Tool Test: Get a (Soft) Grip on Drill Chucks
Jacobs Chuck’s SoftGrip-series of chucks increase hand torque to make drill-bit slippage obsolete. By Christopher Schwarz Page: 30 From the June 2008 issue #169 Buy this issue now Like most [...]
Lithium-ion Drills
We test more powerful, less weighty designs that are powered by new battery technology. By the Popular Woodworking Staff Pages: 68-72 From the April 2008 issue #168 Buy this issue now In December [...]
Woodworking Essentials: Miter Saws
A Better Way to Work: Part 4 By Marc Adams Pages: 47-54 From the April 2008 issue #168 Buy this issue now Power miter saws, for the most part, are saws of our generation. They were first [...]
CEROS Has Finally Arrived
I first wrote about the new sander from Mirka known as CEROS (Compact Electrical Random Orbit Sander) around tax time in 2010. (Read that blog post and watch a video we posted.) I was a believer [...]
Tool Test: Not Your Grandfather’s Circular Saw
By Glen D. Huey Page: 34 From the April 2008 issue #168 Buy this issue now I can only imagine the grin on Grandad’s face if he were to use the Festool TS55EQ. It’s not the ordinary circular saw [...]
Tool Test: Bridge City HP-6v2 Multi-plane
Cut ready-to-finish profiles and joinery with this modern multi-plane. By Christopher Schwarz Page: 32 From the April 2008 issue #168 Buy this issue now When the electric router took control of [...]
Woodworking Essentials: Power Jointers
A Better Way to Work: Part 3 By Marc Adams Pages: 41-56 From the February 2008 issue #167 Buy this issue now One of the very first lessons of working wood is how to “S4S” a board – surface it …
Tool Test: Machined Dovetail Jigs for any Budget
By Glen D. Huey Page: 33 From the February 2008 issue #167 Buy this issue now It didn’t take me long to figure out I needed to use dovetail joints on my furniture. The problem at the time was how [...]
Tool Test: Scientific Approach to Hand-cut Dovetails
By Robert W. Lang Page: 33 From the February 2008 issue #167 Buy this issue now The first impression most people (including me) have of this saw is one of disbelief. Backsaws have been one-handed [...]
Tool Test: Two Jobs, One Machine
European-style machines blend two major machines into a small space in the workshop. By Glen D. Huey Page: 32 From the February 2008 issue #167 Buy this issue now Combination machines, [...]
Tool Test: New Joint Tweakers Will Float Your Boat
By Robert W. Lang Page: 27 From the November 2009 issue #179 Buy this issue now Floats are interesting tools; they’re similar to a file and a rasp, but with grooves across the working surface [...]
Tool Test: Makita Delivers a Compact Impact Driver
By Glen D. Huey Page: 29 From the November 2009 issue #179 Buy this issue now The newest members of the handheld power-tool party are impact tools. Everywhere you turn you see impact drivers and [...]
