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Catching up with Toshio Odate
7 commentsConsidered to be the original ambassador of Japanese woodworking tools to the West, the master woodworker and sculptor shares tea, tool advice, and thoughts on the social responsibility of woodworkers.
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A Toolkit from Grandpa
4 commentsIowa woodworker assembles a practical tool collection for his grandchildren, with lots of love tossed in
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Baby planes
5 commentsA look at an instrument maker's standby, and some ideas for using them in furniture making
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Feels good to be back at Colonial Williamsburg's hand tool conference
FWW co-sponsors a wonderful event,"Working Wood in the 18th Century," every year at Colonial Williamsburg. The presenters started bending and cutting wood right away this year.
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The long, winding road to Fine Woodworking
6 commentsFine Woodworking's newest associate editor talks about Spain, hurdy-gurdies, and his unlikely path to being a part of his favorite magazine.
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A workbench anybody can build
11 commentsThis innovative workbench from FWW in 2009 is worth another look. It is simply two long boxes and two sawhorses, but it can do everything the fanciest Scandinavian bench can do, plus it stacks and stores in a corner of your shop.
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Is the Radial Arm Saw on its Last Legs?
226 commentsHas the tool gone the way of the Model T or T-Rex?
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Miracle Shield Blocks Kickback
49 commentsNew tablesaw technology promises to stop kickback in its tracks.
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Stanley Works Acquires Black & Decker for $4.5 billion
8 commentsThe Stanley Works and Black & Decker have merged.
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Broken power tool: Junk it or fix it?
77 commentsLet's say the brushes on your router's motor are shot. What do you do: replace the brushes or buy a new router?
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What is this Tool?
10 commentsThink you know your hand planes? The first reader to correctly identify this plane wins a free book.
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Reader Says Mythbusters Missed on Hammer Strikes
96 commentsDebate continues on the hazards of striking a hammer on hardened steel
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Stick your tools in a shoe?
Woodworkers have always been good recyclers, but this idea may have taken one step too far.
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Drill/impact driver kits are a good value
Porter-Cable, Hitachi, and Makita are offering impact drivers and drill-drivers that share batteries
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Become one of our Tool Experts; Win Fabulous Prizes
Our annual Tool Survey is underway...
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It's Hip to Have a Square or Two
These two small tools are critical if you want a well-equipped shop
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A few words in favor of small tools
1 commentWhy I like working with small handplanes and chisels
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The gloved woodworker
11 commentsLightweight work gloves are surprisingly handy in the shop
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