Full Plans, New Bundles and Why Overseas Woodworking is Hard

Popular Woodworking Week in Review [Web Version »]( &p1=%40MGvtr4oSp1UJOM%2F2H6OOjJQ7JfU3gU3ec9kS%2BrwPujE%3D) [Popular Woodworking]( ) [Name]( ) The Complete Guide to Building the Blacker Mirror By: Tim Celeski In the June 2018 Issue of Popular Woodworking, I wrote an article on building the Blacker Entry Mirror. While I was writing it, a funny thing happened. I got a little carried away. For those that know me, they understand that “going all the way” or “jumping into the deep end” isn’t all that unusual for me. In fact, it’s pretty much the norm for anything I do. So, when it came to putting the article together on the Blacker Mirror, I naturally took it a few steps further. [Continue reading]( ) [Name]( ) BUNDLE: Handplane Essentials with Christopher Schwarz This new collection, Handplane Essentials with Christopher Schwarz, has everything you need to work with handplanes! You'll know how to: - Select the right size plane for your work - Sharpen and set it up so it does the job at hand - Use the plane so you make perfectly flat and gleaming panels (with the minimum amount of effort) - What to look for in an old handplane - How to break it down and clean it up - How to assess and address various problems - How to reassemble a plane beyond factory standards - And how to super-tune it for top performance - And more! Christopher Schwarz has been finding and rehabbing handplanes for more than a decade. In this collection, he shares his hard-learned knowledge to help you create a piece of working art for your own workbench. Follow Christopher's step-by-step approach, and you'll end up with a vintage (or new) tool that performs perfectly. Stock up on your summer reading list now and get free shipping from Shop Woodworking. It's the best time of year to get those woodworking books you want. [Shop now!]( ) [Name]( ) Why I Like to Use Shellac as Our Go-to Finish in My Box Making Class By: Yoav Liberman Shellac is a great finish. It dries fast and if used correctly, can build up a decent protective layer on wood very effectively. It is not resistant to water or alcoholic beverages as varnish or lacquer are, but it is very forgiving to apply. Perhaps more importantly — it keeps my students busy. This last point needs some clarification. [Continue reading]( ) [Name]( ) Folding Bookstand – Reader Build: Patrick Brennan It’s not every day that I get excited about a bookstand, but there was something uniquely enticing about Chris Schwarz’s folding bookstand build in the June 2018 issue of Popular Woodworking. In true campaign furniture style, the “transformer-like” bookstand is constructed cleverly with copper rivets that double as both the joinery and pivot points. When the issue came, I put aside my current project and started cutting out the pieces for two bookstands. [Continue reading]( ) [Name]( ) Woodworking Overseas is a Rocky Road By: Christopher Schwarz This week I’m headed to Germany to teach a couple classes at Dictum in Bavaria. I don’t teach much anymore, but I make a grand exception for Dictum for several reasons. The biggest reason? The woodworkers overseas are much more hardcore than those in North America. [Continue reading...]( ) &p1={EMAIL}&p2=80928873 &p1={EMAIL}&p2=80928873 &p1={EMAIL}&p2=80928873 [Popular Woodworking on Facebook]( ) [Popular Woodworking on Google+]( ) [Popular Woodworking on Pinterest]( ) [Popular Woodworking on Twitter]( ) [Popular Woodworking on YouTube]( ) This email was sent by: F+W, 10151 Carver Road, Suite 300, Blue Ash, OH, 45242 USA [Unsubscribe or Manage Subscriptions]( ) | [Web Version »]( &p1=%40MGvtr4oSp1UJOM%2F2H6OOjJQ7JfU3gU3ec9kS%2BrwPujE%3D) We respect your right to privacy. [View our policy.]( )