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For the last couple weeks, we were scrambling to get ready for Woodworking in America. Now, we’re scrambling to get all the in-house stories written, and the freelance stories in, edited [...]

I know the exact moment that Roy Underhill cracked my workbench open during Woodworking in America last weekend. There was a disturbance in the Force. In other words, my phone went nuts with [...]

TOOK ME 3 DAYS TO MAKE. ALL FROM PALLETS . FROM DE NAILING TO  MACHINING PLUS TOUNGE AND GROOVE TO MAKE THIS PIECE. 3 DAYS AS IT WAS A NIGHT MARE THESE PALLETS.  FREE TO ME BUT THEY [...]

GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU..…

Before Senco sent us the 18-gauge cordless brad nailer that I tested for the November 2011 issue, they sent us a 15-gauge cordless finish nailer, the FN65DA. The 15-gauge angled nailer is really [...]

Felder Group USA has a prize drawing on its new Facebook page for a new Hammer A3 26 Jointer-Planer (value $3,000). All you have to do to enter into the drawing is go to the Felder Facebook page, [...]

When I inspect an antique tool – especially one that hasn’t been messed with much – I always take a look at the cutting edge. How was it sharpened? What is the shape of the edge? Did they do any [...]

Two items are in the news today in the ongoing story about table saw injuries. In Boston yesterday, the US Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling in the case of Carlos Osorio vs. One World [...]

My sister sent me this link of a speech by Steve Jobs at Stanford University. Jobs, the Apple co-founder and former CEO  passed away yesterday after battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer. We [...]

By a unanimous vote, the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted today to begin the formal process of creating new rules to reduce table saw injuries, according to this story in the Washington [...]

Forrest Miter Master Saw Blades Forrest’s wide selection of Miter Master Saw Blades continues to be a popular choice of industrial firms and commercial enterprises seeking to make fast, [...]

Bow-Front Bookcase Sleek, gentle curves make it easy to look at. “Sandwich” construction and simple joinery make it easy to build. By Randy Johnson This bookcase combines [...]