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In this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, Logan, and John talk woodworking tools, hand-tool sharpening, current shop projects, and what's happening behind the scenes at Woodsmith and Popular Woodworking. The crew digs into sharpening systems, compares traditional hand planes with new titanium planes, and answers listener questions about woodworking tools and techniques. They also share updates on current woodworking projects, including Phil's pine writing desk, Logan's table saw outfeed table, and a new shop storage project for Woodsmith Magazine. Plus, Phil and Logan prepare for their upcoming woodworking tour of Sweden and Denmark and preview the demonstrations, makers, and woodworking techniques they're looking forward to at Woodworking in America. If you enjoy woodworking podcasts covering hand tools, power tools, woodworking projects, shop talk, and the people and ideas shaping the craft, this episode has plenty to dig into. To find out more about the topics discussed on the podcast, check out our show notes page: https://www.woodsmith.com/podcast/ #Woodworking #WoodworkingPodcast #HandTools #Woodsmith #ShopNotesPodcast

Original Air Date: 8/29/26 Episode Number: 474Episode SummaryDan opens with a vacation story about swimmer's itch, a chatty store clerk, and a deeply awkward attempt to warn strangers on a dock -- with one actually useful tip at the end. Then the main event: Hoosier cabinets. Dan covers what they are, why they were brilliant, how they spread into one in ten American kitchens in the early 1900s, where the name came from, why they eventually disappeared, and why people are hunting them down again today. The episode closes with four design principles pulled straight out of the Hoosier cabinet that apply to any storage or organization project in your home.Timestamps[00:00] -- Back From Vacation[00:41] -- Swimmer's Itch Explained[02:36] -- Itch Attack at the Store[05:16] -- Awkward Dock Warning[12:20] -- Vaseline Hack and Aftermath[13:24] -- Hoosier Cabinets Teaser[14:01] -- Hoosier Cabinet Features[16:25] -- Why They Became Popular[17:37] -- Why Hoosiers Worked[19:11] -- Sponsor Break[19:27] -- Cabinet Layout Tour[21:37] -- Ingenious Built-In Features[25:11] -- Where the Name Came From[27:24] -- Why They Disappeared[28:42] -- Modern Resurgence[30:53] -- Design Principles for Any Space[31:41] -- Four Rules in Practice[39:21] -- Final Takeaways and Sign OffSwimmer's Itch and the Dock Incident [00:41]Swimmer's itch is an itchy skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to microscopic parasites in the water. On most years at Burt Lake -- about 20 minutes south of Mackinaw City, where the Hansen family vacations -- it amounts to maybe 10 or 15 small dots on the legs after a week of swimming. Manageable. Scrubbing off with a towel and showering after swimming keeps it in check. Spraying legs with waterproof sunscreen before going in also seems to help.This year, Dan skipped the sunscreen and ended up with the worst case he's ever had. His legs felt like they were on fire -- not pain, just relentless itching -- and he drove to the nearest store and bought $60 worth of anti-itch creams, sprays, calamine lotion, witch hazel, and Epsom salts. The store clerk was a very enthusiastic talker who wanted to discuss each item, share the story of his childhood poison ivy, and price-check several things by shouting across the store. It was a long checkout.After a couple of hours of applying everything he bought, the itching started to calm down. By that evening he was mostly fine.The Vaseline tip. Coating your legs with Vaseline before swimming creates a barrier that makes it harder for the parasites to reach your skin. It feels strange but not as strange as you'd expect. Dan used it for the rest of the trip and nobody in his family got swimmer's itch after that. He tried to share this tip with two new families he saw swimming in the shallowest part of the lake the next day. The attempt to warn them on a narrow dock involved an unexplained leg-lift, the phrase "I have a message for you," and a display of the spots on his leg that left both men frozen and blinking for an extended period. The warning eventually got through. Dan walked back to the cabin. The Vaseline tip is real. The social execution was not.What Is a Hoosier Cabinet? [14:01]Hoosier cabinets are freestanding kitchen storage units that were made primarily in Indiana from the late 1800s through the 1930s. They are, by most measures, one of the most cleverly designed pieces of kitchen furniture ever made -- and most people today have never heard of them.The basic structure: about four feet wide and six feet tall. Lower cabinets on casters, a work surface in the middle, and shallower upper cabinets above. That much sounds simple. The details are what make them worth talking about.The pull-out counter. The work surface can slide out toward you, adding six to eight inches of workspace when you need it. When you're done, you push it back. But here's what makes it genuinely clever: the drawers directly underneath the counter travel with it. When you pull the counter out, those drawers come with it, so everything you need is still within reach -- not stranded behind where you're