• Classic, Space Saving Custom Entertainment Centers by Philip Snyder of PS Woodworking

    Updated: 2011-12-30 03:45:30
    , Post a project request Shop Custom Custom at Home Furniture Home Décor Custom Lighting Custom Home Remodeling Custom Bathroom Custom Bedroom Custom Entry Hall Custom Garage Custom Home Office Custom Kitchen and Dining Custom Library Custom Living Room Custom Outdoor Furniture Custom Rec Room Custom Wine Room Custom at Work Custom Commercial Bars and Wine Rooms Custom Commercial Furniture Custom Conference Tables Custom Liturgical Furniture Custom Office Desks Custom Retail Display Custom Architectural Glass Installations Custom for You Custom Accessories Custom Cars and Automotive Custom Hobby and Recreation Custom Jewelry Custom for Kids Custom Music and Entertainment Custom to Remember Custom to Wear Custom Wedding and Bridal Custom Pet Accessories Custom Outdoors Custom Garden Décor

  • ‘Little Shaver’ – product review

    Updated: 2011-12-28 16:26:22
    Annually, my family selects names for gift exchange as well as a list of items as suggestion for gift ideas.  And this year this tool was on the top of my list.  Originally produced in the early 1900′s, it looked like a cool tool and is available from Lee Valley. I don’t use any of [...]

  • Don Williams Replicates the Gragg Chair

    Updated: 2011-12-27 20:41:24
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  • Be Careful What You Wish For…

    Updated: 2011-12-27 19:35:47
    . Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store Be Careful What You Wish For December 27th , 2011 by Rob Johnstone Leave a Comment Last summer and fall I found myself orchestrating the filming of a series of DVDs . I consider the resulting videos to be truly significant in terms of teaching woodworking in a manner that is unsurpassed they are comprehensive , cohesive , consistent and entertaining . In addition , they have supporting content on the internet , all of which blends together to create an interactive product that has been unavailable until now . I also nearly had a nervous breakdown . How did this happen , you ask It’s a bit of a long story Nearly a dozen years ago I was in my office reading a book called The Accurate

  • Precut – Modern Japanese Timber Construction

    Updated: 2011-12-26 20:40:43
    Last week, author and craftsman, Jay van Arsdale, founder of Daiku Dojo, a Japanese Woodworking group and one of our WIA 2011 instructors, sent me this link to a video on some of the technology that is being employed in Japan to combat the diminishing work force of skilled carpenters and the desire to eliminate [...]

  • Portuguese Table Cousins

    Updated: 2011-12-26 20:15:39
    In our October issue #192 of this year, I showed you how to make a little table that my father-in-law had given me from Portugal. It was a nice project because it was easy to make a production run of this useful table out of scraps from the shop. Last week, Tom Moss, one of [...]

  • New Closed-throat Routers from Lie-Nielsen

    Updated: 2011-12-25 18:49:58
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  • New Festool ZOBO Forstner-style Drill Bits

    Updated: 2011-12-23 18:10:55
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  • Christmas Wood and the “Poor Man’s Ebony”

    Updated: 2011-12-23 15:00:33
    Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store Christmas Wood and the Poor Man’s Ebony” December 23rd , 2011 by Tim Knight 2 Comments The title of this blog post may be a little confusing , but it is not meant to be . Well , maybe it is but we’ll clear things up in a minute . American holly Illex opaca is native only to the United States but , since it closely resembled English holly to the Pilgrims , it quickly became the Americans’ symbol of Christmas . It was , and still is , found along the coast of Massachusetts and all the way down through the southeast to East Texas . It grows in the same geographic areas as the Southern yellow pines , but since it can’t tolerate fire , it is rarely found in those pine forests that are

  • Chisels and Gouges

    Updated: 2011-12-22 16:41:39
     ‘Some folks carve their reputations, others just chisel and gouge.’   Chisels and gouges are two very important tools groups the first of which is a very common woodworking tool. A chisel as a flat blade to cut flat straight work and a gouge has a curved blade to cut curved and other shapes. Chisels [...]

  • Wishing You a Sawesome Christmas

    Updated: 2011-12-22 00:48:47
    A couple days ago I received what might best be described as an audio Christmas card. It was from Richard Wedler, an old friend, woodworker and the man behind the fantastic Micro-Fence line of router accessories. He's a multi-talented guy with a great wit. Among his many talents, Richard is an accomplished musician. He plays [...]

