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How can you prevent table saw drift when cutting large pieces of stock?

Experts weigh in on how to properly level your inserts on a home-made router table.

Learn how to turn a live-edge wood bowl. Made from a section of log, natural-edge bowls are most often turned from freshly cut trees. With their bark-topped rims and gracefully curving grain, natural-edge bowls make heads turn unlike any other project.

From flooring to fine furniture, few species are as practical as red oak.

Improve your accuracy and cuts with this time-tested hand tool technique.

How do you properly match old wood with new additions?

In this Rockler demonstration we take a closer look at the Rockler Rock-Steady Folding Steel Stand Rockler Rock-Steady Folding Steel Stand. Stowability and strength make the Rock-Steady Folding Steel Stand an excellent choice for supporting router tables, T-track tables and other work surfaces wherever space is tight. Thick gauge steel, strong pivot points and anti-racking supports give the stand a weight capacity of up to 200 pounds. When you're done using it, just pull the pins, lift up on the table, and fold the legs for compact storage against a wall or transport to the jobsite.

Any suggestions on how to patch and prevent a butcher block table from splitting?

In this Rockler demo you'll learn how to make a small box with mitered corners and a bookmatched top. You can build this project using just one 3/4' x 3-1/2' x 24" piece of stock. This is a perfect project for those scrap pieces laying around your shop that are too small for most projects, but too interesting to throw away. You can also use the same plan and techniques to build larger versions of this box. Resawing with a bandsaw is the key technique used to make this box. A drum sander makes cleaning up the cuts a breeze.

Hanging cabinet doors is a breeze with these durable and forgiving hinges.

At first glance, the Butterfly Spline Bit (sometimes called a Butterfly Key Bit) seems like a very simple and limited use tool. But look closer and you can find a lot of useful applications for these splines.