When it comes to doing precision work that has to be performed over and over again, it’s easy to fall into the siren whine of the router. The router is probably my least-favorite woodworking tool. I don’t like how it is noisy. It never produces a ready-to-finish surface for mouldings. And it can destroy a … Read more »
The post On the Precision of Chisels appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
On the Precision of Chisels Read More »
Among the changes we’ve made for Woodworking in America 2013 is the return of the all-conference banquet; we want everyone to gather in the same room to share dinner, drinks and a good time! (Because I want as many people as possible to see me lose it when I have to get up in front … Read more »
The post Dinner, Drinks and Edifying Entertainment at Woodworking in America appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Dinner, Drinks and Edifying Entertainment at Woodworking in America Read More »
Among the changes we’ve made for Woodworking in America 2013 is the return of the all-conference banquet; we want everyone to gather in the same room to share dinner, drinks and a good time! (Because I want as many people as possible to see me lose it when I have to get up in front … Read more »
The post Dinner, Drinks and Edifying Entertainment at Woodworking in America appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Dinner, Drinks and Edifying Entertainment at Woodworking in America Read More »
Last week I spent a few days in the Raleigh-Durham area with the Triangle Woodworkers Association. Friday night the club gathered for their monthly meeting where I did a presentation on secret compartments (for more secrets, read my article from 2009) as well as talked about period furniture details. I’ve done a number of these … Read more »
The post Triangle Woodworkers Learn the Secret appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Triangle Woodworkers Learn the Secret Read More »
I get a fair amount of finishing questions. Recently, most questions that come my way ask how to finish a project that has inlay without heavily effecting the contrast between the project wood and the inlay. And readers want to know how to do that while achieving a nice-looking finish on the project. To me … Read more »
The post Keep Inlay Color-free appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Keep Inlay Color-free Read More »
Here’s a lie I heard once at a lumberyard: When picking out boards, you should always choose ones that have the heart – or pith – in them because that is the strongest part of the tree. Those boards will be the strongest. Here’s a second lie I heard at another lumberyard: Never pick boards … Read more »
The post A Misunderstood Heart appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
A Misunderstood Heart Read More »