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.
Tool: Cooltainer Systainer3 M 437 CP Shop Now Manufacturer: Festool MSRP: $149 Festool recently announced a newly-updated addition to their Systainer system: the Cooltainer. This [...]
Tool: MP160 Jointer Planer Shop Now Manufacturer: Wood-Mizer MSRP: $4995 Wood-Mizer has started developing standalone woodworking machinery. This combo jointer/planer caught our eye because [...]
Tool: Magnetic Dovetail Guide Shop Now Manufacturer: David Barron Tools MSRP: $54.99 If you’re struggling for cut perfection on your dovetails (or you’re just learning to cut this important [...]
Layout Tool Haiku A framing square, small Enough to fit in your hand Is nuts-on 90. (originally published in American Woodworker #158) Veritas precision square Buy Now
Welcome to the 2021 edition of the Popular Woodworking gift guide! Know your price point? Jump right in below, or keep scrolling if you’re just browsing for ideas. $30 and...
Tool: 14″ Precision Carcase Saw, aka ‘the Bayonet’ Shop Now Manufacturer: Bad Axe Toolworks MSRP: $295+ If you’re looking for the ultimate expression of a carcase [...]
Tool: Small Double Square Shop Now Manufacturer: Lee Valley MSRP: $49.50 A diemakers’ square with a narrow blade is an excellent tool for determining minute problems with your joinery, [...]
Tool: Paralign Single Featherboard Shop Now and Paralign Double Featherboard Shop Now Manufacturer: JessEm MSRP: $27.99 & $48.99 At first glance, JessEm’s Paralign Featherboard might look [...]
Tool: M5 Dust Cyclone Collection Shop Now Manufacturer: Mullet Tools MSRP: $229.99 When I heard that a handful of former YETI guys had created a new dust collection system I...
Three LEDs and a 30″ flexible neck deliver durable, excellent task lighting. Tool: Super Nova Bright LED Machine Lamp Shop Now Manufacturer: Woodturners Wonders MSRP: $159.95 Good lighting [...]
Like most of the woodworking community, I spent more time in my shop during 2020 and 2021. Over the last two years, I used a variety of tools and gained...