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By David Thiel Page 26 From the  February 2006 issue #153 Buy this issue now News of Makita’s new 18-volt Lithium-ion drill was well received in the Popular Woodworking shop. While we’re always [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 34 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now For more than a decade, I’ve meant to make a good wooden mallet that fits my hand and my style of work. I can [...]

By Glen D. Huey Page: 34 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now An investment in a new tool can increase your woodworking abilities; an investment in HVLP will do the same. If you [...]

An important joinery plane is available again – and it’s been improved. By Christopher Schwarz Page: 32 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now Plow planes are workhorse of the [...]

By Robert W. Lang Page: 34 From the November 2007 issue #165 Buy this issue now You can’t argue about the need for good hearing protection, but there is a good argument against how we’ve been [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 34 From the November 2007 issue #165 Buy this issue now Just as there are people who always choose white meat at the Thanksgiving table and those who always go for [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 32 From the November 2007 issue #165 Buy this issue now Small planes are great for small jobs, not only in the workshop but also around the house. I’ve long kept a [...]

By Glen D. Huey Page: 32 From the November 2007 issue #165 Buy this issue now Stop in most any woodshop and you’ll find a random-orbit sander or two whirling away while preparing a project for [...]

Four posts, an extra knife and a new dust hood make it a contender. By Glen D. Huey Page: 30 From the November 2007 issue #165 Buy this issue now Most woodworkers consider the thickness planer to [...]

By Robert W. Lang Page 33 From the October 2007 issue #164 Buy this issue now “Turned Bowls Made Easy” and “Beyond the Basic Bowl” are instructional DVDs from Pennsylvania wood turner Bill [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 33 From the October 2007 issue #164 Buy this issue now Router planes are one of those tools that you never knew was missing from your toolbox. Once you’ve cleaned up [...]

By Glen D. Huey Page: 32 From the October 2007 issue #164 Buy this issue now Mention dado stacks and my mind wanders back to the set I used as a youngster. The blades were a larger diameter than [...]