Will Paste Wax Damage a Finish?
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 A reader thought he remembered my cautioning against applying paste wax over water-based finish or latex paint. His memory was that I had said that paste wax could damage these coatings. This is not true, of course. Theres no problem applying most paste waxes over water-based finish or latex paint. But the source of the confusion could still be me because I have said that one brand of paste wax, […]The post Will Paste Wax Damage a Finish? appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 29-Nov-2016
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Cutting a Waterfall Miter on the Table Saw: Two Live Edges
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 When both edges of your slab are live edge you cant rely on them for crosscutting or sawing off accurate miters. This is because tucking a live edge against the fence of a crosscut sled will not provide you with a stable support, nor will it ensure a miter that is perpendicular to the slabs center line (the line that spans along the length of the slab). So what should […]The post Cutting a Waterfall Miter on the Table Saw: Two Live Edges appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 24-Nov-2016
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Another Way to Drill Plumb Dog Holes
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 There are dozens of ways to drill dog holes that dead-nuts plumb, and Ive written about many of them during the last 17 years. My favorites use the fewest tools and jiggery not everyone has a big plunge router with massive bits or can clamp a drill press to the benchtop. This method uses a 2×4, a drill and a bit. First you need to drill a plumb hole […]The post Another Way to Drill Plumb Dog Holes appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 23-Nov-2016
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Wendell Castle: The Art of Furniture
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 On the cusp of his 80s, Wendell Castle revels in the techniques that launched his career. by Scott Gibson From the November 2012 issue, a collection of features articles on woodworkers It is a cool June morning, and a light northwest breeze is clearing out yesterdays squalls over western New York State. By 9 a.m., Wendell Castle is in his studio, alone, working on a drawing of a chair. […]The post Wendell Castle: The Art of Furniture appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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How to Predict that a Wood will Blotch
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 A common question is: How can I know if the wood Im using is going to blotch when I apply a stain or finish? This question comes up most often when finishing cherry, which has become a very popular wood. The solution is actually rather simple. Anytime you wet wood, you create the same look you get with a finish that is, something that changes from a liquid to […]The post How to Predict that a Wood will Blotch appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 23-Nov-2016
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Welsh Stick Chair Video: A Different Approach
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 I can finally put a tick next to something thats long been on my “to do” list: Learn how to build a Welsh stick chair. With all that’s going on with my house right now (I just started tear-out on one of the bathrooms and still haven’t finished the stairs), I knew it would be years before I would get around to a chair build on my own time. So, […]The post Welsh Stick Chair Video: A Different Approach appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 20-Nov-2016
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Traveling Disaster Tool Chest
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 I travel a lot.Between trips to see my family a few hours away or taking a boat out in whichever lake is calling my name, I don’t spend many weekends at home. That’s OK with me, but all of the travel brings inevitable roadside breakdowns. My father did his best and still does his best to teach me everything he can to avoid roadside disasters. Mike Russelburg is […]The post Traveling Disaster Tool Chest appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 19-Nov-2016
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Checking Out the Maslow CNC
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 A few weeks ago I made a post about the new Maslow CNC. In case you missed it, the two things that make it remarkable are the design (vertical and compact) and the price of just $500. It comes in kit form and its actually costs only $350 if you include some of your own plywood and 2-by material. As a reminder, the Maslow is not meant to be a […]The post Checking Out the Maslow CNC appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:01am on 18-Nov-2016
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Get Four Feet Flat on the Floor
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 Getting all four feet of a chair or table in the same plane can be a challenge. What makes the task more difficult is that it can be difficult to figure out when you are done with the job of leveling the feet. After all, your shop floor, your workbench or your table saw are unlikely to be truly flat. What do you do? (Besides buying shag carpet for every […]The post Get Four Feet Flat on the Floor appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Exec. Dir. Job at Port Townsend School of Woodworking (Awfully Tempting)
