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One of the hallmarks of Greene & Greene-style furniture is the square plug. It’s a detail that shows that the maker is willing to go the extra mile. If you’ve ever made a project [...]

Born out of the laminate industry, these routers are great tools for all kinds of woodworking projects.

Cute as a bug’s ear , though far more useful than any insect’s tympanal organ , are the new detail rabbet planes from Veritas (the high-end, made-in-Canada house brand of Lee Valley [...]

Strong Shelves You love wood–we know that. You love wood so much you’ve got piles of it all over your shop, just waiting to be turned into a masterpiece … if only you can find those boards you [...]

One of the bright spots of an otherwise dismal economic year is that small tool companies have turned out some amazing new products.

I work among a group of tool addicts, and I fit right in because I am one too. My tool dependency manifests itself in a couple of ways; I hoard the wrenches for routers, but the real monkey on my [...]

We test more powerful, less weighty designs that are powered by new battery technology.

Riving knives have made benchtop table saws ‘new’ again. Could one be the tool for your shop? When you scanned this issue’s cover and discovered an article on benchtop table saws, you might have [...]

By David Thiel Page: 28 From the December 2004 issue #145 Buy this issue now While most woodworkers will go out of their way to avoid having to do accurate miter work, we all have to do it at [...]

By David Thiel Page: 28 From the December 2004 issue #145 Buy this issue now Two things to know about the Twin Cutter: One, this is a truly amazing saw. Two, you don’t need one in your [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 27 From the December 2004 issue #145 Buy this issue now Learning to take a rough piece of lumber to a perfectly finished state is more than an academic exercise. The [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 27 From the December 2004 issue #145 Buy this issue now It’s time to get acquainted with the big brother of the first Veritas shoulder plane, which was introduced in [...]