Popular Woodworking https://www.popularwoodworking.com Woodworking advice, plans, projects, videos, and blogs Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:37:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://media.popularwoodworking.com/app/uploads/2022/01/cropped-pw-short-32x32.jpg Popular Woodworking https://www.popularwoodworking.com 32 32 Post & Rung Standing Desk https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/post-rung-standing-desk/ https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/post-rung-standing-desk/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:23:28 +0000 https://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=666924 Two classic joints build a beautiful utility piece In 2020, when we settled into our fully working from home routine, one thing became clear: sitting all day, without the prompts...

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]]> https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/post-rung-standing-desk/feed/ 3 Sander Sharpening Platform https://www.popularwoodworking.com/tricks/tricks-of-the-trade-sander-sharpening-platform/ https://www.popularwoodworking.com/tricks/tricks-of-the-trade-sander-sharpening-platform/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:56 +0000 https://s26462.p831.sites.pressdns.com/?p=333011 I wanted to use my benchtop belt sander as a safe and accurate way to grind my hand tools. By adding a little extension table that is co-planar with the...

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]]> https://www.popularwoodworking.com/tricks/tricks-of-the-trade-sander-sharpening-platform/feed/ 1 Build A Bench Hook https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/bench-hook/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:20:20 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=50781 The single most important hand-tool appliance is 3 sticks of wood. Owning a backsaw without owning a bench hook is like riding a bicycle without handlebars. This simple hand-tool appliance...

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]]> The Bench Stool https://www.popularwoodworking.com/projects/the-bench-stool/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:19:06 +0000 https://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=697453 An introduction I would like to introduce the second stool design build. But before doing so, I want to remind you of the intentions of this project and how they...

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]]> The Forgotten Gems https://www.popularwoodworking.com/editors-blog/the-forgotten-gems/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:16:37 +0000 https://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=697590 Do you ever rediscover something you forgot you even owned? I had one of those moments recently. Every summer I tackle the annual garage cleanout. Somehow, despite doing it every...

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]]> Mass Appeal https://www.popularwoodworking.com/editors-blog/mass-appeal/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:22:44 +0000 https://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=697557 Once upon, mass timber construction was the norm. Using it today isn’t a return to the past, but a reminder that structure is more than something to be hidden. I’ve...

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]]> Online Extras October 2026 #291 https://www.popularwoodworking.com/online-extras/online-extras-october-2026-291/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:19:43 +0000 https://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=697586 Here are the online extras for the October 2026 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Interested in having the magazine delivered directly to your mailbox (physical or email) six times a...

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]]> ShopNotes Podcast Episode 280 — We Love a Good, Sick Burn https://www.popularwoodworking.com/editors-blog/shopnotes-podcast-episode-280-we-love-a-good-sick-burn/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:49:19 +0000 https://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=697575 In this episode, Phil and John catch up on what’s happening around the Woodsmith Shop. They discuss listener comments, woodworking tools, vintage auctions, hand tools, and what keeps woodworkers coming...

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]]> The Splinter Report: July 24th https://www.popularwoodworking.com/editors-blog/splinter-report-july-24th/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:38:25 +0000 https://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=697449 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 trying to figure out what counts as...

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]]> Sit Down, John! https://www.popularwoodworking.com/editors-blog/sit-down-john/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:19:31 +0000 https://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=697554 Theatre carpentry on the amateur and regional level takes a lot of shortcuts, but that doesn’t mean they don’t care. In the stage musical “1776” — which my wife and I...

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