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 Jim Tolpin just let me know that the Port Townsend School of Woodworking, located at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, Wash., is looking for a new executive director (Tim Lawson, who has held the post for 8 years, is “retiring” to concentrate on making studio furniture.). I’ve never been to Port Townsend, but wow does it look gorgeous, and I’ve listened to Christopher Schwarz rhapsodize time and again […]The post Exec. Dir. Job at Port Townsend School of Woodworking (Awfully Tempting) appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Cutting a Waterfall Miter on the Table Saw: One Live Edge
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 There are a few ways to cut a waterfall miter on the table saw. To determine which way suits you best, you first need to determine whether your furniture is built from a slab where both edges are live or from a slab that has only one live edge. I have built both types of furniture and know that both design approaches can yield functional and beautiful pieces. A live […]The post Cutting a Waterfall Miter on the Table Saw: One Live Edge appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 16-Nov-2016
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2 More Ways to Improve your Vises Grip
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 Were always looking for ways to improve the grip of the vises on our workbenches. During the last decade Ive discussed how to use suede or adhesive-backed cork to improve a vises gripping power. Benchcrafted recommends Crubber (which I havent tried yet) and many woodworkers simply use adhesive-backed sandpaper. Last year, Jennie Alexander sent me a piece of 3M Safety-Walk 370 adhesive-backed tread to try on my vises and handscrews. […]The post 2 More Ways to Improve your Vises Grip appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 16-Nov-2016
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Aerosol Finishing Products
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 It took me a long time to realize the full value of finishing products in aerosol cans. Not only can you finish an entire object with these aerosols, especially if the object isnt large, you can also use them as an easy barrier coat when the finish youre brushing has the chance of lifting and smearing an underlying stain. For example, if youre going to brush a water-based finish over […]The post Aerosol Finishing Products appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:01am on 15-Nov-2016
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Why Handmade Chairs are Better: Tension & Imperfection
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 There are many reasons that factory-made chairs fall apart, but I think the biggest reason is they lack what handmade chairs have in droves: tension in their assemblies due to imperfections in the angles. If youve ever had to repair a factory chair you might have noticed this: All the parts fit perfectly spindles in their mortises etc. and everything can be put back together with little fuss. […]The post Why Handmade Chairs are Better: Tension & Imperfection appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 14-Nov-2016
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Hammer Veneering
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 Discover how and why this age-old hide glue technique works and works best. by Don Williams One of the great hurdles for many woodworkers new to traditional craftsmanship is applying veneers to a wooden substrate. This becomes even more problematic when the task involves something more than laying down a single piece of veneer, or at least something beyond several parallel pieces of veneer, onto a perfectly flat substrate. […]The post Hammer Veneering appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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A Conversation with Garry Knox Bennett
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 Garry Knox Bennett is among the most unconventional and irreverent artists working today. He’s an internationally known furniture maker (and jewelry maker, sculptor, painter and roach-clip inventor) whose work is represented in many of the worlds most important collections. He’s also hilarious and opinionated…as you’ll see below. We went to Oakland to film a “Woodworking Legends video (and asked Garry’s long-time friend and fellow luminary Alf Sharp to conduct the […]The post A Conversation with Garry Knox Bennett appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 11-Nov-2016
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A Trick to Sawing Compound Angles & Odd Shapes
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 The trickiest cut when building a chair or stool is leveling the feet. This cut is always a wacky compound angle. And when you combine a compound angle with a foot that is an odd shape, such as the octagon shown here, it can be difficult to keep your saw in the right plane. Heres how I do it its a method that has yet to fail me. Lay […]The post A Trick to Sawing Compound Angles & Odd Shapes appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Popular Woodworking Magazine, December 2017
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 The December issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine (#229) just mailed to print subscribers, will be emailed to digital subscribers late today or tomorrow, and is now live in our online store. There are a lot of great features in this issue, including plans for the first-ever accurate reproduction of the little candle stand at Hancock Shaker Village, and a look at why nail haters should really give the fastening method […]The post Popular Woodworking Magazine, December 2017 appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Fitting a CNC in Your Shop
