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This past April, we had to good fortune of visiting with the folks at Popular Woodworking in Cincinnati, OH. We got a bunch of footage at the Pop. WW’ing headquarters (including a quick interview with Glen Huey) as well as a tour of Chris Schwarz’s home. We capped the day off with an ...
Chris Schwarz is the former editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine and one of the geniuses behind Woodworking in America. He is considered by most to be the authority on Workbenches and is responsible for the popularization of the Roubo design. His latest book, The Anarchists Toolchest is taking th...
Many of you may already know Chris Schwarz. He is an editor for Popular Woodworking Magazine and a self-confessed hand-tool and workbench enthusiast. His most recent work is a book called Workbenches, truly a modest title for what is contained within those 144 pages. Perhaps it was just great tim...
the darker side to woodworking for television will all be revealed. OK, so none of that is really true but it sure sounds good. We do, however, talk with David about his woodworking school, the Woodworks TV show, his humble beginnings, his inspiration, and even Victoria’s role in his career....
8217;ve found, though, that the usually recommended procedure of extending the kerf behind the blade and gluing in a wooden tongue is hard to pull off without introducing minuscule errors. And the slightest error will result in a device that snags the workpiece. This method solves those problems. Ra...
I was recently interviewed by Ken Ken Tangen over at WhatsItLike.info. If you have ever wanted some more in-depth information about The Wood Whisperer as a business, as well as me on a personal level, you’re gonna dig this interview. Check it out! ...
This is a guest article from my friend, Chris Valenti. Chris is a local craftsman who does some incredible work in both wood and metal. We thought it would be great to hear Chris’s thoughts on making environmentally friendly choices for a safer work environment as well as using safer material...
Nicole is on a business trip this week and that can only mean one thing: I’m watching woodworking DVD’s every night! haha! Well last night I fell asleep watching one of my favorites: “Coarse, Medium, Fine” by “The Schwarz”. Prior to dozing off, the weirdest t...
Extended interview with Asa Christiana, Editor of Fine Woodworking Magazine....
interview took place in March of 2009 at the William Ng School. I took Darrell’s Aurora End Table class and he was kind enough to sit and chat with me about all kinds of things: influences, design theories, copying other works, and Greene & Greene. Darrell also gives a few tips to help...
Many of you might already be familiar with Kaleo. He runs KaleosWorkshop.com and does the This Week in Wood Podcast. He is also recent graduate of the Australian School of Fine Furniture. And now that he’s back in the states he’s gearing up to start his own woodworking business. I wa...
nd forms, you’ll see that the prevalence of whole number ratios is undeniable. He had many examples to support his position. Good stuff! Chris Schwarz: Chris did a number of sessions throughout the conference but I could only make it to two of them. The first was on one of my favorite hand ...