Tool Test – Hitachi M12V2 Plunge Router
From October 2006 Popular Woodworking Hitachi Revamps an Old Friend with Mixed Results For the past 17 years, the M12V plunge router from Hitachi has been a staple in many...
Tool Test – Craftsman Digital Readout Plunge Router
From November 2006 Popular Woodworking Adding a digital readout to a plunge router is more useful than adding a laser, but this digital feature alone might not be reason enough...
Tool Test – Hock Tools Plane Kit
From November 2006 Popular Woodworking Build a Wooden Handplane , in a Day Making your own woodworking tools can be rewarding , but it can also be time-consuming and thus...
Tool Test – Veritas Ruler Stop
From November 2006 Popular Woodworking Pint-sized Accuracy The combination square is standard equipment for many woodworkers, but it is overkill for most jobs. Most woodworkers need a well-marked [...]
Tool Test – Bosch PS-10-2 I-Driver
From November 2006 Popular Woodworking I’ve never understood the “bigger must be better” philosophy in cordless screwdrivers. Yes, you need the power to get the job done, but [...]
Tool Test – 4" Digital Fractional Calipers
From November 2006 Popular Woodworking A Small Digital Fractional-readout Caliper , Finally! Accurately measuring (both wood and machinery) in the shop is important for every woodworker, and most [...]
Tool Test – Ryobi Drill Press
From November 2006 Popular WoodworkingFeatures Beyond the Bells and Whistles At first glance, the new “Digital Drill Press” from Ryobi seems like a run-of-the-mill machine tricked out [...]
Tool Test – Gramercy Tools Finishing Brushes
From December 2006 Popular Woodworking First of all, these are very good brushes. I used the 2″ version ($34.95) to apply three coats of shellac to the Whale Tail Shelves...
Tool Test – Lie-Nielsen Floats
From December 2006 Popular Woodworking Planemakers have long used floats to shape and true the critical surfaces of wooden handplanes. But cabinetmakers also used floats, and after several months of...
Tool Test – Gramercy Tools Bowsaw
From December 2006 Popular Woodworking As a devoted band saw user, I’ve always resisted the bowsaw, which was used by early American and English woodworkers to cut curves. My problem...
Tool Test – Featherbow
From December 2006 Popular Woodworking Better Featherboards for Many Tools Traditionally, a shop-made featherboard is used to hold a small or narrow workpiece firmly against a fence or machine [...]
Tool Test – Infinity Router Bit Set
From February 2007 Popular WoodworkingHow do you accurately test a seven-piece professional set of Infinity router bits? Let’s face it, you could spend months in the shop trying to accomplish...
