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Video: Video Tool Review: Sawstop Contractor Saw

Innovative finger-saving technolgy finally available in a portable design

Video Roundup: Testing 12-in Sliding Compound-Miter Saws

A carpenter reviews six of these big chopsaws and reveals the positive and negative attributes of each

Extending a Tablesaw's Worksurface

An infeed support arm and outfeed table improve extra reach and stability

Tip: Cutting miter returnsOnline Membership Required

Tip: Quick, accurate shimsOnline Membership Required

Build a tablesaw crosscut sled

Trimming cabinet doors and drawers, mitering small pieces, and making wide crosscuts for shelving is safer and easier with this simple sled 

Making raised-panel doors on a tablesaw

A veteran cabinetmaker shows you how to build a Shaker-style cabinet door in six easy steps

Coping Moldings

Coping moldings

Video: Mastering the Miter Saw

Finish carpentry DVD teaches skills from basic to advanced

Tip: A folding miter-saw stand

Editors PickCrown-Molding FundamentalsOnline Membership Required

Backing ripped from 2x4s and a well-planned installation scheme take a lot of the guesswork out of this challenging job

Editors PickChoosing and Using a Miter Saw

These indispensable tools come in many shapes and sizes; here's how to get the most from them.

Picking a Portable Table SawOnline Membership Required

Small enough to carry, big enough to rip green 2x12s, accurate enough for finish work

Circular-Saw Basics

A sidewinder is the most important tool on the job site, but did anybody ever teach you how to use one safely and effectively?

Tip: Inverted jigsaw copingOnline Membership Required

Making Curved Crown MoldingOnline Membership Required

Glue-laminated trim can be shaped on a table saw

Tip: Coping tableOnline Membership Required

Installing Two-Piece CrownOnline Membership Required

A method for running wide, paint-grade crown moldings

Cutting Crown MoldingOnline Membership Required

Calculating miter and bevel angles so you can cut crown on compound-miter saws

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