New Honing Guide from Veritas
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 While many woodworkers have been worked up about the long-awaited honing guide from Lie-Nielsen, there is another new honing guide on the market this year that has been flying under the radar. The Veritas Mk. II Narrow-blade Honing Guide offers up a major change in the way the company builds its guides. Until now, all of the Veritas guides have clamped the tool to be sharpened from top and bottom. […]The post New Honing Guide from Veritas appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 2:01am on 31-Jul-2015
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Carving a Long Walnut Bowl from Scrap
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 I recently returned home from teaching a woodworking class at PetersValley. During the five days that I spent there, I had some time towork on a few new projects. One of them was a walnut bowl. In my workI often get inspired by an abandoned block of wood, a tossed-awayfurniture piece or a found piece of hardware that triggers an idea totransform the object/s or incorporate it into a new […]The post Carving a Long Walnut Bowl from ‘Scrap’ appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 2:01am on 30-Jul-2015
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AWFS 2015 Tools to Talk About
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 Im just back from the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers show (www.awfsfair.org) in Las Vegas where there were many woodworking products worth talking about too many in fact, to include all of them here. Ive narrowed the list below to include just a few that elicited a Cool! from me, and I hope youll agree. Veritas Miter Plane & Shop Knife Two new products from Lee Valley/Veritas (www.leevalley.com) […]The post AWFS 2015 Tools to Talk About appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 2:00am on 29-Jul-2015
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Buying Good Tools for the Wrong Reason
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 There is no easy way. There I was, on my butt halfway up the hill on my seventh try, tackling what I refer to as the single-track-mountain-bike hill of death. The throbbing from the inevitable bruise on my butt beginning its rhythmic mocking chant only to be quickly magnified by the kid behind me on a K-Mart BMX bike who had to literally ride over me to avoid crashing himself. […]The post Buying Good Tools for the Wrong Reason appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 2:00am on 29-Jul-2015
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Making a Joiners Mallet
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 I’ve wanted to make a new mallet for a while now and at last found a bit of time to take the project forward. I knew I’d want to make a joiner’s mallet.This style is the classic type that has been typically found in a carpenter or joiner’s toolbox for many a long year. I like this setup because I’m used to the feel and did not want to […]The post Making a Joiner’s Mallet appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 2:00am on 28-Jul-2015
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The Nutsaver: This Stuff Writes Itself
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 A couple years ago I revealed my secret shame: I use pliers to tighten the round collets on the fences and depth stops of my Veritas planes. Read that post here. I was admonished by the lovers of round brass things but then eventually was released on my own recognizance. Recently, a professional woodworker in Wales devised a simple leather and wood strap wrench that tightens these brassy bits without […]The post The Nutsaver: This Stuff Writes Itself appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 2:00am on 28-Jul-2015
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Build a Bounty of Bookcases
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 A few weeks ago, I went down to our basement and was greeted by a large sloppy pile of back issues of Martha Stewart Living. Aplastic shelf pin had sheared off, pulling the rest of the flimsy hardwareout of the cheap particleboard bookcase, avalanching issues full of advice on keeping canaries and recipes for grilled striped bass across the floor. It was not a Good Thing. I love the look […]The post Build a Bounty of Bookcases appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:57am on 25-Jul-2015
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The Furniture at Shakespeares Birthplace
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 As a rule, I avoid touristy places and huge throngs. But when Roy and Jane Underhill invited me to tag along to Stratford-on-Avon to see William Shakespeares birthplace, I couldnt say no. After all, Roy could turn a root canal into a party. As expected, the town was packed with tourists and tacky trinkets. But the Shakespeare family home and gardens were very well done. And that would be the […]The post The Furniture at Shakespeares Birthplace appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:55am on 22-Jul-2015
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Flexner on Finishing: Application Problems
