• Tile-Topped Coffee Table

    Updated: 2012-01-31 14:53:53
    Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store Tile-Topped Coffee Table January 31st , 2012 by Matt Becker Leave a Comment This reader-submitted coffee table features hand-made joinery and a clever use of tile for the . tabletop I wanted to share this project that I’m so proud of : a custom built coffee table with marble stone tiles on . top To use stone tiles for the top of a table is a great way to give furniture a more luxurious feel without spending a lot of money . Me and my husband built this table from scratch without using any nails or screws , but instead doing a lot of chiseling and some gluing . We chose hemlock wood and stained it in red . mahogany For the top , we used 12 x 12 inch white carrera marble tiles , which we

  • Follow Up on the Pine Wood Derby Cars

    Updated: 2012-01-31 11:34:14
    A couple of weeks ago I posted an article about the unexpected pleasure I found when I allowed my two grandsons into my shop to build their Pine Wood Derby cars for the Cub Scouts.  Well the races were held last week, and I felt I should give you the results of the race. While [...] Related posts: An Unexpected Woodworking Pleasure

  • What’s Your Favorite Quote or Maxim?

    Updated: 2012-01-31 02:40:11
    Everyone has a favorite phrase or quote. For some, it’s a jewel from a poem or a piece from Shakespeare. For others, their favorite finds its unique expression in Latin or Greek. Everyone has one ~ What’s yours? Our client chose to have a Custom Carved Wall Art with her chosen motto - Ad Majorem [...]

  • Spacing Dovetails with Dividers – a Little History

    Updated: 2012-01-30 22:24:15
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  • Campaign Pulls from Londonderry Brasses

    Updated: 2012-01-30 20:43:29
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  • The History Behind Reclaimed Wood

    Updated: 2012-01-30 04:49:36
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  • A New Bookmark: Hardware City Tools for Totes

    Updated: 2012-01-29 15:29:12
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  • The Moxon Vise

    Updated: 2012-01-28 21:13:31
    This post is inspired by a recent completion of a tool I made a while back, see here.  I needed to add a cleat and after finding some of the yellow poplar that I used to build the tenon clamp, I cut a 6″ long piece.  In the side of the clamp I cut a [...]

  • Feng Shui and TV … in the Bedroom?

    Updated: 2012-01-28 04:38:49
    Take a look at this beautiful, custom master bed by Pagomo Designs.  Attractive and soothing curved shelves and drawers are built into a firm yet inviting headboard.  The footboard contains a lift for a flat screen TV.  The bed is … Continue reading →

  • Modern Master Reproduces a Period Master

    Updated: 2012-01-28 03:31:41
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  • Starting Block for the Router Table

    Updated: 2012-01-27 18:02:05
    Router bits that are guided by ball bearings make it possible to add a profile to a curved edge. If the entire piece is curved, it makes sense to do this shaping on the router table. The tricky part is getting the cut started. When you push the uncut edge into the spinning cutter, it [...]

  • Shop-made Leather Drawer Pulls

    Updated: 2012-01-26 22:24:53
    A couple months back I stumbled onto a bundle of harness leather scraps at a flea market and snapped it up. I was working on a new six-drawer sideboard and it gave me a chance to try out an idea that I had years ago for a shop-made drawer pull. I figured making the pulls [...]

  • Cutting Wooden Threads

    Updated: 2012-01-26 17:12:00
    Spiral threads have been cut in wood for centuries.  I discussed making thread by hand earlier.  During the nineteenth century the tools had been perfected but still retained their original design.  There are two components to threading; there is the screw and the nut.  The screw has external threads and is referred to as the [...]

  • The Case for Hidden Joinery

    Updated: 2012-01-26 16:52:45
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  • 'End Grain' Contest – Win a Fabulous Prize (Plus Payment!)

    Updated: 2012-01-25 21:18:50
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  • Why You Should Visit Midwest Woodworking Co.

    Updated: 2012-01-25 03:01:34
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  • International Shipping of Books

    Updated: 2012-01-24 15:59:17
    I had to add an additional $10.00 to cover the cost of international shipping.  I have received several orders and the rate I have posted is for domestic shipping.  Instead of adding an additional button to each order, I have just added this new button. So if you are placing an order and you live [...]

  • Flattening Really Wide Boards

    Updated: 2012-01-22 16:49:39
    Years ago I came to possess a really large walnut log and had it sawn to my specifications on a band mill. I then air dried it and have stowed most of it ever since. Many of the plain-sliced slabs yielded widths of between 20" and 33". Yes, I consider myself a lucky man. I've [...]

  • Hardware Review: Ansaldi & Sons Campaign Hardware

    Updated: 2012-01-22 00:55:07
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  • A Little More on the Fork

    Updated: 2012-01-21 15:12:07
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  • Things Woodworkers Don't Say

    Updated: 2012-01-21 03:05:28
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  • Woodworking in America 2012: Two Conferences!

