Chisels Buying Guide: What to Look For in 2026
I've sharpened more chisels than most folks have built benches — and I’ve seen every cheap guide that begs to be thrown out after the first project. If you want clean dovetails, snug mortise-and-tenon
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Best Hand Planes for Everyday Use
I've been cutting dovetails, cleaning up mortise-and-tenons and flattening timber longer than most people keep a shop — and I've used every plane that claims to be "good enough." This roundup separate
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Table Saws Buying Guide: What to Look For in 2026
I've spent a lifetime in the shop cutting dovetails, setting mortise-and-tenon shoulders, and ripping thousands of feet of stock — I know what a jig needs to do and what junk won't survive a weekend.
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How to Choose the Right Woodworking Tools
Getting serious about woodworking means making smart choices in your tools. You can’t fake quality, and you sure as hell can’t rely on cheap junk from the hardware store’s bargain bin. The right tools
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How to Choose the Right Table Saws
I've spent a lifetime listening to the hum of table saws — from battered shop classics to the shiny jobsite toys folks buy on impulse. If you want honest advice, not marketing fluff, you need someone
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Best Woodworking Tools for Everyday Use
I've spent more hours chasing a perfect cut than most folks have on their first dovetail. This roundup separates the sturdy from the flaky—tools that stay true under grain direction, hold a clean kerf
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Best Table Saws for Everyday Use
I've spent a lifetime laying out mortise and tenon joints, ripping stock to grain direction, and testing every table saw a young apprentice could drag into my shop. If you want a saw that will live in
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Best Routers for Everyday Use
I've spent a lifetime at the bench and seen what separates a router that lasts from the junk that gives up after a weekend of dovetails and mortises. If you want honest talk: power, collet size, base
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Best Band Saws for Everyday Use
I've spent a lifetime at the bench — resawing blanks for tenons, ripping delicate curves for dovetails, and abusing tools until the junk failed. If a band saw can't hold fence alignment, track a blade
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