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 Solutions to a bakers dozen of common finishing difficulties. by Bob Flexner Its easy enough to provide instructions for applying finishes. But in the real world, things go wrong; problems occur that you have to deal with. With the combined goals of defining the problems, providing ways to avoid them, then fixing them after they occur, here are a bakers dozen of the most common application problems in alphabetical order. […]The post Flexner on Finishing: Application Problems appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:55am on 22-Jul-2015
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Wooden Wine Box
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 Editor’s note: Looking for a great gift? A bottle of wine is nice for almost any occasion, and this wooden wine box designed by woodworker and author A.J. Hamler (author of numerous books including his latest“Build It with Dad”) adds a personal touch as well as a handy box that your lucky gift recipient can use to store almost anything. *Project excerpted from Hamler’s “Box Builder’s Handbook,” available nowin paperback […]The post Wooden Wine Box appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:55am on 22-Jul-2015
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On Building Treehouses
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 Treehouses bring out the kid in everyone. Whether for achildin your life or as a relaxing getaway, a treehouse is a fun projectto build that can test your creativity and be incredibly rewarding. That’s why Popular Woodworking Books is working with professional treehouse builder Django Kroner, owner of The Canopy Crew, to create a book on how to build treehouses the right way (projected publication date of June 2016). From […]The post On Building Treehouses appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:54am on 21-Jul-2015
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Best Weapons for Leveling Table Legs: A Drill Press and a Stick
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 One of the challenges with making any sort of table is getting its legs to sit flat on a level surface without rocking. I know lots of tricks for fixing the problem of tables that rock, but Id much prefer to get it bang-on in the first place when trimming the legs. This spring Ive been building a lot of tables for an upcoming book (the tables are stacked up […]The post Best Weapons for Leveling Table Legs: A Drill Press and a Stick appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:51am on 19-Jul-2015
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Mark Harrell: Woodworking in America 2015
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 In woodworking, “cutting-edge technology” doesn’t necessarily mean the latest bright new thing. In fact, vintage technology often isour literal cutting edge. At Woodworking in America 2015 (Sept. 25-27 in Kansas City, Mo.), Mark Harrell founder of Bad Axe Tool Works will help you learn when a vintage handsaw is worth saving and how to bring it back to life. In Demystifying the Traditional Backsaw, Markwill teach you how […]The post Mark Harrell: Woodworking in America 2015 appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:50am on 17-Jul-2015
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Jeff Millers Using the Versatile Chisel
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 In April, the good folks at Lie-Nielsen came to our offices for one of their hand tool events, bearing planes, chisels and other great tools. Getting to try sharp, well-made tools was a revelation to me. As a beginning woodworker, I had a set of chisels, but I never hadvery good results. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that I paid less than $10 for a set […]The post Jeff Miller’s ‘Using the Versatile Chisel’ appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:49am on 16-Jul-2015
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2 x 4 Handplane
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 The concept of the transitional plane has piqued my interest for a while. Both off-the-shelf and user-made versions by their relative scarcity in my neck of the woods create intrigue. I decided to make a rough version using a 2 x 4, a donor No. 4-1/2 plane frog, a kitchen unit leg tote, and a cabinet door knob. Without much experience of these planes, I took a look at Christopher […]The post 2 x 4 Handplane appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:47am on 15-Jul-2015
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Solid Wood Tabletop Orientation & Installation Part 2
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 Editor’s note: Read Part 1 by clicking here. After deciding what was the right alignment between the top and the base, I looked for the best way to attach it to the bases hooped apron. I knew that I needed to use hardware that would allow the top to expand and contract freely, but I also understood that whatever technique I chose, it would have to take into account the […]The post Solid Wood Tabletop Orientation & Installation Part 2 appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:47am on 14-Jul-2015
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Weekend Medicine Cabinet Project
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 As many of you know, I recently bought a new (old) house. Though I’m still waiting on my roofer to finish up work on the porch roof (grrrrr), most of the major “must do immediately” stuff is done (read: I now have A/C, and a furnace that was built during my lifetime). Last night, Christopher Schwarz kindly helped me move my little Roubo bench and tool chest from the PWM […]The post Weekend Medicine Cabinet Project appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:27am on 10-Jul-2015
