Popular Woodworking
MAXAIR eCAPR Respirator
If you’ve been a subscriber to Popular Woodworking for a while, you’ve probably noticed that I like to turn. A few issues back, I covered some of my top turning accessories—one of those was the Sundstrom SR500/700 respirator. I had many emails from people saying they loved the idea, but wanted a less expensive alternative
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June 2023 - Issue 271
Popular Woodworking
ESSA
About an hour south of Branson, Missouri is the small town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas
4 min |
June 2023 - Issue 271
Popular Woodworking
What, Why & Hows of CNC Machines
Over the last decade, CNC machines have become a common topic in woodworking. Most know that they cut things out, but that’s the extent of their knowledge
5 min |
June 2023 - Issue 271
Popular Woodworking
Mobile Spray Station
Keep all your spraying equipment and finishing supplies in one convenient mobile spray station
8 min |
June 2023 - Issue 271
Popular Woodworking
Hide Glue
This traditional glue takes a little bit of preparation and planning, but is still a valuable asset in today's shop
3 min |
June 2023 - Issue 271
Popular Woodworking
Textured Coloured Form with Metal Leaf
Create a beautiful showpiece by power carving on the lathe and adding a splash (or a wave) of color
10 min |
June 2023 - Issue 271
Popular Woodworking
PREMIUM DADO BLADE SHOWDOWN
We set out to compare 11 premium dado blades to help you sort out which might be right for you
10 min |
June 2023 - Issue 271
Popular Woodworking
Coopered Leg Hall Table
Coopered legs and tusk tenons build the structure of this beautiful hall table
6 min |
June 2023 - Issue 271
Popular Woodworking
Instant Dewaxed Shellac
Take the wax out of shellac and you've got a great sealer that's compatible with most other finishes
1 min |
June 2023 - Issue 271
Popular Woodworking
OLIVER 10044 Planer
Oliver Machinery, a name recognized as a manufacturer of vintage woodworking machinery, has returned to the marketplace
1 min |
June 2023 - Issue 271
Rock&Gem Magazine
Family Travel
Unearth the Unexpected at Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Preserve
5 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Tucson's Year-Round Mineral Offerings
The Tucson Gem & Mineral Show is the hub of mineral-related activities at the beginning of each year.
2 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
WRAPPED WITH wire
Expert Advice for Getting Started
5 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
HEMIMORPHITE
Hemimorphite can be found all around the world predominantly surrounding zinc mines.
2 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
DIG IT!
Collecting Beyond the Rock Shop
3 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Las Choyas: GEODES 101
Geodes are popular no matter what the type. It's hard to resist the mystery and challenge of what's inside these rather plain-looking round rocks.
3 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
PALETTE FOR THE PAINTED DESERT
A geologist once described the Painted Desert as a \"sedimentary circus.\"
3 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
FOR THE Love OF Sand! Become a Psammophile!
While rock and mineral collectors often seek the biggest crystal ever, true wonders exist at the microscopic level.
5 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
MINING New Jersey
The History of the Franklin & Sterling Hill Mines
5 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
THE PERFECT 640
As a renaissance in jewelry and lapidary work has been taking place, it's a perfect time to focus on faceting.
2 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
STONES for Love
What to Give to those Special in Your Life
4 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
BRACHIOPODS: SEASHELLS OF THE ANCIENT SEA FLOOR
Brachiopods are one of the most common and recognizable fossils found around the world.
2 min |
May 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Pink Opal
For many years, the only deposit of pink opal was found in Peru. Then in 2011, Glenn Archer of Australian Outback Mining discovered a new find in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, just east of the coastal town of Carnarvon.
3 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
The Rumbling, Bone-Tumbling
"Coo" of T. Rex
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Top 10 Magenta Rocks
Lapidary Materials to Celebrate the Pantone Color of the Year
7 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
To Find the Beginnings of Complex Life on Earth
Search Life Living Today!
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
A New Tale for the Ankylosaur Tail Club
They weren't just for clobbering T. rex, after all!
1 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
ICELAND SPAR: THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
In Through the Looking-Glass, the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, author Lewis Carroll used the title phrase as a metaphor for peering into a world where nothing was quite what it seemed. When it came to understanding the mysterious nature of light, the \"looking glass\" for early scientists was optical calcite or Iceland spar.
3 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
Gold & the Hard Rock Summit Show
The Hard Rock Summit Show has become the top fall mineral show in Denver around which other shows have clustered.
4 min |
April 2023
Rock&Gem Magazine
EXPLORING Fantastic Cavems, Drive-Through Cave
Plus a Bucket List of Caves for the Physically Challenged
7 min |