Tools and Reviews
Here you'll learn how to use power tools and hand tools to full advantage in your woodworking shop. These include the table saw, jointer, bandsaw, mitersaw, CNC machine and others.
After finishing a job, I could no longer remove the router from its plunge base. I assume it’s clogged with fine MDF powder. What should I do to get the router free?
I recently bought an HVLP sprayer. So far, I’ve applied water-based finishes while wearing just a cheap respirator. I’d like to get a better respirator for spraying other types of finishes.
What can I do with oak, cherry, maple, and poplar chips from my dust collector? Can I use them as flower garden bedding material or mulch?
I was ripping a oak plywood on my tablesaw. As I was about finished, the plywood climbed up the blade, turned to the left, and became a missile, injuring my left hand. What did I do wrong?
How can I drill a perfectly perpendicular dowel hole in the ends of turned posts using a hand-held drill?
Is there a clamp or glue-up method to fasten compound miter joints for a frame? No regular frame clamp will work.
Tip of the Day
Split the tip for perfectly parallel bandsaw cutlines
I loved the Top Shop Tip by Warren Perkins in WOOD® magazine issue 187 (November 2008) where he... read more