Made You Look: Switch hitter
Watch a metal-head, Inheritance Machining, take on a dreaded foe… wood!
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Easy-Grip Marking Gauge
Over the years I have used about every type of marking gauge made. I prefer the newer wheel gauges because they’re easy to adjust and tighten, but I think they’re hard to grip. To solve this problem, drill a hole …
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Nothing is Absolute
Ease and speed versus the idealization of the past – sometimes. When Lord Acton wrote that “absolute power corrupts absolutely,” he was referring to politics, but he could as easily have been referring to tools. After all, he wrote …
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Blue Spruce Mortise Chisel Review
Tool: Mortise Chisels Shop Now Manufacturer: Blue Spruce Toolworks MSRP: $109.99+ Walloping on a chisel to chop a mortise is a big ask. It’s no wonder that the “pig sticker” mortise chisels of old were meaty—modern variants have, in …
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Make a Coopered Seat
Building a sculptured rocker starts with a coopered seat. Or as I call it, “The Big Smile Seat!” A Maloof style chair design (rocker, low back, or settee) represents some of the best in seating with extraordinary form and function. …
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FW New England: Members-Only Live Stream!
This is the place where Fine Woodworking Unlimited members can join in the fun at this weekend’s event and see all of the demonstrations live!
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