#223–Tools & Shops 2012

Articles

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  Ultimate One-Man Shop

  A woodworker's new space is a year-round haven for his favorite hobby
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  Segmented Cutterheads Change the Game

  Plane hundreds of feet of lumber with no tearout and no knife changes.
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  A Revolution in Dust Collection

  The industry gets serious about the subject, with safer products for every budget.
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  Make Drawer Dividers for Your Tools

  Easy-to-make drawer dividers keep tools safe and secure.
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  The Wired Workbench

  Readers help us design the perfect power-tool workstation
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  Tool Test: HEPA Shop Vacuums

  With better filters and features, new vacs are must-have companions for power tools
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  Pivoting Plywood Cart

  With this panel cart at hand, you'll never wrestle with sheet goods again.
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  Build Your First Workbench

  A workbench with an end vise and front vise is easily the most important tool in your shop.
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  Riving-knife retrofit not an option for most table saws

  Q: After reading Asa Christiana’s Q&A on the safety of American tablesaws (FWW #220), I went looking for a riving knife to put on my older saw. However, I couldn’t find one.…
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  Resaw Difficult Woods without Ruining Your Blade

  Michael Fortune offers some tips for resawing any board with a natural edge.
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  For a Benchtop, Use Light-Colored,Closed-Grained Wood

  Q: I’m making my first workbench and want some advice on which wood to use for the top. I like ash and it’s readily available where I live. Would it…
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  Don't trust the internal stop to set a table saw blade at 90 degrees

  Q: I spent a long time adjusting the 90° stop on my tablesaw. At first it worked fine, but now the blade always stops short of 90°. What’s wrong and…
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  One Coat of Wax Does the Trick

  Q: Is there any reason to apply more than one coat of wax over a finish? Keith Patterson, Dearborn, MI A: No. One Coat is all you need. Although wax…
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  Get Serious About Getting Sharp

  Make it quick and convenient and you won't hesitate
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  Lumber from a Log

  Learn how Scottish woodworker Adrian McCurdy splits huge oak logs and shapes them into lumber to make furniture.
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  A Workshop with No Walls

  Furniture maker Adrian McCurdy works with riven wood on the grass behind his Scottish home.

Online Extras

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  Simple-to-Make Tool Holders for a Cabinet

  These holders can be adapted to fit any cabinet and can be made in no time.
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  A Workbench Built for Power Tools

  Take a video tour of a workbench specially-built for power tool users
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  How to Give Hardware an Antique Look

  Learn how to turn new home center hinges into century old antiques
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  Bottom Line on Segmented Cutterhead Cost

  Is the cost of upgrading your planer's conventional cutterheads with a segmented model worth it?