Tool Reviews

From June 2006 Popular Woodworking Grizzly’s Baby Drum Sander Rocks Early in my career I was spoiled forever by a 42″-wide, three-head wide-belt sander. I can’t keep from [...]

From June 2006 Popular Woodworking Dead-on accuracy from a drill press table isn’t necessary for woodworkers. But it sure is nice to be able to hold your work securely, and...

From June 2006 Popular Woodworking A Bright Addition to the Category This is the first true router to bear the Ridgid name. A trim router was introduced about one year...

Why joints fail and why woodworkers fail as scientists Whenever my late Uncle Archie came to visit, he would drive my mother crazy with where he chose to sit. He...

From August 2006 Popular Woodworking Good Steel and Good Handles Last summer and fall I extensively tested several carving gouges from English toolmaker Ashley Iles. Midway through the testing, I...

From August 2006 Popular Woodworking Features and Performance for Serious Woodworkers My first look at the newest cabinet saw from Powermatic was last year when the company was still working...

From August 2006 Popular Woodworking Exquisite! I’ve long been a fan of large shoulder planes and have many miles on my Lie-Nielsen 073, which I bought the first day it...

From August 2006 Popular Woodworking In a world of mid-sized routers offering both a fixed and plunge base, the Triton MOF001KC is a competitively priced, dedicated plunge with lots of...

From August 2006 Popular Woodworking At first blush I looked at this tool and said, “Twenty-five bucks for this?” Then I took a closer look and realized how many things...

From August 2006 Popular Woodworking Dado Wiz Zeros in on Perfect Fit for Dados or Grooves Our staff has an ongoing discussion about  the best way to make dados. Whether...

From October 2006 Popular Woodworking Bosch Pocket Driver Offers Pint-sized Power I don’t care how many cordless drills you own, if you like tools, you’re going to need one more....

From October 2006 Popular Woodworking A Bigger Birdcage Awl Birdcage awls are outstanding and accurate tools for installing hardware. In essence, they are a boring tool: Place the tip where...