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Solid Wood Tabletop Orientation & Installation Part 1
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 I never paid much attention to the particulars of round tabletop vs. base orientation, that is until a few months ago when we inherited a bent steel-base table with a round solid oak top. I liked the top but not so much the base. And since we had a glass-topped dining table with a nice wooden X base, I decided to marry the new wood top and our old wooden […]The post Solid Wood Tabletop Orientation & Installation Part 1 appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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A Few Days with Toshio Odate
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 If you follow us (@pweditors) on Twitter (and/or you follow me @1snugthejoiner), you know we were in Connecticut in May to visit with and film a couple videos with Toshio Odate. When I wasn’t on camera (ugh), I was on Twitter (and Facebook and Instagram) sharing iPhone shots of Toshio’s “gallery.” “Gallery” is a weird descriptor for what is in reality a small plot of land with an old house […]The post A Few Days with Toshio Odate appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:26am on 09-Jul-2015
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Yes, You Can Have Too Much Ventilation
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 Earlier this year I decided to set up a spray booth in my shop so I could spray finishes on crappy days. It did not turn out well. Usually I spray outside, so I have to wait for a pleasant day with the right humidity, no pollen, low bug count, no rain and etc. Sometimes the weather does not cooperate, so a makeshift spray booth seemed just the thing. So […]The post Yes, You Can Have Too Much Ventilation appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:26am on 09-Jul-2015
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French Curves for Woodworking
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 Im reviewing the new set of stainless steel French curves from Sterling Tool Works for the October 2015 issue, but you might want to get your hands on these tools before then if you have some curvaceous projects ahead. Dont use French curves? Im not surprised. A typical set of French curves is sized for working on small-scale drawings. If you do your work in full-scale, most French curves are […]The post French Curves for Woodworking appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:23am on 07-Jul-2015
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How I Use the Veritas Mark II Power Sharpening Machine
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 Ive long been a fan of the Veritas Mark II Power Sharpening machine. I had one of the first models while working at Popular Woodworking Magazine. On the day I left the magazine, I ordered one for my home shop. It can be tricky at times. After grinding hundreds and hundreds of tools, this short video explains how I get dead-straight bevels and never lose the temper on a tool. […]The post How I Use the Veritas Mark II Power Sharpening Machine appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:23am on 07-Jul-2015
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Super Easy Bench Hook
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 Popular Woodworking already has a comprehensive guide on making and using a bench hookfull of good information, so I hesitated for a moment before adding my particular version. However, I thought it worthwhile because there are many ways to skin a cat, I have some board left over from the last two projects, and because there is nothing wrong in reminding anyone new to woodworking how useful a bench hook […]The post Super Easy Bench Hook appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:23am on 07-Jul-2015
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Spokeshaves Rehab and Sharpening
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 We have a new “Kit of the Month” Sharpening Essentials available now in our store, which includes Ron Hock’s stellar book “The Perfect Edge” as well as a side-clamp honing guide, “The Last Word on Sharpening” DVD by Christopher Schwarz and “Sharpen your Handsaws” DVD by Ron Herman, as well as several articles on sharpening. In other words, the kit has the essentials to help you tackle one […]The post Spokeshaves Rehab and Sharpening appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 1:19am on 04-Jul-2015
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Another Great Maker of Wooden Handplanes
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 When I first started using and writing about wooden moulding planes, there was only one modern maker with a full line of planes: the pioneers Clark & Williams (now Old Street Tool). If you ordered from them, it could take two years to receive your tools. The two-person operation got so backed up that they stopped taking new orders to focus on the backlog (though I have heard that might […]The post Another Great Maker of Wooden Handplanes appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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