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If you ever work with wood from unreliable or unusual sources, such as one-person sawmills, it pays to own a moisture meter. I slip mine into my pocket whenever I head to the lumberyard and it [...]

Web Site: ezwoodshop.com Blog: Make your own pinch rods. From the February 2016 issue, #233 “Pinch rods” or “pinch sticks” are, at their most basic, two thin pieces of pointy material that are [...]

This inexpensive compact saw performs surprisingly well. Click here to read the full review. Web Site: Craftsman.com Online: See the other saws in this line from Craftsman. From the February 2016 [...]

Lightweight but solid, this two-knife model is a decent starter machine. Web site: grizzly.com Blog: See the inside of a straight-knife planer and a helical-head version. Blog: Get the skinny [...]

Sand Curves With Ease Sanding is one of those necessary evils we all face as woodworkers. That’s why we flock to any tool that promises to make the job easier. Craftsman new Oscillating Spindle [...]

Through dovetails—for woodworkers, this is batting in the big leagues, isn’t it? Cutting them by hand certainly requires skill and practice, but if you use a well-designed router jig, almost [...]

These advanced dust collectors are now more versatile than ever. Dust collectors for the small shop have come a long way since the days of a broom and a pan. The latest generation—two-stage [...]

It’s Compact, Mobile and Durable DeWALT recently introduced a new heavy-duty electric portable compressor, the D55171. It’s low profile makes it easy to store and the 12-in. puncture-resistant [...]

Dual Drum Sander Plus Want to cut sanding time in half? If you do any kind of production work, the SuperMax 25 x 2 Dual Drum Sander is worth a serious look. Chances are if you’re in the [...]

Tool: WS3000 Tool Bar Attachment Sharpening on sandpaper is sure easy when the sandpaper rotates on a disc—you just hold the tool. That’s the idea behind the Work Sharp 3000, a machine that’s [...]

Web: Bosch.com Blog: Read more about this system and see it in action here From the April 2015 issue, #217 Buy it now Although wireless charging is nothing new (it’s been around for years for [...]

Router Table Box Joints Making box joints on a router table is a time-saving alternative to making them on the tablesaw. You don’t have to fuss with a dado set, for one. More importantly, using a [...]