Dan Shapiro's Blog

One of our contributing editors has started a weblog documenting his kitchen remodel.

Taunton Press, the publisher of Fine Woodworking Magazine, was kind enough to supply me with one of their recent publications for review. Taunton has always managed to bring a deep sense of…

I just went to The Woodworking Shows yesterday. All the rest of the contributing editors either went or are going, too, so you may see a few more posts about the whole affair before we’re through.

Penn State Industries is having a pretty good sale on clamps.

A jet black ebony substitute is only as far away as the local art store.

Brian tries out two online wood suppliers and reports back on the results.

I forgot to announce an end date for the free Finger Gloves offer.

After our recent review of the Jack Rabbit Deluxe Kit I got the fascinating opportunity to talk with Brian Giffin. Besides being a real nice guy, Brian is passionate about the details in his tool designs.

From now on, if you click a Rockler link, NSY gets a cut of anything you wind up buying.

I decided to do a head-to-head, Biscuits vs. the Dowelmax comparison. This was pretty easy. I made two cuts in a walnut board, then doweled one and biscuited the other. I grabbed the board firmly by both edges and slammed it down on a pipe in the center to distribute the force equally to both…