standing.The flour bin. Behind one of the upper cabinet doors, many Hoosier cabinets had a large built-in flour storage bin with a sifter and dispenser at the bottom. You slide your bowl underneath, turn a crank, and sifted flour drops right into the bowl. No hauling out a bag, no digging around with a scoop. A separate sugar bin often worked the same way on the other side.The doors. Not an inch of space goes unused. The backs of the cabinet doors are fully utilized -- spice racks, cookbook holders, pie tin racks, hooks, and in some models, baking charts printed directly onto the door interior showing measurements and oven times.The lower cabinet. When you open the lower doors, many models have a shelf that slides or rolls out automatically -- not something you have to dig around in the back of with a flashlight. Pan storage made accessible.The roll-top section. Above the pull-out counter, between the counter surface and the upper cabinets, many models had a small roll-top section that kept counter-level items behind a slatted door when not in use. Counter-level storage, completely hidden when you don't want to look at it.The countertop surface itself was typically porcelain enamel or zinc -- durable, easy to clean, built for heavy daily use.All of that packed into four feet of wall space, on wheels.Why Hoosier Cabinets Caught On [16:25]Here's the context most people don't know: for most of American history, kitchens were nearly empty rooms. Not the way we think of a kitchen today. You had a work table, a sink, maybe a few open shelves. Built-in cabinetry existed but required hiring a skilled carpenter to build directly into the house, and most people couldn't afford it. Built-in cabinets didn't become a standard feature in American kitchens until the late 1920s.That meant the flour was in the pantry. The sugar was in the pantry. The bowls were on a shelf across the room. Every time you baked, you walked to the pantry for flour, back to the table, across the room for a bowl, back to the pantry because you forgot the baking powder. Over and over.Hoosier cabinets were marketed as saving you 1,000 steps. Pull up a chair and don't get up again. Everything you needed for daily baking -- flour, sugar, spices, rolling pins, cutting boards, bread knives, bowls -- was concentrated in one workstation, with a surface to work on included. The number 1,000 may have been marketing, but the concept was real. These cabinets genuinely changed how work happened in a kitchen.About 130 companies eventually made versions of them, most based in Indiana, and at their peak one in ten American kitchens had one.Where the Name Came From [25:11]The origin of the Hoosier cabinet is harder to pin down than you'd expect. Kitchen cabinet patents go back to around 1885, and what seems to have happened is that multiple Indiana furniture companies landed on the same basic idea around the same time. According to the museum in Nappanee, Indiana -- which has one of the best collections of these cabinets in the country -- no one person and no one company gets the credit for inventing them.The name most likely came from one of two sources. The Hoosier Manufacturing Company of New Castle, Indiana was the largest producer and the loudest advertiser. Their brand may have become the generic name for the whole category, the same way Kleenex became the word for any facial tissue. The other argument is simpler: most of these cabinets were made in Indiana, home of the Hoosiers, so they became Hoosier cabinets by geography. Either way, the name stuck and became the universal term for the whole category.Why Hoosier Cabinets Disappeared [27:24]Built-in cabinets. By the late 1920s, houses were being built with real cabinetry integrated into the walls, continuous countertops, proper storage from floor to ceiling. A four-foot freestanding cabinet couldn't compete with a whole wall of built-ins.The fact that Hoosier cabinets sat on legs also became a problem. Dust, grease, and crumbs collected in the space underneath, and that gap was harder to clean than a sealed cabinet base that met the floor. Built-ins were simply easier to maintain.Manufacturers tried to fight the decline with prettier patterns and brighter colors. One company offered a Mediterranean-styled version. None of it worked. By 1935, the Hoosier cabinet was considered old-fashioned. The Hoosier Manufacturing Company was sold and eventually liquidated in 1942.The Modern Resurgence [28:42]Hoosier cabinets are showing up again. People are finding them at antique stores and estate sales, and the market for them is real.A rough-condition oak cabinet in need of work can sometimes be found for a few hundred dollars. Fully restored examples -- cleaned up, refinished, hardware sorted out -- start around $1,100 and average closer to $1,800. If you want to build your own, plans are available online, including from Popular Woodworking and similar sources.Dan recommends searching for Hoosier cabinet videos as a starting point. There's a 12-minute walkthrough in the show notes at repcolite.com from a woman who just remodeled her entire kitchen and says her Hoosier cabinet is still the single best-functioning area in it.Four Design Principles From the Hoosier Cabinet [31:41]These apply to any storage or organization project in...

