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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-14✓ Read

  A Bench for Kids

  Build a small workbench with full-sized features for a budding woodworker. “The bench is probably the most important item in the workshop.” Those are Charles H. Hayward’s first words in... Source

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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-14✓ Read

  Temple Tool R-240 Ryoba Review

  Tool: R-240 Ryoba Shop Now Manufacturer: Temple Tool Co MSRP: $45 The R-240 Ryoba from Temple Tool Co. is a modern interpretation of one of Japan’s most versatile hand saws. Featuring a 240mm double

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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-13✓ Read

  Vacuum-hose Support

  I provide support for my vacuum hose and hold its business end exactly where I want it, as shown in the illustration at right. This setup makes arranging dust collection at challenging locations quick

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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-12✓ Read

  Woodshop BTUs

  There are plenty of ways to heat a woodworking shop these days. Push a button, flip a switch, wait for the hum. They work fine. But for my money—and my heart—nothing belongs in a woodshop quite like a

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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-09✓ Read

  The Splinter Report: October 9th

  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 looking at a sunken ship and Woodworking in America 2013.

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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-09✓ Read

  Lint Happens

  Evidently, even the washing machine isn’t the final stop on woodworking debris’ migratory journey. No, that’s the dryer lint trap, a woodworking household’s final-stage dust collector. There are plenty of ways... Source

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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-08✓ Read

  Work Begun

  When building furniture, some woodworkers keep a stockpile of lumber on hand and draw from their stacks as they begin a new project. Others buy enough lumber (with some extra) for each piece they are

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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-08✓ Read

  Plywood Tipper

  Hoisting heavy sheets of plywood and MDF onto my tablesaw is not my idea of workshop fun. That’s why I devised this pivoting rack— and began storing my sheet stock vertically. The rack’s frame fits

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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-07✓ Read

  Rehabilitating a Classic: Rescuing a Stanley No. 220 Block Plane (Part 1)

  Long before premium makers like Lie-Nielsen and Lee Valley entered the scene, Stanley essentially governed the block plane market. For decades, the standard was set by a classic triad of planes: the

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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-06✓ Read

  A Visitor’s Guide to Woodworking in America

  Woodworking in America 2026 (tickets still available!) is just a few days away, so we’ve put together a little visitor’s guide on where to eat and drink while you’re in town. Des Moines is home to

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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-06✓ Read

  Walrus Oil Logger’s Hand Salve and Bug Repellent Review

  Tool: Logger’s Hand Salve Shop Now and Logger’s Bug Repellent Shop Now Manufacturer: Walrus Oil MSRP: $10.99+ For years, I’ve relied on Walrus Oil for anything that comes into contact with food—cutting boards,... Source

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• PPopular Woodworking2026-10-05✓ Read

  Squirrel Surprise

  How do three carpenters feed an abandoned baby squirrel? Glass dropper in hand, huddled around a kitchen table in the historic district of downtown Alexandria, Va., we discovered the answer: with

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