Knew Concepts Woodworker's Fretsaw

Ingeniously designed to be both light and strong as well as simple to adjust and use, this extremely popular new premium fretsaw makes it easier than ever to remove waste when cutting dovetails.

What makes it special?

Show Your Stuff!

This month we feature several pieces by Rod Scott of Hayden, ID, including this beautifully built child-sized Windsor rocking chair.

CLICK HERE to take a closer look at this Windsor rocker and more:

Show Us Your Wood Carving!

Linda Master brings a new level to the term 'detail oriented'. This month's carving column features her intricate work, including detailed pieces smaller than a penny!

And if you think that's small, you'll be amazed what Linda was able to carve on the top of a toothpick! CLICK HERE to check it out!

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Product Tours Available on our YouTube Channel!

Rikon Planer/Jointers -
10 inch & 12 inch

The Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate

The Festool RO90
Multi-purpose Sander

New Downloadable Project Plan:
Tumble Clown

Kevin McGuire, author of the popular book "The All-New Woodworking For Kids" provides a new project plan in each issue of Wood News.

The Tumble Clown is a vintage-inspired push toy perfect for toddlers and older kids alike!

Order your plan online by adding it to your shopping cart. After it has been processed by our staff, you will receive an email with a link to download your plan set in PDF form.

Check back next month for another great new downloadable plan from Kevin!

CLICK HERE to order your downloadable plan:

Charles Brock has singled out the specific tools he uses when building his chairs and listed them in one place for easy selection by woodworkers undertaking this challenging project. Check Out the Tools of the Trade:

Show Your Shop!
For this popular monthly column, we invite you to SEND US PHOTOS of your woodworking shop along with captions and a brief history and description of your woodworking. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if we show your shop in a future issue.

This month we are have Karl Bischoff's Seattle, Washington shop, primarily built to build a 30' wooden schooner.

CLICK HERE for a look inside:

It's the Journey, Not the Destination

This month, our Down to Earth Woodworker, Steven Johnson, contemplates the journey we call woodworking, whether it be the wrong turns that require us to fix a project we thought was finished, the dead ends that make us sit back and think about a design that still isn't quite right, or the unknown destinations we find ourselves headed towards at the start of many woodworking projects.

Read the DTEW column to learn why Steve thinks pulling weeds is sort of like hand planing a board!

A good workbench is the keystone of any woodworking shop. You'll be able to approach your next woodworking project like never before with our AFFORDABLE new European Workbench. Solidly constructed from beautiful European beechwood, this bench will help to inspire and enable quality woodworking.

Put one in your shop:

CLICK HERE to see a video product tour for this versatile workbench:

Ask the Staff

Question:   I have several layers of sprayed lacquer on a cabinet in my workshop. Keeping in mind that it may get a little wet from time to time because of its location, can I spray a polyurethane on top of that without a problem of adhesion and durability? I thought I read someplace that shellac and lacquer are a good foundation for almost anything else except penetrating oil.

Check out the answer HERE:

Ask the Staff -
Another Suggestion

A couple of months ago we had a question about how best to mount a heavy snap-on machinist's vise to a workbench . One of our readers, Bill Scheuerell, has come up with a great alternative and we wanted to share.

Check out his suggestion HERE:

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Watch for our NEXT new episode coming in early September!

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Book REVIEW:
Traditional Box Projects

By J. Norman Reid,
Delaplane, Virginia

Recently, Strother Purdy's fine book, Traditional Box Projects, arrived in my mailbox. As is my custom, I immediately flipped through its pages to see what would catch my eye. Several things did, which prompted me to read through the whole book in quick order. I liked what I read.

CLICK HERE to learn what caught the eye of our reviewer:

Woodworking in America 2012

Get face-to-face instruction from the world’s best woodworkers such as Roy Underhill, Curtis Buchanan, David Marks, Christopher Schwarz and more! Meet the staff of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Test-drive the newest products from top toolmakers inside the marketplace with over 45 exhibitors!

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Maurice Ungaro has four words to live by regarding power tools in his shop.

CLICK HERE to find out what they are:

Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel

Using Wood Glues

I get questions from time to time about which glue is best for assembling a new project and which is best for making repairs to wooden furniture. In woodworking, there are several types of glues that are commonly used and each of these have their own particular uses as well as overlapping properties.

Here are SIX tips for using wood glues:

WOOD SLICER Testimonial

I wanted to comment on your Wood Slicer bandsaw blades. Anyone wanting to re-saw lumber, contact Highland Woodworking. I ordered my second wood slicer while resawing Oak for my Grandchildrens' Jewelry Boxes. I've never seen anything like them! And, way to go Highland! It arrived at my home as fast as they cut! Great blade and fast service. I'm sure glad I found a great blade and a fantastic Company to Deal with. Thank you HIGHLAND!

— Bill Stoelk, Basin, Wyoming

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