Popular Woodworking Magazine

POPULAR WOODWORKING offers unique and reliable editorial content that is both accurate and comprehensive. Every issue of the magazine, along with the extensive material available on PopularWoodworking.com, features a variety of projects, technique articles, and tool reviews. The readers of Popular Woodworking are enthusiastic and committed woodworkers who depend on the magazine to enhance their skills and knowledge in woodworking. The magazine's skilled editors are not only experienced woodworkers but also bring their rich understanding of the craft to the content. This expertise adds significant value to both the magazine and the website, allowing readers to go beyond basic instructions typically found in other woodworking publications. As a result, Popular Woodworking has established itself as one of the most trusted sources for woodworking information today.

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Buchanan-Smith’s Axe Handbook

1 week ago | popularwoodworking.com | Andrew Zoellner

Book: Buchanan-Smith’s Axe Handbook Authors: Peter Buchanan-Smith, Nick Zdon, Michael Getz, Ross McCammonPublisher: Abrams BooksI’m a sucker for tools and good design, so Buchanan-Smith’s Axe Handbook was immediately added to my shopping cart when I found out about it. Simply put, it’s a book about axes, written by a person who helped reignite interest in the tool as a symbol of both survival and hipster status.
Blue Spruce Router Plane Review

1 week ago | popularwoodworking.com | Logan Wittmer

https://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/popwood_logos-01.pngPopular Woodworkinghttps://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/newtools-3.jpg200px200px Tool: Router Plane Manufacturer: Blue Spruce ToolworksMSRP: $269.99One of the benefits of being in my position, is that I sometimes get to see tools that are in the works before they get released to the public.
KBS DiamondFinish Clear Review

2 weeks ago | popularwoodworking.com | Logan Wittmer

https://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/popwood_logos-01.pngPopular Woodworkinghttps://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/kbsnewtools-copy-2.jpg200px200px Tool: DiamondFinish Clear Manufacturer: KBS CoatingsMSRP: $28+It’s not often that a new type of finish is brought to the woodworking market. Recently, KBS Coatings, a company specializing in industrial coatings, started to make a push to bring their Diamond Clear finish to the home hobby woodworking market.
Setting Up Your Band Saw for Resawing

2 weeks ago | popularwoodworking.com | Logan Wittmer

Set your bandsaw up for accurate resawing by following these simple setup tips. A bandsaw is a versatile tool. In fact, I know many woodworkers that use a bandsaw as their primary saw in their shop. It can cut curves, joinery, rip parts to width. It’s my belief however, that the bandsaw’s most valuable and unique skill set is one of it’s least used—and that’s resawing. Resawing—splitting material into several thinner pieces, may be done for several reasons.
The Splinter Report: April 4th

3 weeks ago | popularwoodworking.com | Collin Knoff

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re checking out some new tool announcements, the latest giveaway from Festool, and a unique material choice I spotted in the wild. Infinity Tools releases 0″ to 2″ Pocket Marking Rule: It’s certainly a niche product, but for the hyper-accurate among us, it’s a great little rule.
Jet Black Series Jointer Review

3 weeks ago | popularwoodworking.com | Logan Wittmer

https://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/popwood_logos-01.pngPopular Woodworkinghttps://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/jet-copy.jpg200px200px Tool: Black 8″ Helical-Head Jointer JWJ-8HH-BLK Manufacturer: JetMSRP: $2499.99The company JPW (Jet, Powermatic, Wilton) has a long, rich history of offering quality, well-built power tools. (Note the side of my vintage Powermatic Planer in the photo above—circa early 1980’s, still running like the day it was new).
Arts & Crafts Bridal Chest

3 weeks ago | popularwoodworking.com | Robert Lang

Contrasting woods highlight the elegant lines of this Gustav Stickley-designed classic. In days gone by, a chest similar to this would contain a bride’s dowry. The form goes back to Gothic times, but this is an adaptation of a Gustav Stickley piece from 1901. Admiring the lines of this piece, I was curious to see how the design would look with contrasting materials, not the usual Craftsman dark oak.
Bespoke Toolmaker: Ironbark Toolworks

4 weeks ago | popularwoodworking.com | Logan Wittmer

Devon Campbell is designing and building world-class tools from his shop in Queensland. Sometimes, the universe has a way of connecting the dots, whether you’re looking for it to or not. Back before the last Handworks Tool Show in the Amana Colonies, I was browsing some of the Facebook groups, seeing who was attending. Someone, and I apologize—I can’t recall who, mentioned that there was a last minute addition to the show, a company called Ironbark Toolworks.
Kumiko Wall Shelf

1 month ago | popularwoodworking.com | Logan Wittmer

This wall shelf is an elegant, simple way to showcase a special piece of woodworking —an Asa-no-ha Kumiko panel. Project #2218 • Skill Level: Intermediate • Time: 2 Days • Cost: $75Inspiration can come from any number of places. Often, I find (furniture) pieces in antique stores, flea markets, and garage sales. I don’t buy them usually—I have too many hobbies the way it is. What I do instead is take photos of them.
Milwaukee 7-1/4″ Circular Saw Review

1 month ago | popularwoodworking.com | Collin Knoff

https://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/popwood_logos-01.pngPopular Woodworkinghttps://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dsc08292.jpg200px200px Tool:M18 FUEL 7-1/4″ Circular Saw 2834-21HD Manufacturer: Milwaukee MSRP: $449 (tool, 12ah battery and charger, framing blade, and bag) (Also available as 2834-20 bare tool) Don’t feel alarmed if you’re feeling a bit of deja vu; back in October I reviewed the new Milwaukee FUEL 6-1/2″ circular saw, and now that I have...