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I've only seen one person wearing a face shield, and he worked at a lumberyard. Are they uncomfortable compared to safety glasses? They look front-heavy, which might make them more…

The November/December 2001 issue of Fine Woodworking had an article on hearing protection. It said that using safety glasses or even a face shield will compromise the efficacy of muff-style hearing protectors. I…

Hi All, I’m currently toying with the idea of buying an electric handheld planer and was wondering how many of you out there use one and how you use it. I…

Hi all, I'm considering a Jpanese saw for hardwoods. I've spent some time at Hida and JWW and not seen anything designated for hardwoods. Figure most of my work will…

I want to replace the fixed wheels on the Shop Fox movable base that I purchased with my Griz cabinet saw.  I need all wheels to be 360 degree so I…

Folks, what is the deal with tilt-table saws?  A friend of mine has an Inca 259 (maybe 359), tilt-table with a horizontal mortiser on the side.  Delta used to make…

I have been watching the boards for a while to get info on what are the preferred jointers in the 6" variety... I noticed on these forums, that the sunhill…

My neighbor ordered the new Jet "supersaw" a few weeks ago from Tool Crib.  We were both excited to get it as it looked like the perfect saw for him. …

I'm in the planning stages to make the "Ultimate Router Table" from last year's Shops issue of FWW.  It calls for the JessEm Rout-R-Lift.  Upon looking on-line last night, I…

I have a meat grinder that was last used 22 years ago (the blade was wrapped in a page from the San Francisco Chronicle). Replacement blades aren't available so I plan to…