Page 3 - Tool Reviews

Festool's Dust Extraction Systems prove to be more than simple shop vacuums, but what do you need to know before taking the plunge?

Stir, pour, and store in an instant with one ingenious tool!

Are the good old-fashioned tape measure, protracto and try square on their way out?

With Quadra-Cut router bits, Freud's innovation has to do mainly with how they changed cutting geometry.

The SawStop brand products might carry a somewhat higher price tag, but the safety innovations are well worth it in the shop.

Over the past several years, woodworkers in greater and greater numbers have started taking woodshop dust control seriously.

As you've probably noticed, there are two common sizes of router bit shank, and two common sizes of router collet: 1/4" and 1/2". Why?

Rather than juggling with all the different power sanding options on the market now, our author has laid out the options he looks for when buying a new sander.

Sanding that's fast, efficient and fun? Maybe not fun, but Festool's sanding RO sanders definitely make things easier.

The Magswitch jig is a compact, easy to install fixture designed to be used in conjunction with a shop-built jig.

As you may have noticed, router lifts have been gaining in popularity over the past few years - to the point that now they're considered a near-necessity among frequent router table users.