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By Christopher Schwarz Page: 30 From the February 2005 issue #146 Buy this issue now Most people will tell you that sharpening is like sanding – you must progress through...

By David Thiel Page: 30 From the February 2005 issue #146 Buy this issue now There are many indispensable tools in a woodshop. One that is always present, but usually...

By David Thiel Page: 28 From the February 2005 issue #146 Buy this issue now For all you Star Trek fans out there, Hitachi has a couple of new routers...

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 28 From the February 2005 issue #146 Buy this issue now Most chisels designed for carpentry jobs have little value to the fine furniture maker (think:...

By Christopher Schwarz Pages: 60-65 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now I’ve been attending tool shows to see new woodworking machinery and hand tools for 10...

By Scott Gibson Pages: 49-56 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now In a much earlier era, cabinetmakers didn’t spend much time worrying about where to put...

By Robert W. Lang Page: 34 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now Making dados for casework starts with the choice of using the table saw or...

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 34 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now Planemakers have long used floats to shape and true the critical surfaces of wooden handplanes....

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 32 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now As a devoted band saw user, I’ve always resisted the bowsaw, which was used by...

By Robert W. Lang Page: 32 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now Traditionally, a shop-made featherboard is used to hold a small or narrow workpiece firmly...

After a couple years in the shop, it’s still the router we’d choose. By David Thiel Page: 30 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now When routers...

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 10 From the December 2006 issue #159 Buy this issue now Many woodworkers talk about the craft as if there are rifts between two camps of...