As you can see, I did get into the shop this week to begin on my workbench storage boxes. The thing I most like about building my own design – after 15 plus years building 18th- and early 19th-Century designs for customers – is that I can change the design clear up until I can’t. … Read more »
The post Workbench Storage Build Begins appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Workbench Storage Build Begins Read More »
Bob Lang goes over the details of the new release of Sketch 2013, shows the new features and explains the difference between the free SketchUp Make and SketchUp Pro Read more »
The post New Release of SketchUp–Make & Pro 2013 appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
New Release of SketchUp–Make & Pro 2013 Read More »
When I teach a woodworking class, I give my students free reign with my tools. It’s a great way for them to get a feel for tools that are sharp and in order. It’s also a great way to get a broken turning saw. During the last few years, students have destroyed my turning saws … Read more »
The post Look it Up or Suffer Under it: Resistentialism appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Look it Up or Suffer Under it: Resistentialism Read More »
Early tomorrow morning, I’m traveling to Amana, Iowa, with Christopher Schwarz, John Hoffman, Ty Black and Andrew Lunn for the May 24-25 HandWorks: Woodworking Tools and Traditions event. But first, I’m upending all the couch cushions, checking my old purses and scrabbling under the car seat to see how much loose change I can dig … Read more »
The post Hand-tool Mecca appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Note the wheel in the lower right corner – ouch. No, I didn’t drop a chisel on my foot or get bit by the table saw. But I did run into challenges of several sorts in the shop this weekend while working on a Shaker blanket chest with half-blind dovetails for an upcoming issue, and … Read more »
The post Work(wo)man’s Compensation appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Work(wo)man’s Compensation Read More »
I make it a point to avoid blogging about sharpening. It is the simplest thing to do that is made confusing by too much talk and too many commercial products. I honestly do not care how you sharpen your tools. If you can get a zero-radius intersection and then polish the two surfaces, then you … Read more »
The post Shut up and Sharpen appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Shut up and Sharpen Read More »