  • MicroFence’s Rich Wedler and Friends “Sawing” Holiday Tunes

    Updated: 2011-12-21 16:55:00
    Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store MicroFence’s Rich Wedler and Friends Sawing” Holiday Tunes December 21st , 2011 by Chris Marshall Leave a Comment With the holidays in full swing , and workshops in at least some parts of the country now covered in snow , it’s high time to crank up those old familiar Christmas standbys . As you are working your way through your last-minute gift projects and maybe burning some midnight oil in the process here are a couple of holiday tunes we recently ran across on Micro Fence’s website to help keeps spirits bright click here Rich Wedler , company founder , is not only a brilliant inventor of precision aftermarket router accessories , but he’s also an accomplished musician . We sure didn’t

  • Season of Giving

    Updated: 2011-12-20 15:29:10
    If you haven't noticed the Sweepstakes tab on our search bar, now is the time to click on it and sign up for both of the Giveaways that we have going. One is a Workshop Makeover from JET Tools and Bessey Tools valued at $6,000, and the other is from Festool, giving you a chance [...]

  • Road Trip Detour

    Updated: 2011-12-20 15:15:51
    If you have occasion to travel on I-80 through Pennsylvania or you are in the vicinity of Muncy, Pa., then I highly recommend stopping at the Grizzly showroom. The facility is 430,000 sq. feet of metal and woodworking tools, sculpture, a stuffed grizzly bear and other grizzly bear statues, and a Koi pond. My wife [...]

  • Great Price on a Good Book

    Updated: 2011-12-20 13:32:08
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  • January/February 2012 Issue Preview

    Updated: 2011-12-19 15:40:18
    Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store January February 2012 Issue Preview December 19th , 2011 by Matt Becker 2 Comments Our new issue is on its way to subscribers and newsstands . everywhere If you don’t have your copy yet and you’d like to know what we’ve packed into the issue this time out , this video from Field Editor Chris Marshall and Editor in Chief Rob Johnstone will bring you up to . speed You can check out a digital version of the issue by  clicking here or you can  buy the issue through our online store Related : posts June 2011 Issue Preview A Quick Look at the New April Issue Closer Look at Our Full-featured Miter Saw Station Many Multi-Tool Options for Woodworking DIY This entry was posted on Monday , December

  • Woodturning a Hollow Form

    Updated: 2011-12-19 03:37:52
    I’ve created a 4 part video series of myself turning a hollow form using green Cherry wood.  The videos show the complete process starting with a rough chunk of green Cherry, roughing it out, finalizing the outside shape and hollowing the inside.  Click on each video below to view.

  • Chicken Foot from Southern Furniture

    Updated: 2011-12-18 22:34:01
    Over on the Chris Schwarz blog, some of the people commenting on his review of Furniture in the Southern Style mentioned one of the photos in the introduction, and the reference to it being a misrepresentation of a ball and claw foot. I thought it would be a good idea to post the photo in [...]

  • Nine Days & Nine Dovetailed Drawers to Go (plus Feet & Moulding)

    Updated: 2011-12-17 01:47:08
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  • Country Style Pantry

    Updated: 2011-12-14 20:13:02
    Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store Country Style Pantry December 14th , 2011 by Matt Becker 2 Comments The unique drawer joinery , two-tone wood and clever integration of the drawer pulls into the faces bring some clever touches to an already-impressive . piece This is a country style pantry that I built for our new home . Two-toned white oak with a dark brown dye stain for the main cabinets and clear gel varnish for the final top coat . There are 22 small item drawers 6 x6 x15 in the center and 4 larger drawers between the upper and lower outer cabinets . I used glass doors to add ever changing color to the kitchen and a flemish glass pattern to defuse the contents of the pantry portion of the cabinets . Clear glass was

  • Progress of Sun-thickened Raw Linseed Oil

    Updated: 2011-12-14 14:32:36
    I started this small batch of raw linseed oil in April and it has been exposed to sunlight every day since then.  I have done several experiments with raw linseed oil all of which are covered in Shellac, Linseed Oil, & Paint – Traditional 19th Century Woodwork Finishes. The oil started out much darker and [...]

