Look Ma, No Clamps

I started using stringed packing tape to glue up mitered joints on small jewelry boxes years ago. To glue up mitered boxes you just tape the points of the miters...

Confession & Redemption

I have a palm-grip random-orbit sander that I’ve used for many years on household projects that could not be planed because they were too big, such as 16’-long runs of...

Tweaking an Over-set Coping Saw

When cutting dovetails, I’ve always cleared out most of the waste with a coping saw. Why? I learned it that way in 1993 and am faster with the coping saw...

New Value Pack: Essentials of Woodworking

Learn lessons of a lifetime from woodworking's greatest instructors. These guides make woodworking simple and fun. Expand your woodworking abilities while discovering your set of tools and start [...]

Favorite New Tools of 2011

So, with hours to go before the year ends (at least in my time zone), I’ve one more post for 2011: some of Popular Woodworking Magazine‘s favorite new tools for...