The ShopNotes Podcast celebrates its 250th episode! Phil, Logan, and John mark the milestone with listener questions, shop talk, and a few favorite memories. The crew dives into how woodworking tools are evolving—balancing simplicity with high-tech innovation—then veers off into everything from garage shops to cutting firewood. It's a mix of laughs, insight, and a little nostalgia from the team at Woodsmith and Popular Woodworking. Find out more details on our show notes page at www.woodsmith.com/podcast

On this episode, we're thrilled to welcome back, friend of the show, Jeff Wyatt. Jeff is an outstanding chairmaker and instructor, and he recently released a new Popular Woodworking video on Windsor chairmaking. Jeff (aka @copperjohn_woodworks) works out of his shop in Tennessee, and teaches at schools nationwide. It is fun and informative conversation with one of the great ones in our community.Jeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff WyattOther Episode LinksElia BizzarriMullet Boom ArmEngles Coach ShopSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderMWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaMark Hicksjointeffort.netJointeffort.net/mwa@markbuildsit on InstagramOn Youtube under Plate 11 / Joint EffortBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on Instagram

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, Logan, and John talk about plywood and plywood projects, finishing troubles and an update on the Woodworking in America conference we have coming up. Special thanks to our show sponsor Grizzly Industrial, purveyor of fine woodworking machinery since 1983. Buy direct and save at www.Grizzly.com. This is podcast is made possible by our subscribers to Woodsmith, Popular Woodworking, and ShopNotes Magazines. To receive tips, plans, projects, and techniques both in print, and in video. It's all at www.woodsmith.com, www.shopnotes.com, and www.popularwoodworking.com.

Stephen Tracey talks with Joshua Klein about work and  flourishing, being faithful and loving in response to God.Joshua A. Klein is a ruling elder in Pilgrim OPC, Bangor ME. He is editor-in-chief of Mortise & Tenon Magazine. He has presented about historic craftsmanship at museums around the United States and has written articles for Fine Woodworking, Popular Woodworking, and American Period Furniture. Joshua is author of four books, including Joined: A Bench Guide to Furniture Joinery (Mortise & Tenon, 2020), and Worked: A Bench Guide to Hand-Tool Efficiency (Mortise & Tenon, 2022). He also serves as Associate Fellow in Mechanical Arts at Greystone Theological Institute. Joshua, his wife, and their three sons are currently restoring an 1821 cape on the coast of Maine.Further ReadingOn WorkLeland Ryken, Work and Leisure in Christian PerspectiveTimothy Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's WorkDaniel Doriani, Work: Its Purpose, Dignity, and TransformationOn TypologyG. K. Beale, Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old TestamentSidney Greidanus, Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Contemporary Hermeneutical MethodAlistair Roberts & Andrew Wilson, Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption through Scripture(Stephen Tracey also recommends Patrick Fairbairn, The Typology of Scripture ) On Flow in Thought and WorkMihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal ExperienceAnd maybe take up a craft...

On today's episode of ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, Logan, and John share updates on Popular Woodworking, Woodsmith Magazine, and now ShopNotes Magazine! Plus, join us for a discussion on woodworking tools and more! This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools, makers of Shaper Origin, the handheld CNC router that brings digital precision to the craft of woodworking. Tackle joinery, cabinetry, hardware installation and more with speed and precision. Try it risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Visit www.Shapertools.com to learn more.

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Logan and Phil, are enjoying coffee weather while talking about the latest in the Woodsmith and Popular Woodworking world. This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools, makers of Shaper Origin, the handheld CNC router that brings digital precision to the craft of woodworking. Tackle joinery, cabinetry, hardware installation and more with speed and precision. Try it risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Visit www.Shapertools.com to learn more.

In this week's episode Patrick and Greg get to hang out with Noah Greifer from the Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences at Harvard University to delve into the fascinating world of propensity scores: what they are, how we obtain them, and how they can be thoughtfully used to strengthen our causal inferences. Along the way we also mention Popular Woodworking, fixing things on the back end, hiding your own Easter eggs, 18 hour warnings, easy undergrad majors, Meyers-Briggs career predictions, picking an ideal advisor, SASholes, demyelination, hearing asterisks, being an ANCOVist, the 11th Commandment, what keeps you up at night, answering the question you want to, and it's all BS. 

