Tools

This interlocking design needs no fasteners and stores flatby Joseph B. Lanza

A detailed, scalable parts drawing serves as the blueprint for your own router tableby Joseph B. Lanza

Flush-Cut adapterby Mike Guertin

You can go to the hardware store and buy a sanding block, but better yet, you can make your own with materials you already haveby Justin Fink

New and noteworthy staff picks from the 2007 International Builders' Show

Hot dog, pancake, or twin tank? Let your tools' appetite for air determine which one to buyby Chris Ermides

Browse the Web sites of air-compressor manufacturers to look for a model that suits your needs and budgetby Christopher Ermides

A carpenter reveals favorites, and the jigs that make them handyby Jim Chestnut

Find out how these ratings affect the run time of your toolsby Gary M. Katz

Stock molding and MDF panels transform a roomby Gary Striegler

A well-equipped router is an indispensable tool for trim work, but which type and which accessories are right for you?by John Michael Davis

SawStop inventor launches own line of safety-minded table sawsby Tom O'Brien

A precision shop is set up in less than five minutes using collapsible tables and a salvaged panel doorby John Carroll

A professional takes the fear out of sanding and shows how to get great results with waterborne finishesby Charles Peterson

by Frank Maglin

by Carl McFarland Jr.

by John Carroll

A veteran carpenter surveys the current offerings and tells how he gets the best performance from his planesby Rex Alexander

To get all the features he needed in a chopsaw stand, one finish carpenter made his own extension tables and stopsby Gary M. Katz