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World's Best Routing Guide This simple guide guarantees success whenever you need to make a straight routing pass. It's perfect for jointing a long edge or routing dadoes and grooves....

Q. I’m thinking about starting a side business building custom doors. Should I consider investing in a shaper or use my router table? Shaper cutters are larger and last longer than...

Iron-on Edge Banding If you can iron a shirt, you can apply edge banding! By Bruce Kieffer Iron-on edge banding is a modern cabinetmaker’s best friend. It quickly covers the...

  Vertical Lumber Organizer Before I installed this vertical storage rack, my lumber was hard to manage and a housekeeping nightmare. I could never find the piece I wanted, and...

Raise your hand if you hate swapping bits and drivers in a cordless drill. I sure do. When I’m putting in screws, I’m always going back and forth, tightening and...

Whether your shop is spacious or petite, you can't beat the convenience of having your equipment mobile. The new Universal Mobile Base Hardware, $60, will help you get rolling. Customizing...

It’s handy to use the front drum of a belt sander on inside curves. But the body on many sanders limits the front drum’s usefulness by limiting its accessibility. The...

  Tool-Controlled Dust Collection Do you use your dust collector every time you should? Probably not. With this new system, you will—without any extra effort. System 1 from Creative Dust...

Stanley Works will unveil a new premium bevel-edge chisel this year that bears some similarities to the company’s vaunted Everlasting line of chisels that were made between 1911 and 1942....

Glen D. Huey and I shot this short video showcasing three uses of the versatile Square Platform Jig. This jig, as well as others, is featured in the November 2008...

This year I’ve taught a lot of people to saw by hand during woodworking classes, shows, seminars and club meetings. Here’s what I’ve found: People struggle when starting a cut...

Every so often, we publish a newsstand-only special issuethat digs deep into a specific topic or process. I  like to think of each of these issues as a miniature book...