Woodworking tools are useless until you learn how to use them efficiently. Whether you prefer hand tools or power tools, the editors of Popular Woodworking Magazine have collected the very best information on choosing and using tools of all kinds. Here you’ll learn a range of essential information from how to tune up simple hand tools to safe and smart power tools practices and advanced techniques taught by the trusted experts in the field.
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 features. [...]
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 it will do. I [...]
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 using a dado stack [...]
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. The [...]
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 you [...]
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 professional and home [...]
Mr. Peel was shaped exactly like one of the Fisher-Price Little People, he jangled his keys in his pockets nonstop and he had a reputation as a tyrannical shop teacher at Chaffin Junior High [...]
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 to give up your [...]
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 takes you away from [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]