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Given the choice between a fixed-base router and a plunge model, Jeff Miller will take the plunge router every time. Because it can plunge in and out of the work,…

With these tips you'll eliminate tearout, banish snipe, and get smooth results every time.

Something as simple as a straight router bit can get confusing fast. Ben Strano helps you choose the right router bit for the job.

Ben Strano shows how to build a table that will make the track saw your go-to tool for crosscutting panels that are too big for your tablesaw.

Tape measures have a hook at the end that moves in and out to compensate for inside and outside measurements. However, after years of constant use, the holes wear out and can move 1⁄16 in. or more. In this Drawing Board video, you’ll learn how to make sure that your tape measure is still reliable.

Recently, I found a way to make the tablesaw in our high school woodshop safer with a better push stick. To give the bottom edge more grip, just add some…

It is difficult to drill a perfectly centered hole in the end of a round dowel, but this drill guide solves the problem. Choose a Forstner bit the same size…

When I reach for my glue bottle, I don’t like having to shake it and wait for the glue to drip down to the tip. So I keep the bottles…

A fence clamped to the bandsaw table helps you trim the box miter keys and avoid scratches.

On many routers, it’s hard to be sure template guides (also called router bushings) are perfectly concentric with the bit. And if the bushing isn’t centered, it can lead to…