Wooden Tail Vise
Upgrade your bench and your woodworking by adding a classic vise. You can do without a tail vise. But you can do much more with one. That’s why woodworkers have depended on tail vises for over 400 years. A …
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Making a Cute (Spooky) Ghost [Video]
Pop Wood is getting into the halloween spirit, and what better way to do that than making a halloween decoration? I decided to recreate a wooden ghost my grandpa made more than two decades ago. Follow along in the video …
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Our Favorite Tool Deals From Prime Big Deals Days 2025 (And Three To Skip)
Fall is the season for Amazon Prime Big Deals Days. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite woodworking deals from this year, plus a few you should avoid. Favorite Woodworking Tool Deals DEWALT 20V MAX Orbital Sander — $118 Bosch …
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Using a Mini-Chuck to Turn on a Drill Press
For those of us who don’t own a lathe, or who sometimes need a quick turning solution for small objects without the fuss of a full lathe setup, there is a way to use a drill press as a makeshift …
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Learning to Build a Welsh Stick Chair
David Fleming, a former English teacher turned chairmaker, teaches the craft of building chairs on the edge of the Canadian wilderness. Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the November 2004 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Af…
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Pleasant Hill Shaker Rocking Chair
Building by eye to recreate a classic. Almost 15 years ago when I was writing Pleasant Hill Shaker Furniture I fell in love with several pieces of furniture originating in that 19th century Shaker community, each of which represented what …
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