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Build Your Own Adjustable Woodworking Bench

Have you ever wanted the ability to raise and lower the benches in your woodworking shop while working on various projects? George Vondriska shows you how valuable and easy it is to have an adjustable bench in your shop.

Shaper Origin and the Shaper Plate

The Shaper Origin is an amazing tool. It looks like a standard router, but it’s actually a handheld CNC router. In order for the Origin to know where it is in the world the user adheres domino tape to the work and scans it with Origin. You can, instead, mount your work in the Workstation.…

What’s the Deal with SawStop?

Accidents happen. In fact, when it comes to table saws, accidents happen every nine minutes. One out of every ten table saw accidents result in an amputation. That’s what makes SawStop flesh sensing technology so great. What does it do? If you touch the blade on a SawStop table saw it instantly comes to a…

Fastcap Speed Skate Product Review

I’m a one-man-shop and, as a result, I’m always on the lookout for easier ways to move sheet goods around. Fastcap’s Speed Skate looked liked a good idea, so I figured I’d check it out. The Fastcap Speed Skate, $25, is specifically designed to help you roll, instead of carry, sheet stock around your shop.…

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Why Buy a Router Lift

A lift in your router table isn’t just a luxury, it can help you complete your routing projects happen so much quicker. George Vondriska shows the advantages of using a router lift and why you might want to consider one for your woodworking workshop. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video.

Dust Collection Systems from Laguna

Effective dust collection in your shop is very important. Remember that reaction to dust is a cumulative thing. Not reacting today doesn’t mean you won’t become reactive in the future. The lesson out of this? Take care of your lungs by making certain you have good woodworking dust collection on your tools. Laguna Tools has…

Using a Vertical Panel Saw

George Vondriska shows you how to easily and accurately cut sheet wood to size for your woodworking projects with the Vertical Panel Saw from Panel Pro. A Woodworkers Guild of America original video. Vertical Panel Saw provided by Panel Pro. For more information, visit www.panelpro.com.

Product Review: Nova Voyager DVR Drill Press

Lots of tools cross our paths, and every once in a while a tool really grabs our attention. The Nova drill press is a great example of that. What makes it cool? Let’s jump right into one of my most-loved features on this machine; electronic variable speed. No step pulleys, no belt to move…Changing speeds…

Abrasive Cleaner Stretcher

I regularly use abrasive cleaner sticks to prevent burning and extend the life of my drum sander belts. I hate to throw away the nubs when they get too short to hold against the spinning drum by hand, (I prefer to sand wood, not fingertips). Instead, I epoxy them onto some 1 x 2 scrap.…

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The Super Max 16-32 Surface Sander

Surface sanders, also called drum sanders, have really come a long way. It’s not that long ago that you’d only find surface sanders in large, commercial shops. Today, sanders have become way more prevalent in small shops, and way more accessible to woodworkers. SuperMax has been a name in the surface sander world for a…