Tool Test: All-new Fein Cordless Drill
By David Thiel Page: 28 From the April 2005 issue #147 Buy this issue now When we reviewed all the 12-volt drills on the market more than a year ago, we knew Fein had a new one headed our way. …
Tool Test: Hitachi Revamps an Old Friend with Mixed Results
By David Thiel Page: 22 From the October 2006 issue #157 Buy this issue now For the past 17 years, the M12V plunge router from Hitachi has been a staple in many professional and home shops, often [...]
Tool Test: Apollo’s Atomizer – A Tale of Two Types
By Glen D. Huey Page: 34 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now An investment in a new tool can increase your woodworking abilities; an investment in HVLP will do the same. If you [...]
Tool Test: Veritas Small Plow Plane
An important joinery plane is available again – and it’s been improved. By Christopher Schwarz Page: 32 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now Plow planes are workhorse of the [...]
Tool Test: Zem Hearing Protection
By Robert W. Lang Page: 34 From the November 2007 issue #165 Buy this issue now You can’t argue about the need for good hearing protection, but there is a good argument against how we’ve been [...]
Tool Test: Woodworker’s Drill Press
Powermatic introduces a machine with features just for woodworkers. By Robert W. Lang Page: 30 From the October 2007 issue #164 Buy this issue now A good drill press is an essential power tool in [...]
What Angle Is That, Precisely?
I try to be helpful when readers have a question, but there is one question I’m often asked that I usually refuse to answer. The question relates to some project or drawing I’ve [...]
New Lee Valley Carcase Saws
Cutting joinery by hand isn’t a romantic journey to the charms of bygone days. For me, it’s a way to obtain better results in less time. I got tired of fiddling with table saw setups [...]
Test-driving Exotic Infill Handplanes
We spend three days with the world's most expensive planes. Are they just jewelry? Or do they work better than your plane?
New Saw From Glen-Drake Toolworks
The first stroke of the saw is the most critical when hand-cutting joinery. If you can start with a smooth stroke right on the line, you’re most of the way to success. Momentum will take [...]
Odate Crowning Plate Sharpening Stones
Achieving a perfectly curved and polished cutting edge on your plane irons is an essential skill that many new hand plane users struggle with. A new type of diamond stone is just now becoming [...]
Tool Test: Festool’s Five-in-one Drill-driver
Festool markets the new T 12 + 3 Lithium-ion cordless drill set as a five-in-one drill. The set includes an eccentric chuck, a 1⁄2” keyless drill chuck, a quick-change “Centrotec” chuck and [...]
