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Shop-Made Circular Saw Guide: Cheap, Easy, and Awesome!

June 21, 2011 By Paul Mayer & filed under Jigs and Fixtures, Plans and Projects, Woodworking Projects.

Working with big sheets of plywood, or worse yet MDF, can be a bear. Even on my cabinet saw, equipped with ample outfeed support, I dread man-handling those behemoth sheets. Its grunt work at best, and can be downright dangerous if the slightest thing goes wrong. I have stories among my circle of friends, and…

Freud Plywood and Melamine Circular Saw Blade

March 2, 2010 By George Vondriska & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review.

Most of us need to rough cut sheet goods done to manageable sizes before getting them on to the table saw for final sizing. The challenge is in getting a cut from a circular saw that doesn’t look like a beaver chewed through your expensive sheet stock. Freud’s Ultimate Plywood and Melamine blade, $50, promises…

Ask WWGOA: Track Saw vs. Table Saw

January 15, 2010 By Reader Submitted & filed under Blog, Woodworking Q & A.

Question: Has WWGOA done a piece on the Dewalt or other Track Saw? I’m evaluating table saws and a new tool has come to my attention, the Dewalt Track Saw. I’m looking for bang-for-the buck, with the desire to stay under $1,000. I have >1,000 sf to work with, but I will do most of…

Infinity Dado Gauge

June 17, 2009 By George Vondriska & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review.

It’s easy to spend lots of time setting up a stackable dado head, searching for the perfect combination of rim blades, chippers, and shims to match the thickness of material you’re working with. Infinity Tools has come up with a good solution for this problem. Their Dado Gauge, $30, to be used in conjunction with…

Super General Saw Blade by Infinity Cutting Tools

April 22, 2009 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review.

I’ve owned many different brands of “general purpose” saw blades over the years. All performed a variety of sawing tasks and all cost around $100. One aspect of general purpose blades that I really like is that I can leave one blade in my table saw for almost all of my cuts. This saves me…