Encyclopedia of Woodworking

GROZ – Precision Measuring Tools: Squares, Calipers & Dividers

Specializing in Precision Engineering, Lubrication Equipment, Professional Hand Tools, and Automotive Shop Equipment – the GROZ Engineering Tools company has been a worldwide manufacturing leader since 1976. With their focus being primarily…

Multi-Sharp – The Cost Effective Way to Sharpen Your Tools

Tool sharpening can become an extremely technical, fancy, and ultimately expensive part of your entire workflow. The specialized sharpening systems which are made available to the home woodworker and DIY enthusiast can range…

Cutting For Professionals – Battle of The Mitre Saws

For most home woodworkers and Destroy It Yourself enthusiasts, a compound sliding mitre saw would be our version of an upgrade from our “chop saw”. The sliding mechanisms of these mitre saws make…

Dust Collection Basics: Air Filters

Providing air filtration for your workshop may seem like a bit of over-kill for the occasional weekend woodworker. However, for those who spend a better part of their days inside a woodworking workshop…

Benchtop Oscillating Spindle/Bobbin Sanders – What’s Hot on the Market

  The bobbin/spindle sander is an oscillating sanding machine which is made to help the user to achieve a smooth, flat finish to wood pieces, which are intricately shaped or possess curved…

Whiteside Router Bits – Specialist Router Bits from America

Founded in 1970, the Whiteside Machine Company was established as a general-purpose machine shop that started in the basement of Bill & Bobbie Whiteside’s home in Western North Carolina. Being located near…

Striplox – Introducing: The Knew Knockdown

In 2018, the woodworking joinery and knockdown industry welcomed a new player into the game. Providing the user with a new, improved, secure, easy-to-install, and concealed solution that ensures that the end-user can put…

Drill Press Basics: Getting Started

Drilling into thicker and heavier materials by freehand and still maintaining vertical accuracy can be close to impossible, especially for a novice woodworker. We have previously discussed the uses and benefits of drill…

Making sense of Knots: Wood Filler, Filler Sticks & Wood Repair

A knot found embedded inside a piece of wood can either be a point of weakness which renders that part of the plank unusable, something we can cover up or (more seldom) something…

Drill Press Basics: Best Drill Stands in 2020 (REVIEW)

With so many new brand names and gimmicky products introduced on the market, we have been overwhelmed with how this category of power tool accessories has grown. This growth owes itself mostly to the reality…

Unlocking Your Plunge Router Potential – Kreg Router Tables

Adding a table to your workflow, whether on a circular saw or sander gives you more control and increases your potential for versatility. This is no different when it comes to these huge, heavy…

OLFA – Rotary Cutters From Japan

Made in Japan, the OLFA range of cutters offers the highest quality of steel and knife mechanisms equipped with the best and sharpest edge. For quilters and craftsman who frequently use scissors to cut…