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 A 360 degree VR shot of the CNC setup in my shop. Just click and drag around the image to have a look around. It’s never too early to think about space In the back of your head, you might be thinking that one day its possible that you might add a CNC to your shop, then youve got a lot to think about. Theres a number of factors that […]The post Fitting a CNC in Your Shop appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:04am on 09-Nov-2016
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Smart Coatings: On Land and Sea
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 Picture a military vehicle such as the tank shown. To help disguise it, it is painted with colors that blend in with the surrounding landscape. Problem is, the vehicle might move to a different landscape during battle, leaving it more exposed. So researchers in Australia have come up with a coating that changes colors to match the new environment within seconds. The concept imitates nature for example, a chameleons […]The post Smart Coatings: On Land and Sea appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:04am on 09-Nov-2016
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The Milwaukee Right-angle Attachment
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 I dont like gizmos that try to make one tool (like a drill press) do the job of another tool (like a hollow-chisel mortiser). The results are usually sub-optimal. But the Milwaukee Right-angle Attachment is the grand exception. Ive received a few questions about this tool because I am shown using it in the November 2016 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Ive owned this attachment for about five years and […]The post The Milwaukee Right-angle Attachment appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 04-Nov-2016
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The Krenov School: A Conversation with Laura Mays & Ron Hock
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 Ron Hock has a long association with the fine woodworking program at the College of the Redwoods (CR), which is soon to become The Krenov School under the administration of Mendocino College. Both the school and Ron are in Fort Bragg, Calif., where Ron started a knife-making business in 1981. He was soon thereafter asked by CR students if he could make plane irons for them, so he did.* Ron […]The post The Krenov School: A Conversation with Laura Mays & Ron Hock appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Making Multiple Furniture Parts
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 Question: Why Not Make More Than One? For every digital woodworker, sooner or later youre going ask yourself an important question: If you’re going to the trouble of making something, why not make more than one while you’re at it? In the previous post, I gave an example of CNC part making by showing a shape being cut out of a board. It was a simple triangle, but it demonstrated […]The post Making Multiple Furniture Parts appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Woodturning with Tim Yoder Season 3: Episodes 1-6
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 The newest “Woodturning with Tim Yoder”DVD is here, and season three is shaping up to be a good one. Tim has a lot of great projects, and I find myself learning new skills and techniques with each new episode. In both the Lichtenberg Fractal Burned Vessel and Cosmic Clouds Platter episodes, Tim steps away from the lathe (after the project is turned, of course) to show viewers how to make […]The post Woodturning with Tim Yoder Season 3: Episodes 1-6 appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:03am on 03-Nov-2016
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Creating a Waterfall Joint With a Portable Circular Saw
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 In continuation of the story of our live edge waterfall coffee table, today I will show a way to accurately cut a miter joint on a live edge slab with a circular saw. If you do not have a table saw you can usea circular saw pushedagainst a clamped guide to saw the miter. To ensure an accurate miter you will have to saw at 45 degrees across a path […]The post Creating a Waterfall Joint With a Portable Circular Saw appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 02-Nov-2016
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Hide Glue Part 1: Overview and Introduction
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 You cant really talk about repairing antique furniture without explaining hide glue because it was the glue used on almost all furniture made before the 1950s. So, with this post Im introducing what I hope will be a series of posts in the coming months on hide glue. Ive written about hide glue many times, including in Popular Woodworking (Aug., 2007; reprinted in Flexner on Finishing), and I show its […]The post Hide Glue Part 1: Overview and Introduction appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Coming Clean About Being Clean
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 After working with woodworkers all over the world for short periods of time and (in some cases) many years, I can say these four words that might make your woodworking easier: Clean up your crap. Im not a natural neatnik, but when it comes to working in the shop, every day ends up with me putting away the tools Im not in the middle of using and sweeping up the […]The post Coming Clean About Being Clean appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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posted at: 12:00am on 01-Nov-2016
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