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Time to chose your favorite power tool and favorite hand tool. Tomorrow they face off for the championship! See the full bracket here. …

We redesigned this classic with techniques so simple even a novice can build it! Project #1918 • Skill Level: Beginner • Time: 3 days Almost everyone likes the look of barrister bookcases. But [...]

My basement shop is quite small and my drill press is right next to my workbench. When I needed to drill a long board, I would stack pieces of wood on top of my workbench to act as a support.…

Just a few more votes left until we crown a champion! Which tools are your pick for today? …

Designing sag-proof shelves. Have you ever heard a shelf groan? Well, maybe not, but some shelves look like they would if they could. So much stuff gets piled on them that they end up sagging [...]

Semi-finals are here. The drill and miter saw both walked away cleanly from their prior opponents, but who who will come out on top now? And with the block plane narrowly edging out the bench [...]

Although I have several commercially made accessories for clamping mitered frames, they don’t work well on small frames. So, I devised my own small-frame clamping method. First, I made four [...]

Final polls for round 1: Planer vs Jointer and Coping Saw vs Japanese Saw. Round 2 starts tomorrow! …

You needn’t rely on ready-made patterns to design good-looking gams. Legs with engaging, flowing three-dimensional curves can add immeasurably to the aesthetic success of such pieces as tables, [...]

Next up: Router vs Lathe and Spokeshave vs Shoulder Plane. There’s no wrong way to vote, just make sure you keep coming back! …

Next up: Table Saw vs Band Saw and Chisel vs Hammer. There’s no wrong way to vote, just make sure you keep coming back! …

Our first competitors; Drill vs Miter Saw and Bench Plane vs Block Plane. There’s no wrong way to vote, just make sure you keep coming back!   …