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Don’t let the dizzying array of choices get you discombobulated. By Bob Flexner Pages: 90-93 From the June 2006 issue #155 Buy this issue now Go to any home center and you will probably be [...]

Born out of the laminate industry, these routers are great tools for all kinds of woodworking projects. By David Thiel Pages: 76-80 From the June 2006 issue #155 Buy this issue now I’ve been [...]

New TVs change the rules for designing cabinets. By Robert W. Lang Pages: 66-69 From the June 2006 issue #155 Buy this issue now A few years ago, I called a contractor I was working for to [...]

By David Thiel Pages: 45-52 From the June 2006 issue #155 Buy this issue now Whether your casework is a bookcase, kitchen cabinet or highboy, the hardware you use to prop up the shelves, hang the [...]

Use your router to join wood along simple and complex curves. By Bill Hylton Pages: 36-39 From the June 2006 issue #155 Buy this issue now If you rip a board in two, you can easily rejoin the [...]

By Christopher Schwarz Page: 30 From the June 2006 issue #155 Buy this issue now The hand-tool crowd lives and dies by the hand saw. But even for the rest of us, no matter how many electrons we [...]

By Robert Lang Page: 30 From the June 2006 issue #155 Buy this issue now Early in my career I was spoiled forever by a 42″-wide, three-head wide-belt sander. I can’t keep from comparing [...]

By David Thiel Page: 28 From the June 2006 issue #155 Buy this issue now Dead-on accuracy from a drill press table isn’t necessary for woodworkers. But it sure is nice to be able to hold your [...]

By David Thiel Page: 28 From the June 2006 issue #155 Buy this issue now This is the first true router to bear the Ridgid name. A trim router was introduced about one year ago, but this is the [...]

Understanding just a little chemistry will teach you a lot about this finish. By Bob Flexner Pages: 90-92 From the April 2006 issue #154 Buy this issue now At a recent wood-finishing seminar, a [...]

Tricks and procedures for perfect tool setups. By Bill Hylton Pages: 84-86 From the April 2006 issue #154 Buy this issue now When you are using power tools for cutting parts and joinery, accuracy [...]

Mom was right to worry about your eyes – and you should too, especially as a woodworker. By David Thiel Pages: 60-65 From the April 2006 issue #154 Buy this issue now Every day there are an [...]