  • New Job, New Cabinet Design

    Updated: 2011-12-12 23:56:27
    First, thank you for all the nice posts and letters I’ve received since my new job was announced last week. I’m excited to be joining the team here at Popular Woodworking Magazine. After eight years of building furniture and writing for various magazines, it’s nice to get back on the editorial side, especially at a [...]

  • Furnishing Louisiana, Creole and Acadian Furniture, 1735-1835

    Updated: 2011-12-12 19:08:32
    I just received this rather large publication by the Historic New Orleans Collection from John H. Lawrence, Director of Museum Programs.  The book is 9 3/8″ wide, 12 3/8″ long and 2″ thick while weighing in at 9 pounds, 538 pages and 1500 illustrations most in color. As it will take some time to get through [...]

  • Another Solid $10 (and Change) Saw

    Updated: 2011-12-11 23:39:29
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  • Unusual Characteristics of Wood

    Updated: 2011-12-10 20:08:49
    Certain woods have unusual characteristics that are not widely known.  These are characteristics that are beyond the normal everyday usage of the wood.  These also include unusual ways that trees grow as well as folklore, myth and legend associated with certain woods.  While this information is not necessary for woodworking, a craftsman should be fully [...]

  • Hardboard and Masonite: Uniform Wood Products

    Updated: 2011-12-09 07:00:05
    : Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store Hardboard and Masonite : Uniform Wood Products December 9th , 2011 by Tim Knight 2 Comments A couple of years ago , a question arose within the pages of Woodworker’s Journal concerning the origination of Masonite® . Masonite was the brand name of a product invented in 1924 by William H . Mason in Laurel , Mississippi . Mass production began in 1929, and it was produced in Mason’s hometown right up until the . 1990’s Still known at times as masonite , it is more commonly referred to as hardboard . It is made in as many as 28 plants in the United States and in many more throughout the world . It is most commonly made in flat sheets of 1 8” to 1 4 thick . Hardboard is much denser than the

  • The Great Roubo Workbench Ruse Revealed

    Updated: 2011-12-09 00:59:08
    As some of you have figured out by now and as I have revealed that this classic traditional French style workbench fit in a medium flat rate shipping box, is a one twelfth scale, 1 inch equals 1 foot model.  I have built a Nicholson bench of this style in the scale model cabinet shop, so [...]

  • The Saw Painters' Mother Ship

    Updated: 2011-12-08 19:45:48
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  • Embracing the Weed

    Updated: 2011-12-07 19:53:35
    Popular Woodworking Magazine Woodworking advice , woodworking plans , woodworking projects and woodworking blogs Home Plans Projects I Can Do That Shelving Storage Tables Chairs Shop Projects Jigs Outdoor Projects Other Projects SketchUp Models Techniques Basics Finishing Woodworking Hand Tools Joinery Tools Reviews Tool Reviews Woodworking Hand Tools Woodworking Power Tools Blogs Chris Schwarz's Blog Editors' Blog Arts Mysteries Blog SketchUp Videos All Videos Tricks of the Trade Videos Magazine Index Register Log In Why Register Subscribe Magazine Subscription Gift Subscription Renew Your Magazine Subscription Subscription Customer Service Gift Subscription Woodworking Gift Ideas Sweepstakes Free Newsletters Shop Our Store Free Woodworking Advice And a Free : Project Handplane Birdhouse

  • The World’s first War Photographer

    Updated: 2011-12-06 17:06:41
    The first photographist was an unknown itinerant American who shot a number of daguerreotypes of which 6 are in the collection of Yale University.  He was in Mexico during the Mexican War in 1846-47 and using the ‘new’ photographic process introduced from Europe by Samuel F. B. Morse, the inventor of the Morse Code. General [...]

  • Book Review Cabinet Construction by J.C.S. Brough

    Updated: 2011-12-05 14:58:06
    Cabinet Construction by J.C.S. Brough, 1920, 1930 Reprint by Toolemera Press Gary Roberts has brought another fine publication from the past to today’s market. While this book is later than my field of interest, I did find the book full of useful information for any woodworker.   One of the best parts was one section [...]

  • 1845 Forage Cap

    Updated: 2011-12-04 14:59:25
    While not necessarily a woodworking subject, I will wear this hat so it is related to woodworking, I also varnished and sanded the hat which is like furniture.  This hat is based on a Daguerreotype taken shortly after the Mexican War 1847, this volunteer wears the standard forage cap used by the United States military [...]

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