In this video we will discuss popular woodworking projects that sell in our area. We also want to see in the live chat what woodworking projects sell for you in your area. We will use the power of this community to share with each other and find the best selling projects. If you are in the woodworking business and want to make money woodworking, we hope this live stream will bring value to you. Live Edge woodworking show is live every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. central time here on YouTube. Disclaimer: Amazon and other affiliate links are used in this description and they help support this channel if you choose to use the links and make purchases. Live Edge Woodworking Show Episode 9.

Joshua A. Klein is editor-in-chief of Mortise & Tenon Magazine. He has been selected for the Early American Life Directory of Traditional American Crafts from 2015-2020 for his authentic approach to period furniture making, and has presented about historic craftsmanship at museums around the United States. He has written articles for Popular Woodworking and American Period Furniture, and is … Continue reading Joshua Klein

Welcome to episode 77! This week we have Katie Freeman, who is the owner of Freeman Furnishings as well as the host of the Maker Mom Podcast. Katie is an amazing creator with an incredible artistic eye who also just happens to be on the cover of the February issue of Popular Woodworking! Enjoy the conversation and don't forget to stay tuned for a major announcement regarding the Unwrap a Project Challenge! Katie's Links: Maker Mom Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/maker-mom-podcast/id1439078355 https://www.instagram.com/makermompodcast/ Katie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/freemanfurnishings/ Katie's Website https://freemanfurnishings.com/ ------------------------------------------------ Thanks for listening! Sponsor: The Creative Ward Gallery https://www.instagram.com/creativewardgallery/

In this episode, Phil and Logan are joined by shop craftsman Marc Hopkins and designer Dillon Baker. During the quarantine, they've still been hard at work in the Woodsmith magazine shop designing and building for both Woodsmith and Popular Woodworking. NOTE: sometimes the interest can be a cruel mistress. In this episode, Marc's audio didn't work as well as it should have. You have been warned.

In episode #104 David Lyell joins us to talk about Trends in woodworking and publishing your work.Help us grow on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CreatorsCollectiveHuge thank you to All of our Patrons! Especially Darren Mattes, Caleb Harris of YouCanMakeThisTooYou can listen to us on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud and many other placesYou can join us live Thursdays at 10 AM eastern on the Creators Collective Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_0AZEDUA-UWfoSxLil7gBgWhat’s new/ what are we working on?David: Outfeed table with CNC storage in my tiny shopZack: Diresta classWill: Cherry DresserJames: Carving a heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BToLKYtTSLYSharpening GOuges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLesbAFHghwAnd editing the table: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RulAvicwJCI3D printer???Q&A:Will: with the current world do you see modern trends that can be as prominent as old forms?Make Brooklyn​: Here's a David question .... With all the pop wood stuff, how much shop time do you get for yourself these days?Creators Photo ChallengeDue next time: Self included big pictureJoke of the weekThe Garage Woodworker yt: Dad: Son, what are those holes in the board for? Son: They are knotholes! Dad: then what are they?What’s new/what are we watching/reading?Will: Pop Wood: https://www.popularwoodworking.com/David: Mike Dunbar - Windsor chair building http://www.thewindsorinstitute.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvZ36VGhBlHqkETSnajNhMw/videosJames: ThePianoGuys: A Million Dreams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeQnXe6DLtM&list=LLbMtJOly6TpO5MQQnNwkCHgZack: Osha_is_this_okFavorite tool/product this week?Zack: AnvilsWill: ½” dovetail bit 8:1: https://amzn.to/2TeyXlmDavid: Makita track saw: https://amzn.to/2Ba0iOCJames: DMT Wave plate: https://amzn.to/2K5rZLtHostsJames Wright: Wood By Wright https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMtJOly6TpO5MQQnNwkCHgZack Herberholz: ZH Fabrication https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdZMJDDpyvI9WJyY7IZP7wWilliam Walker: Wm. Walker Co. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCievvwx_-UU-rP28103rUCwDavid Lyell: https://www.popularwoodworking.com/SHOW NOTESIntro and outro recorded and produced by Jason Wright http://withamic.com/

Sean & Kyle chat with Megan Fitzpatrick about her post Popular Woodworking Magazine adventures.

