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By Christopher Schwarz Page: 26 From the June 2007 issue #162 Buy this issue now The new Steel City Tool Works machines we’ve tested have been solid tools with few frills at a fair price. And the [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 26 From the June 2007 issue #162 Buy this issue now If you work with exotic woods – the nasty, stringy stuff that no plane can tame – then Philip Marcou would like to [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 25 From the June 2007 issue #162 Buy this issue now Sometimes the laws of time, space and economics get bent. And in the case of this Zona-brand saw, sometimes the [...]

By Glen D. Huey Page: 25 From the June 2007 issue #162 Buy this issue now Random-orbit sanders are a staple for woodworking. Having a sander that’s cordless can be better in certain situations. [...]

By Glen D. Huey Page: 24 From the June 2007 issue #162 Buy this issue now Sanding accounts for a major portion of work in the shop. The dust produced can lead to bouts with chronic bronchitis, [...]

Louisville Golf keeps links tradition alive – and with a satisfying thwack. By Don Weber Page: 96 From the April 2007 issue #161 Buy this issue now I’ve been a woodworker for more than 40 [...]

By Scott Gibson Pages: 45-52 From the April 2007 issue #161 Buy this issue now It takes more than a room full of tools to make a productive woodworking shop. Along with stationary power tools and [...]

By Robert W. Lang Page: 30 From the April 2007 issue #161 Buy this issue now Benchtop router tables have been around long enough that all the bugs should be worked out of them. This new one from [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 30 From the April 2007 issue #161 Buy this issue now Using a garden-variety bevel-edge chisel when dovetailing can be frustrating. The bevels on the side of the tool [...]

By Glen D. Huey Page 29 From the April 2007 issue #161 Buy this issue now Twenty-three gauge headless pinners have come a long way in recent years, and we were glad to test the new Grex model [...]

By Glen D. Huey Page: 29 From the April 2007 issue #161 Buy this issue now At just more than 3.5 pounds the Makita 18-volt 1/2″ Compact Cordless Drill-driver (BDF452) is 25 percent lighter [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 28 From the April 2007 issue #161 Buy this issue now When it comes to joinery, you have two basic kinds. On one hand you have the traditional, strong and [...]