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If someone walked up to me and told me I wasn’t a very smart man, I’d have a hard time arguing with them. There are often times when I do something knowing full-well that the outcome isn’t going to be in my favor. For example, I was recently cruising

Dillon Baker attended Iowa State University and majored in Studio Arts. For the past five years, Dillon has been a Project Designer and Design Editor for Woodsmith Magazine. Recently, he's been contributing to Popular Woodworking Magazine as the Proj

Dec. 2022, Vol. 42, No. 6 EDITOR IN CHIEF Logan Wittmer SENIOR DESIGNER Danielle Lowery DIGITAL EDITOR Collin Knoff PROJECTS EDITOR Dillon Baker TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Chris Fitch COVER PHOTOGRAPHER Logan Wittmer SET STYLIST Becky Kralicek CONTRIBUTORS Di

April 2022 | #264 Logan, I just got my husband’s August issue out of the mail and was flipping through it. Hats offon your response to the Connect section to the readers who were concerned about your lawn dart piece! Your emphasis on personal respons

Sheets of sandpaper aren’t easy to work with. It’s tempting to scrunch a sheet up so you can get a better grip, but if you do that, most of the paper gets wasted. Tame the abrasive beast by tearing it into four pieces. Each folded quarter sheet makes

When I step into my shop, a few things happen each and every time — so much that they’re nearly primal instincts. In one motion, I flip all the lights on and slip my shop apron off its hook. My apron goes on, and it’s off to work. For the last severa