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The new sander from Mirka, “CEROS,” is about to change the way many woodworkers sand. This innovative tool brings the look and feel of air-driven sanding to the electric-powered user....

THIS IS A MUST FOR ANY WOODWORKER.PLUS ITS  ACCURATE ! .IDEAL FOR RADIAL SAW TABLES OR A PEDESTAL RADIAL DRILL OR BENCH DRILL.THIS WAS BOUGHT SECOND HAND FOR £450 ....

THE CD HOLDER MADE FROM OLD CABLE REELS. UNIQUE .WASTE NOT WANT NOT. SLOTS FOR CDS WERE CUT USING RADIAL SAW SET UP ON INDEX TABLE.

In my 13 years with this magazine, I’ve never written about the magazine itself. You’ve never had to hear about how we tweaked the fonts, leading and kerning to spiff...

If you ever decide to delve into traditional woodworking, you quickly learn that wedges are your friend. Build chairs? You need to wedge all the joints. Traditional doors? Wedge your...

One of the hallmarks of Greene & Greene-style furniture is the square plug. It’s a detail that shows that the maker is willing to go the extra mile. If you’ve...

I’ve been a woodworker for more than 30 years and I feel pretty good about my abilities to be “creative” in the woodshop, whether it’s a method to glue up...

For this Roubo workbench to work, I’ve got 16 joints that have to come together all at once. There is not an option to glue things up in stages and...

Take a look at the photo above. What do you see? Of course it’s a couple sanders! And I’ll give you that both are made by Mirka, the company that...

THE DIGITAL VERNIER IN MM OR INCHES. MY ONE MAY BE OLD NOW BUT ITS STILL ACCURATE TO PLUS OR MINUS 1 THOUSANTS OF AN INCH.THERE ARE OTHER DIGITAL VERNIERS/CALIPERS...

If you’ve been trying to reach me during the last few weeks, I apologize. The answers to your questions are: 1. Almost any species of wood will do fine for...

M.Power Tools recently announced their Combination 3D Square (C3D). The C3D (available in stores June 1) is a precision hybrid, a genuine alternative that covers the functions of combination or...