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What makes these the best router sled jigs for flattening rough slabs, boards, and projects, such as cutting boards?

Any router table can be improved so that it’s safer, more accurate or just plain more enjoyable to use! Here are our top 5 accessories worth adding.

Looking to create professional-quality wood signs without the hassle? Our Interlock wood sign making templates are here to simplify your process 

Make this useful step stool using only a table saw, a drill/driver and two versatile clamps.

When starting out as a woodworker or when you are setting up a new workshop the router is one of the first tools people invest in. This is because in the power tool world, routers are as versatile as they come.

Innovative sandpaper technology lets you sand more parts per disc, with less dust, boosting productivity and cleanliness. 

Choosing the best woodworking tools from the past year depends on the types of projects you build. So here are seven new woodworking tools that you won’t want to miss.

Cutting wide channels partway through wood — often called non-through cuts — are useful for rock-solid joinery.

You use your table saw routinely for ripping and crosscutting wood in perfectly straight lines, guided by the fence or miter gauge. Tilt the blade or adjust the gauge, and you get straight bevels or mitered cuts.

There is a wide variety of safety gear on the market that applies to table saw use. Push sticks of various types and styles protect fingers. Featherboards secure and guide stock. Personal protective equipment shields hearing, eyesight and lungs. But to be effective, these items need to be routinely used.

The two most basic cuts that a table saw performs are rip cuts and crosscuts.