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I work among a group of tool addicts, and I fit right in because I am one too. My tool dependency manifests itself in a couple of ways; I hoard the wrenches for routers, but the real monkey on my [...]

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By David Thiel Page: 28 From the December 2004 issue #145 Buy this issue now While most woodworkers will go out of their way to avoid having to do accurate miter work, we all have to do it at [...]

By David Thiel Page: 28 From the December 2004 issue #145 Buy this issue now Two things to know about the Twin Cutter: One, this is a truly amazing saw. Two, you don’t need one in your [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 27 From the December 2004 issue #145 Buy this issue now Learning to take a rough piece of lumber to a perfectly finished state is more than an academic exercise. The [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 27 From the December 2004 issue #145 Buy this issue now It’s time to get acquainted with the big brother of the first Veritas shoulder plane, which was introduced in [...]

By Robert W. Lang Page: 26 From the December 2004 issue #145 Buy this issue now As a class, 3+ horsepower plunge routers are more tool than the average woodworker needs. Unless you rout a lot of [...]

By David Thiel Page: 26 From the December 2004 issue #145 Buy this issue now If you’ve been considering buying an 8″ jointer we strongly encourage you to first consider the new G0543 spiral [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 31 From the November 2004 issue #144 Buy this issue now If you don’t have a splitter on your table saw, put down the magazine when you finish reading this review and [...]

By David Thiel Page: 31 From the November 2004 issue #144 Buy this issue now Every woodworker is aware of how important dust collection is for the safety of your lungs. But every one of us has [...]

By Robert W. Lang Page: 30 From the November 2004 issue #144 Buy this issue now The Kreg miter gauge system is well designed and nicely made, but a few elements in its construction keep me from [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 30 From the November 2004 issue #144 Buy this issue now Though Lee Valley Tools describes this tool as a “plane” in its catalog, it actually has a lot more in common [...]