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The 2010 Tool Guide features articles on an assortment of tools, with reviews of the latest models and tips for buying the most suitable tools for your workshop.
To accompany the Tool Guide, we've compiled this list of informative videos and additional articles. These online-only features cover everything from tips for using circular saws to background on how we tested miter saws.
Videos
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 Using a Worm-Drive Saw
Learn how to make precise plunge and bevel cuts using a worm-drive saw
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Build Like a Pro: Cutting Curves with a Circular Saw
Watch general contractor, Scott Grice, demonstrate how
to make curved, plunge, and drop cuts using a worm-drive saw
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Testing Cordless Impact Drivers
With so many models on the market, which one is for you?
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Tool Review: Milwaukee’s 12-in. Miter Saw
Watch as finish carpenter Kit Camp tests out “best overall” in the 12-in miter-saw category
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Miter Saw Features Roundup
Follow carpenter Kit Camp as he reviews six big chopsaws and find out which ones made the grade
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Reviewing Trim Router Bases
Former FWW shop manager John White assesses the two primary options for trim router bases
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How to Change the Blade on a DeWalt DW735 Planer
Fine Homebuilding contributor, Christian M. Whalen, gives you a look under the hood and shows you how to change the blade of FHB’s tool test's "best overall"
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How to Change the Blades on an Index-Bladed Planer
Learn how to extend the life of your portable thickness-planer blades and how to change them once they’re spent
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How to Change Standard Thickness-Planer Blades
Watch former FWW shop manager John White as he demonstrates his simple method for changing planer blades
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A Sliding Crosscut Table for DeWalt’s Hybrid Tablesaw
Our overview includes a look at DeWalt’s optional sliding table
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Fight Kickback with a Riving Knife
Watch former FWW shop manager John White as he demonstrates his simple method for changing planer blades
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16-Ga. Finish Nail Roundup, Gun By Gun
Fine Homebuilding contributor, Rick Arnold, reviews the top features of more than a dozen 16-ga
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Repairing Air Hoses
Learn the differences between rubber, nylon, and polyurethane air hoses and what situations call for each
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Marking Knives
What’s behind the FWW test, plus the editor’s top picks
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Handheld Laser Measuring Tools
Watch Fine Homebuilding editor Justin Fink demonstrate how efficient and accurate Laser measures really are
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Articles
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