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By Christopher Schwarz Page: 26 From the April 2006 issue #154 Buy this issue now Small straight-handled saws have a tarnished reputation these days. Except for the Lie-Nielsen versions, most are [...]

By Robert W. Lang Page: 26 From the April 2006 issue #154 Buy this issue now Most hollow-chisel mortisers do what they are supposed to do, but there are usually some features or functions that [...]

Don’t be a drip – learn how to keep your equipment in fine working order. By Bob Flexner Pages: 98-99 From the  February 2006 issue #153 Buy this issue now In the last issue I showed you how to [...]

After 10 years this solid, reliable machine continues to be a shop mainstay. By David Thiel Page 86 From the  February 2006 issue #153 Buy this issue now It’s surprising we haven’t written an [...]

By David Thiel Pages: 45-52 From the  February 2006 issue #153 Buy this issue now What are we talking about when we say “smart assembly?” In previous chapters, we’ve discussed a couple of issues [...]

By David Thiel Page: 28 From the  February 2006 issue #153 Buy this issue now Worx (Greenville, S.C.) has launched a complete line of portable power tools and this drill is the first of those [...]

By David Thiel Page 28 From the  February 2006 issue #153 Buy this issue now Don’t let the name “Luthier’s Friend” scare you off if you don’t make guitars. This precision thickness sander has [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page 26 From the  February 2006 issue #153 Buy this issue now The Veritas router plane won’t replace your electric router. In fact, it’s actually an excellent complement to [...]

By David Thiel Page 26 From the  February 2006 issue #153 Buy this issue now News of Makita’s new 18-volt Lithium-ion drill was well received in the Popular Woodworking shop. While we’re always [...]

By Marc Adams Pages: 43-44, 53-56 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now I recently ran into an old woodworking friend of mine who had his hand all bandaged up, and the first thing [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Pages: 57-61 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now After eight years of writing the Best New Tools column, you’d think that we’d be jaded and bored with the [...]

Online Extras for the February 2008 issue include step-by-step instructions on cutting through and half-blind dovetails, a SketchUp file of the drawings of the Chimney Cupboard, instructions on [...]