Helping you understand how tools work

Our illustrated tool primers tell you what you need to know about basic woodworking hand tools, power tools and accessories.

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A Japanese saw is a finely crafted tool that creates a very thin kerf and cuts on the pulls...

If you have trees on your property a chainsaw can be very handy to have around. Felling trees, trimming branches...

With a little knowledge on how to use one, a marking gauge can help with many straight reference lines in...

Ted Brown tests out 15 random orbital sander models models and gives you the...

Bandsaws are versatile shop machines that don’t take up much floor space, and are both...

These aggressive sanding machines can work wonders in the shop if you know how to...

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Rob Brown shows some methods to add texture to wood.

Verawood is the common name of two closely related species, Bulnesia arborea and Bulnesia sarmientoi. Their story is really...

Widely popular in the hardwood flooring industry, Goncalo Alves or Tigerwood is a beautiful wood well suited for many fine...

Sipo (aka Utile) is one those woods gathering favour among woodworkers looking for the Mahogany look without the Mahogany...