This week we chat with David Lyell the Senior Editor at Popular Woodworking. We get into his personal woodworking builds as well as thoughts on the woodworking industry at large! Shownotes Subscribe Support on Patreon LET'S CONNECT Instagram YouTube www.makeorbreakshop.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We chat with Nancy Hiller of N.R. Hiller Design about her work and her presentations at Popular Woodworking in America 2016.

ABOUT OUR GUEST Christopher Schwarz is a long-time woodworker and writer who has spent the last 20 years encouraging woodworkers to embrace more handwork in their shops. He built his first workbench when he was 11 and was introduced to handwork when his family built its first house on an Arkansas farm without electricity. After formal training as a journalist at Northwestern University, Chris worked as a newspaperman by day and studied woodworking at night at the University of Kentucky. In 1996, he was hired as managing editor of Popular Woodworking, where he helped resuscitate the magazine and introduced more handwork into its pages. He eventually became editor and began writing books and teaching woodworking classes. In 2007 he founded Lost Art Press LLC, a publishing company devoted to one thing: reviving handwork. By 2011, Lost Art Press had grown so much that Chris stepped down as editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine (he's now a contributing editor) to focus on his company full time and build furniture commissions. He's the author of several woodworking books, including “The Anarchist's Tool Chest,” “Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use,” and “Campaign Furniture.” He has also has produced more than a dozen DVDs on handwork with Lie-Nielsen Toolworks and F+W Media Inc. He lives in Fort Mitchell, Ky., with his wife and two daughters. CONNECT LostArtPress.com ABOUT THE EPISODE He was a household name in the house I grew up with, and I'm super stoked I got to chat with him & share that with you. We talk about the nature of craftsmanship, the role of design in his life, preserving the genius of history's builders, and a lot more. There's a lot in this one, so let's get to it...

This episode wasn't recorded through the lipstick pickup of a Danelectro guitar, but it sure sounds like it (and that's not a good thing). We could lie and say, "Hey, it sounds like a hip old-timey tin can vintage ribbon such-and-such microphone!" But, we'd be lying. It was the internal mic on Brandon's iMac because he hit the wrong button. If you want a crappy Danelectro for some reason, check out the one Derek sent Brandon via text this week at http://nashville.craigslist.org/msg/5467367171.html and have a good laugh!Otherwise, we'd like to announce our officially bringing Jon Russelburg closer into the fold as an online editor for Bad Apple Records! Jon is going to help us clean up and improve the blog a bit and maybe help with our social media efforts. Not only is Jon a good friend and talented artist himself, he's also the online editor for Popular Woodworking magazine, and we're excited to see what fresh ideas he can bring to the table moving forward.Weekly Download:"A Brief Encounter" by Why They CameDon't Eat From the Candy Tree LP (2011)Get the Album on iTunes: http://apple.co/24GUUKsHelp support our efforts at the label by contributing to our page on Patreon. Visit http://www.patreon.com/badapplerecords and give as little as $1 per month and enjoy new music every single Friday. Get our entire catalog, including every new release along the way, for as little as $3 per month.Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spreaker, or the iOS Podcasts app! Make sure to tell your friends...http://www.badapplerecords.nethttp://www.patreon.com/badapplerecordshttp://www.facebook.com/badapplerecordshttp://www.instagram.com/badapplerecordshttp://www.twitter.com/badapplerecords

Another Woodworking in America has come and gone and it's left a lasting impression. Not just on me but everybody I've talked with who attended. This is like no other woodworking show out there right now. It's not about the vendors, it's not about the lecturers, it's all about the people attending. And I'm willing to admit I was wrong about my fears of the show becoming too big too fast. Even with the introduction of power tool classes and the combining of design seminars with the handtool lectures, Woodworking in America didn't lose it's focus on what today's woodworker wants to learn and more importantly experience, and it's that experience that will keep me and so many others coming back year after year. Even if you missed the deadline for signing up to attend the classes with the likes of Frank Klausz, Jim Tolpin, Roy Underhill, Ron Herman, George Walker and Michael Fortune you can still run into them in the marketplace, and what a marketplace it was too! Imagine all the vendors you've heard the staff of Popular Woodworking go on and on about in article after article regarding the new small manufacturer who's not just selling you a great tool but are using the tools in their own shops too. Still the one thing that blows me away each time I attend, are the attendees themselves. You may arrive alone, plan a quiet weekend of great lectures and maybe buy yourself something nice but after the first class you'll suddenly find yourself having conversations with your fellow attendees as if you'd known each other for years. Don't take my word for it, ask anyone who's attended! In fact, checkout some of the great links we've been putting together from my fellow bloggers and podcasters. Here's a link to a post where we've been adding them so you can get another perspective on the event CLICK HERE. Today's episode contains snippets from a few of my classes on the first day. Including a lecture by George Walker, Chris Schwarz, Michael Fortune and Roy Underhill. Enjoy, I know I did.

