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WWGOA’s Top 10 of 2017

December 18, 2017 By Editor & filed under Blog.

With 2018 just around the corner, WWGOA has taken some time to look back at your favorite articles and videos from the last year. We’ve picked out our most popular woodworking topics of 2017 for you to check out below! 1. WOOD JOINTS: WHICH WOODWORKING JOINTS SHOULD YOU USE? There are tons of woodworking joint…

Set Up Your Miter Saw for Perfect Cuts

May 19, 2017 By George Vondriska & filed under Shop Maintenance, Skill Building.

If you’ve got a miter saw in your shop you probably rely on it for perfectly square cuts, and maybe for cutting angles, too. Follow these simple set up tips to tune up your saw so it’s singing an accurate song. It’s important to know, conclusively, that when you’re shooting for a 90-degree cut you’re…

Tool Review: DeWalt DWS780 12” Dual Bevel Compound Miter Saw

October 12, 2016 By David Radtke & filed under Blog, Buying Advice, Product Review, Skill Building.

If you’re considering adding a new miter saw to your shop, don’t make a move until you’ve read this great product review of the DeWalt DWS780. Does it make the cut? Read on to find out. I’ve owned several miter saws in my woodworking career. In fact, when I started out in carpentry, we were…

Gang Cutting Edge Strips to Length

January 11, 2011 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Cabinet Making, Skill Building.

It’s not often that you’ll need this trick, but when you do, the time you’ll save will be tremendous. The idea hit me the other day while I stood in front of my miter saw chopping multiple lengths of shelf edging one after another. Oh the boredom! Let’s say you need to make a whole…

Bosch Sliding Miter Saw That Isn’t a Slider

November 17, 2010 By George Vondriska & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review.

I love the capacity I get from a sliding miter saw. Where most miter saws cross cut to 6″ – 8″, a sliding saw can crosscut out to 12-1/2″ or so. Very useful in the shop. What I don’t like about sliding saws is their mongo footprint. You’ve got to have a lot of real…

Makita LS1040 10″ Compound Miter Saw

September 30, 2010 By Paul Mayer & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review.

I wasn’t asking for much as I hunted for a new miter saw. I simply wanted a unit that was rock solid with no slop in any moving part, super lightweight for portability, easy to adjust, precise locking locations for common cuts, high powered, and under $200. I was willing to forego the depth capacity…

9 Steps to Sizing Rough Lumber

July 26, 2010 By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Furniture Making, Skill Building, Understanding Wood.

Hardwood lumber yards offer you wood either rough or surfaced. Rough is how it’s cut from the log at the sawmill. There they use giant band saws and circular saws with very coarse saw blades, so the work happens fast. Rough lumber looks like it was sanded with a garden rake! Buying it rough, and…

Compound Miter Saws from Hitachi

September 10, 2008 By George Vondriska & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review.

Hitachi Power Tools announced two new 8-1/2″ slider compound miter saws, the C8FSE, $349, and C8FSHE, $379. At 31-lbs (C8FSE) and 32-lbs (C8FSHE), these are, according to Hitachi, the lightest and most portable 8-1/2″ slide miter saws on the market.Both the C8FSE and C8FSHE are powered by 9.5-Amp motors and have a no-load speed of…