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Meet the artists from the December 2017 issue How five masterful makers integrate CNC and CAD technology into their woodworking In the December 2017 issue of Popular Woodworking magazine, the article, Digital Artistry gives the readers a peek at what five professional woodworkers are doing with digital tools in their shops. Each has an extensive traditional woodworking background and many years of experience before they added digital tools like CAD […]

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Today’s Prize — December 25 We have a huge prize for December to Remember today! Remember to enter every day for your chance to win a daily prize! Week One Winners Week Two Winners Contest Calendar Enter now! Mirka® DEROS Dust-Free Sanding System Includes BOTH Mirka® DEROS 5″ and Mirka DEOS® 3″ x 5″ Brushless DC Sanders, MV-912 Dust Extractor, MVHA-5 co-ax 5m vacuum hose. Mirka® DEROS and DEOS are […]

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I use a lot of arched shapes in my work. They are a pleasing geometrical construction that can be used in doors, on the ends of bookshelves or on the bases of chests (I particularly like them on the ends of a six-board chest). For the most part, I use three types of arches. And to be honest, that was because I didn’t know the geometry for other forms. Recently […]

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I took a look at our analytics for the blogs on our site and found that y’all really like drama and Chris Schwarz. I really can’t blame you, I’ve waited for the day of reckoning when we can put the “why isn’t a 2×4 actually 2×4” conversation to bed. And Chris…can you even be a woodworker in the 21st century with one of his holy works by your bench? I don’t blame […]

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I have drawn the following winners at random for the second week of the contest. Continue to enter throughout the month of December! December 8: Fred B., Michigan December 9: James Leinen, Minnesota December 10: Rhonda Hunt, Colorado December 11: Les Burger, New Jersey December 12: Billy Ervin, North Carolina December 13: John Day, Ohio December 14: Mark Mistretta, Illinois

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Holiday fever is upon me. Panicked gift shopping aside, I spent the weekend working on a couple of projects for family. This morning I decided I needed another stocking stuffer for my two daughters – wooden robot dolls. I’d seen some cool robots made of wooden blocks on Pinterest and decided to try my hand at them. I dug through our scrap pile and found my materials (I used poplar […]

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