In this episode Trevor waffles introduces 3 new segments to the show, namely: rant of the week, spotlight on, email of the week. In addition there are reviews on Popular Woodworking issue 217 and Woodsmith Guild magazine issue 218. Check out http://trevorsworkshop.com for show notes and for more details on this podcast. You can contact Trevor at trevor@trevorsworkshop.com or visit him on facebook at http://facebook.com/trevsworkshop

We recoded this episode live from the market place at Woodworking in America 2013. It was a great convention and we hope you enjoy this. For show notes visit http://modernwoodworkersassociation.com

Join us for this episode with special guest Megan Fitzpatrick the new Editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine. For the show notes on this episode and more on the Modern Woodworkers Association visit: http://modernwoodworkersassociation.com and be sure and follow us on Twitter at: @mwa_national

Today’s episode was written by Robert Lang for the articles section at Popular Woodworking Magazine website. It’s titled “The Chisel-Hatchet and Scalpel In One” and was originally posted September 8, 2010. To find more great posts written by Robert, the staff of Popular Woodworking and numerous contributing authors visit the articles section at the Popular […]

In this episode we have special guest Matthew Teague the editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine. We discuss everything from Popular Woodworkings 200th issue to the up coming Woodworking in America. For more on Popular Woodworking Magazine visit: http://popularwoodworking.comTo find out more on the Modern Woodworkers Association or to join, go to:http://modernwoodworkersassociation.com and follow us on twitter @MWA_National

Hand planing, Popular Woodworking's new site, setting up shop, as well as our favorite articles, blog posts, and Wood Talk Online Forum posts.

Another Woodworking in America has come and gone and it's left a lasting impression. Not just on me but everybody I've talked with who attended. This is like no other woodworking show out there right now. It's not about the vendors, it's not about the lecturers, it's all about the people attending. And I'm willing to admit I was wrong about my fears of the show becoming too big too fast. Even with the introduction of power tool classes and the combining of design seminars with the handtool lectures, Woodworking in America didn't lose it's focus on what today's woodworker wants to learn and more importantly experience, and it's that experience that will keep me and so many others coming back year after year. Even if you missed the deadline for signing up to attend the classes with the likes of Frank Klausz, Jim Tolpin, Roy Underhill, Ron Herman, George Walker and Michael Fortune you can still run into them in the marketplace, and what a marketplace it was too! Imagine all the vendors you've heard the staff of Popular Woodworking go on and on about in article after article regarding the new small manufacturer who's not just selling you a great tool but are using the tools in their own shops too. Still the one thing that blows me away each time I attend, are the attendees themselves. You may arrive alone, plan a quiet weekend of great lectures and maybe buy yourself something nice but after the first class you'll suddenly find yourself having conversations with your fellow attendees as if you'd known each other for years. Don't take my word for it, ask anyone who's attended! In fact, checkout some of the great links we've been putting together from my fellow bloggers and podcasters. Here's a link to a post where we've been adding them so you can get another perspective on the event CLICK HERE. Today's episode contains snippets from a few of my classes on the first day. Including a lecture by George Walker, Chris Schwarz, Michael Fortune and Roy Underhill. Enjoy, I know I did. [dewplayer:http://blip.tv/file/get/Mattvan-WIA2010Day1621.mp3]Click to PlayDownload Video FileDownload Audio FileDon't forget to enter for free Schwag and please support our sponsors by visiting their links here on the website. VisitHighland Woodworking where you can enter for a chance to win a set of 10 Lie-Nielsen Handtools. Tell them Matt sent you!

Eye injuries, Popular Woodworking's new format, and Fine Woodworking's call for bloggers.

Popular Woodworking round table discussion, Veritas Detail Rabbet Planes, Woodworkers Fighting Cancer, Bob Rozaieski from the Logan Cabinet Shoppe, The American Craftsman Workshop, and the tablesaw injury report.

Popular Woodworking goes digital, the new MattsBasementWorkshop.com, the International Builder's Show, and the Leg Up.