Moto-Saw: Now in a New Cordless Model
My co-workers branded me with a nickname in the 1990s after I took apart our shop’s Bosch plunge router and replaced the brushes on its commutator. After reassembling the Bosch and putting [...]
From the Island of Misfit Tools
Here in America we will put a motor on just about anything. Picnic tables. Ice cream cones. Scissors. And yet, it was still a surprise when I stumbled on a motorized coping saw for sale on eBay. [...]
Precision Gizmo: Langdon Mitre Boxes
Of all the power tools I own, I think my scariest, oops-I-crapped-my-pants moments have been with a power miter saw. When knocking down rough stock, miter saws have a tendency to [...]
FatMax Coping Saw Update: Grrrr
Before you buy one of the FatMax coping saws that I praised this week, take note. Take apart the saw and examine the blade connectors before you plunk down the $10. Yesterday I received a [...]
Handplane Basics on DVD, a Quick Trailer
We’ve just received our shipment of our newest DVD: “Handplane Basics: A Better Way to Use Bench Planes.” And despite my needing a haircut when we filmed it, I’m pleased [...]
Morris Saws and Coping Saws
I never knew how lame my cordless Skil drill was until I used a Makita. With a clutch. And the distinct absence of flames. So these last few weeks I’ve become frustrated and obsessed [...]
FatMax Coping Saw Locks Tight
During my first story on coping saws this week I lamented it was difficult to trace the saw’s genealogy. And I cussed the modern form. Thanks to some readers, I have some more leads on the [...]
Matt Hodgson: From Luthier to Planemaker
I’m a mediocre guitar player. But because I’m a fair judge of craftsmanship, I have an immense respect for real-deal lutherie. Have you seen one of Jameel Abraham’s ouds in [...]
Coping Saws: From Bricks to Fretwork Frogs
The coping saw is generally unloved, unheralded and under-appreciated. Yet as far as I’m concerned, I wouldn’t enjoy woodworking as much without one. When I started woodworking about [...]
We Don’t Need No Stinkn’ Backsaws
There is great debate among the Saw Nerds (I’m a card-carrying member) about when the backsaw came into this world, kicking and screaming and whipping its lamb’s tongue to and fro. [...]
Lie-Nielsen to Make a No. 51 Chute-board Plane
After years of development, Lie-Nielsen Toolworks is planning on making a No. 51 chute-board plane that should be released in the first quarter of 2010, Thomas Lie-Nielsen says. Tool collectors [...]
It's a Balancing Fact
Don’t let anyone tell you that saws are just a hunk of wood plus a sheet of steel. The more that I work with different saws, the less I know about the tools. Saws are a remarkable [...]
