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One of the greatest moments in marketing history was the mass adoption of power tools following World War II. Before then, the standard thinking was that just about anyone could...

In my work, I hear from many of the woodworking machine manufacturers. One company stands out as a front runner when it comes to new machines coming to market: General...

I had to move from one end of the hall to the other in order at the International Woodworking Fair to keep my appointment with the folks at Rockler, but...

This morning at the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta, DeWalt and Porter-Cable each took the wraps off a new compact router. While there are some differences, there is one...

One of the things that can overwhelm a beginning woodworker is the sheer number of choices to make about the simplest things. It doesn’t help that there is always someone...

We have about 20,000 new subscribers being added to our e-mail newsletter this week, so we thought it might be a good idea to shoot this quick video of what...

In the world of woodworking band saw blades, you have regular-guy blades (the carbon steel blades used for everything under the sun), you can upgrade to a silicon steel blade...

If you’ve taken the bait and are willing to make a Gottshall block, I suggest you ask yourself two questions before you start. What kind of woodworker do you want...

As complicated as we sometimes try to make it, woodworking isn’t that difficult. Or is it? Great woodworkers don’t possess magic powers or some great gift; they have mastered some...

First, many thanks to the many of you who submitted entries for our “End Grain” contest. I had the pleasure of reading more than 70 fun, funny, poignant, pointed and...

Batteries in drill-drivers have traveled up then down the entire voltage spectrum. I began using 9-volt drill , maybe it was 9. something, I don’t remember exactly. What I do...

When I say Ferrari, your mind immediately thinks about a sleek, well-designed, powerful and possibly overbuilt sports car. After you read about the screwdrivers produced by Elkhead Tools, the same...