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Combination machines that offer a jointer and planer in one unit are the talk on the Internet and most woodworking forums these days. We’ve written about the Grizzly and Jet machines in our [...]

Occasionally, Popular Woodworking receives tools that we immediately recognize as good, if not great, ideas and designs. However, they do not seem to fit into a woodshop in the best way. I [...]

When I wrapped up the last Festool entry (click to read) I mentioned that I had a tip for using the Domino when building with particleboard. So, I’ll start there then move on to the [...]

As fellow attendees were exiting the Festool Editors’ Event, I was lucky enough to hang around. I’m glad I did because Steve Bace, Festool’s Training Manager who opened the [...]

To read about my first day at the Festool event click here. During the Festool Editor Event at Festool facility in Lebanon, Ind., the most impressive tool shown was the Kapex (pronounced K-Pex). [...]

Monday afternoon, I left the Popular Woodworking shop early so I could drive to Lebanon, Ind. What’s in Lebanon, Ind.? It’s the new home of ToolTechnic Systems, LLC, the manufacturers [...]

In 1947, an employee of Bosch Power Tools and Accessories invented the Jigsaw by replacing a needle in his wife’s sewing machine with a makeshift saw blade. The rest, as they say, is [...]

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I, as many of you did, had friends in town. My visitor, John, didn’t come in for the food though; he came for woodworking. F&W Publications graciously gave [...]

Thank you for your patience. I should have had the videos for the December 2007 issue and the 21st-Century Shaker Workbench article up and running last week. I am a bit late. You may have read [...]

New listings for woodworking schools are being released about now. We, the editors at Popular Woodworking magazine, are making announcements about gigs we have coming in 2008. Here’s my [...]

Some interesting information crossed my desk this past week. General International is introducing a series of tools, known as “Access by General,” designed specifically for wheelchair [...]

Most woodworkers consider the thickness planer to be one of the most important machines in a woodshop. As a result, many manufacturers have produced a variety of sizes in planers. None has been [...]