Woodworking Posts

We’re in the shop today and tomorrow (Saturday and Sunday) with a group of 10 visiting woodworkers to film a video on making a tricky three-legged Chinese Stool (long-time readers might recall this project from the Winter 2009 issue of Woodworking Magazine). The stool looks simple to build – but it’s not. The center mortise-and-tenon … Read more »

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I was modeling a Gimson table in SketchUp using scaled drawings Stickley had published in The Craftsman as a reference and having problems determining dimensions for individual parts using the scale. Apparently my thumbnail marking position on a ruler was an unreliable method for transferring dimensions – even if I managed to move the ruler … Read more »

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Sitting down this morning to write this post is both exciting and sad in equal measure. After 18 months here at Popular Woodworking Magazine, I’m moving on to new opportunities ­– tomorrow is my final day. First the exciting part: Through some hard work and a heaping portion of luck, I’ve won a scholarship to … Read more »

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I’ve been in Nashville, Tenn., for the last 24 hours at an event for Jet Tools and Powermatic. The companies hosted a nice dinner for us on Tuesday evening before turning us loose on a downtown that has more country music bars than one could check out in weeks. Wednesday we hopped a bus for … Read more »

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When building a workbench, boring the dog and holdfast holes is a drag, even with an electric drill. Last month, however, that all changed. While building a French oak Roubo workbench at an event put on by Benchcrafted (details here and the movie is here), Jameel Abraham introduced me to Japanese-made WoodOwl Nail Chipper bits. … Read more »

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Last month, I spent a few days inlaying about 40 pieces of brass hardware that all required recesses of different depths. My small Lie-Nielsen router plane did most of the work, but by the end of the job I was a bit frustrated. Unlike its bigger brother, the small router plane doesn’t have a depth … Read more »

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