the travel brings inevitable roadside breakdowns. My father did his best – and still does his best – to teach me everything he can to avoid roadside disasters. Mike Russelburg is […]

The post Traveling Disaster Tool Chest appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

A few weeks ago I made a post about the new Maslow CNC. In case you missed it, the two things that make it remarkable are the design (vertical and compact) and the price of just $500. It comes in kit form and its actually costs only $350 if you include some of your own plywood and 2-by material. As a reminder, the Maslow is not meant to be a […]

The post Checking Out the Maslow CNC appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

Getting all four feet of a chair or table in the same plane can be a challenge. What makes the task more difficult is that it can be difficult to figure out when you are done with the job of leveling the feet. After all, your shop floor, your workbench or your table saw are unlikely to be truly flat. What do you do? (Besides buying shag carpet for every […]

The post Get Four Feet Flat on the Floor appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

Jim Tolpin just let me know that the Port Townsend School of Woodworking, located at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, Wash., is looking for a new executive director (Tim Lawson, who has held the post for 8 years, is “retiring” to concentrate on making studio furniture.). I’ve never been to Port Townsend, but wow does it look gorgeous, and I’ve listened to Christopher Schwarz rhapsodize time and again […]

The post Exec. Dir. Job at Port Townsend School of Woodworking (Awfully Tempting) appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.