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The Essential Miter Saw Buying Guide
Miter saws, also called chop saws, drop saws and cross cut saws (among others) quickly and accurately cut angles in wood, making them the preferred tool for finish carpenters cutting molding. Their accuracy makes them excellent saws for projects like framing, installing flooring systems, decks and siding.
The Ultimate Nail Gun Buying Guide for Pneumatic Newbies
A nail gun can make any job requiring lots of nails easier, but picking the right one can be tough if you don't know where to start. This guide makes it easy for the newbie to pick a new nail gun!
The 7 Essential Woodworking Hand Tools For the Galoot In Training
The 10 essential tools for the Galoot in training is something of a misnomer. Sort of. If you're not a pure collector yet then you're ideally buying these antique hand tools as you need them for specific projects you have in mind.
The Basics of Biscuit Joinery
Biscuit joinery is one of the simplest methods of true joinery and a great place for beginning woodworkers to get started with learning the basics.
The Seven Golden Rules of Power Tool Safety
These seven golden rules of power tool safety are not intended to replace the importance of reading the safety instructions in the manual that comes with every power tool... Be careful and be safe.
The Radial Arm Saw: Is This Tool Right for You?
The Radial Arm Saw is perhaps one of the most controversial tools around these days, with diehard users who make the RAS sound like a religion more than a tool... and with woodworkers who are just as quick to tell you how dangerous the RAS can be.

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