    Updated: 2012-01-19 22:22:54
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  • Back in Business

    Updated: 2012-01-19 21:17:49
    My blog and website have been off line for a couple of days due to changing host server.  I can now get back to work. Stephen

  • Stealing Away to the Shop

    Updated: 2012-01-19 15:30:35
    Wrapping up the last details on a piece I've been building for the April issue, I had a nice surprise last weekend: Stealing away a few minutes while my kids took a nap (or a least pretended to), I headed out to the shop, grabbed an old carving knife and started experimenting with a piece [...]

  • The Sad State of Workbenches (Part 2): What’s Wrong Nowadays

    Updated: 2012-01-19 07:00:22
    Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store The Sad State of Workbenches Part 2 What’s Wrong Nowadays January 19th , 2012 by Ernie Conover 2 Comments Modern benches generally have spindle vises with two metal guide spindles and a metal screw between them . They are usually less than 2” below the benchtop . To grip anything more than this distance , it has to be to one side of a spindle , usually the right side . The front jaw of the vise cocks when tightened , ruining the corner of the work and giving a indeterminate hold . This is not . progress poor hold of modern spindle vise We live in the era of the Texas bench , with high” being in vogue . Sadly , this is a perceived need by the public and does nothing for functionality if

  • What's Wrong With This Picture?

    Updated: 2012-01-18 16:31:26
    Internet woodworking forums are great places. You can observe or enter into a debate about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, and you can follow that on a tangent about what's the best type of pin for the angels to dance on, and someone will likely come along to sell [...]

  • The Black Knife

    Updated: 2012-01-18 13:19:19
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  • A Family Resemblance

    Updated: 2012-01-17 02:03:18
    I'm delighted to report that our new editor, Matthew Teague, will fit in just fine to the Popular Woodworking Magazine family. It turns out, he already shares a PWM family trait – one I'd argue that rubbed off on all of us from Glen Huey (our former senior editor and now a contributing editor) – [...]

  • Airplane Bed

    Updated: 2012-01-16 22:39:32
    Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store Airplane Bed January 16th , 2012 by Matt Becker One Comment This reader’s project incorporates some clever interactive” functionality and plenty of . storage A family I work with has a son who is crazy about airplanes . The mother sent me a picture of an airplane bed , and I knew I could do better . Attached are the sketchup design , a few pictures of the work in progress and the finished bed with Paulito included . I was disappointed that they added the box springs , as I had designed it for a single bunk mattress only , but I was told when Paulito goes to bed , he feels he is really . flying It is made from hard maple , padauk , and Peruvian walnut . There is a little maple plywood and

  • Preparing for the 18th Century

    Updated: 2012-01-12 17:35:01
    One hundred years before my general interest in woodworking technology [being the 19th century see Shepherds' Compleat Early Nineteenth Century Woodworker], I do have some understanding of the earlier tools, materials, and techniques of the 1700′s. I have a couple of projects ahead that requires 18th century material.  So in order to prepare for this [...]

  • Dovetails: The Strong, Silent & Shy Type

    Updated: 2012-01-12 15:08:13
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  • Circle Sanding Jig

    Updated: 2012-01-11 21:16:37
    In the February 2012 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine, I use a simple jig to quickly and accurately make perfect circles. There are a couple of steps before using the jig. The circles are first marked with a compass and cut on the band saw, just outside the lines. The circles need to be marked [...]

  • The Sad State of Workbenches (Part 1): What Used to Be Right

    Updated: 2012-01-06 20:43:55
    Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store The Sad State of Workbenches Part 1 What Used to Be Right January 6th , 2012 by Ernie Conover 2 Comments Serious woodworking started at least in Egyptian times : it is amongst the oldest of crafts . By the 18 th century , the workbench was pretty well thought-out , but came to absolute perfection after 1850. The second half of the 20 th Century has seen a gradual decline of the workbench . I place the blame for this on well-meaning engineers who may be bright young graduates of prestigious schools , but sadly deficient in any real understanding of woodworking . These meddlers have tweaked workbench design in the name of streamlining” manufacture , adding usability” to the product or

  • Gifts from the Woodworker’s Journal Staff

    Updated: 2012-01-04 07:00:14
    Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store Gifts from the Woodworker’s Journal Staff January 4th , 2012 by Matt Becker 2 Comments Woodworker’s Journal staff members turn to a certain favorite hobby when the holidays come around . Now that we won’t be spoiling any surprises , here are some of our projects given as gifts this . year Almost two years ago , our family was fortunate enough to take a trip to Africa and we purchased an original watercolor painting from our guide to remember our time in the Masai Mara National Reserve . My wife has wanted it framed ever since , and now it is . Her Christmas gift is made of cherry back-banded with walnut . I used half-lap miter joints to bring the frame members together and added a beaded

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