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        Two new jigs from Trend make routing ellipses as easy as routing circles. Actually, these jigs rout circles, too. The Mini Ellipse Jig (shown above) is designed...

            Cabinetmakers use shop-made or commercial drilling jigs to speed the mounting of Euro hinges on their doors. What sets the EZ-Mount apart from basic [...]

        Sometimes setting up a big electric router to do a small job is like swatting flies with a backhoe. What you may prefer, of course, is a...

        If there's one thing that can really slow you down when bandsawing, it's stopping the blade to fish out little cutoffs that get stuck in the table...

        The new Dremel Scroll Station model 1830 combines the most sought after scrolling features into one affordable tool. Up-front user controls for variable speed, [...]

        The massive “X-Y” table on Jet's new JFM-5 floor model mortiser ($999) makes mortising a breeze. One handwheel moves the table laterally; another [...]

        DeWalt's new DC608 isn't the first cordless brad nailer, but it is one of the best. The big advantage of going cordless, of course, is that you...

        Dremel's Driver (a cordless screwdriver) and Stylus (a cordless rotary tool) are now available together in the Dremel Duo Two-Tool Kit. The set also includes [...]

          Black and Decker's new VPX system brings lithium-ion technology to light-duty tools. Li-Ion batteries weigh less than comparable NiCad or NiMH [...]

        Here's really good news for all you hand tool enthusiasts: Lee Valley has added an updated version of the Record No. 044 plow plane to their line...

            Irwin tools has expanded its stable of innovative clamps with the introduction of the Quick-Grip Parallel Jaw Clamp. Parallel jaw clamps are favored [...]

The tilting head mechanism makes scrolling at an angle a dream. A large knob on the front of the machine controls a rack and pinion mechanism for tilting the saw...