Tool Test – Ashely Iles Carving Tools
From August 2006 Popular Woodworking Good Steel and Good Handles Last summer and fall I extensively tested several carving gouges from English toolmaker Ashley Iles. Midway through the testing, I [...]
Tool Test – Powermatic PM2000 Table Saw
From August 2006 Popular Woodworking Features and Performance for Serious Woodworkers My first look at the newest cabinet saw from Powermatic was last year when the company was still working out [...]
Tool Test – Lie-Nielsen Medium Shoulder Plane
From August 2006 Popular Woodworking Exquisite! I’ve long been a fan of large shoulder planes and have many miles on my Lie-Nielsen 073, which I bought the first day it was available. So I [...]
Tool Test – Triton MOF001KC Router
From August 2006 Popular Woodworking In a world of mid-sized routers offering both a fixed and plunge base, the Triton MOF001KC is a competitively priced, dedicated plunge with lots of features. [...]
Tool Test – Veritas Bevel Setter
From August 2006 Popular Woodworking At first blush I looked at this tool and said, “Twenty-five bucks for this?” Then I took a closer look and realized how many things it will do. I [...]
Tool Test – Dado Wiz
From August 2006 Popular Woodworking Dado Wiz Zeros in on Perfect Fit for Dados or Grooves Our staff has an ongoing discussion about the best way to make dados. Whether using a dado stack [...]
A Gallery of Unusual Workbenches
One of the side benefits of writing a book on workbenches is that I got to see hundreds of variations on the traditional designs, both in person and in old books. I also dug up some dead-end [...]
The Anvil Test
Destroying 10 joints taught us surprising lessons about joint design, wood failure and the tenacity of modern glue.
Two Books: A Disappointment and a Delight
American furniture of the 18th century has always been something I’ve liked OK but I’ve never become a nut about, like Brussels sprouts, Cheney hammers and classical music. This week [...]
Cross About Cross-grain Construction
Today is “Blasphemy Friday.” I’m preparing the panels to start assembling this Gustav Stickley No. 802 sideboard and wondering if my project is going to self-destruct after a [...]
Tool Test – Bosch PS20-2 Pocket Driver
From October 2006 Popular Woodworking Bosch Pocket Driver Offers Pint-sized Power I don’t care how many cordless drills you own, if you like tools, you’re going to need one more. The [...]
Tool Test – Chester Toolworks Birdcage Awl
From October 2006 Popular Woodworking A Bigger Birdcage Awl Birdcage awls are outstanding and accurate tools for installing hardware. In essence, they are a boring tool: Place the tip where you [...]