Ditch Your Router for This $40 Tool

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Jeff from Today’s Craftsmen demonstrated the test featured in this video. Jeff introduces a compact pneumatic chamfering round-over tool as a dedicated, low-cost alternative to routers for breaking edges prior to finishing. Watch the full video and subscribe to TodaysCraftsmen: …

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Tools Changing the Way We Work

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Izzy Swan demonstrated the test featured in this video. The video introduces a new brushless Grabo vacuum tool, a set of vac pucks and plates, and a portable workholding station that together reframe how small shops and job sites handle …

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Low vs High Quality Tools: Have We Been Tricked?

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. The video examines whether upgrading from inexpensive, box-store tools to higher-end alternatives is necessary or simply a luxury, and it uses side-by-side comparisons to illustrate where spending more …

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Homemade Slot Mortiser vs Festool Domino

Izzy Swan from izzy swan demonstrated the test featured in this video. This video shows a homemade horizontal slot mortiser built from scrap plywood and an inexpensive trim router, designed to replicate and expand on the functionality of a Festool …

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Every Workshop NEEDS This Tool

This tip is by Billy from Newton Makes. Billy designed a simple yet powerful wide-mouth clamp jig that solves a common woodworking frustration: how to apply clamping pressure in the middle of a wide panel when your regular clamps just …

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