Journal Staff
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Fisch Precision Tools: Tools for Life
When Tony Hinch first introduced the vortex drill bit, he knew it was a good tool. But he didn’t know how good until a professional woodworker contacted and told him he had cut 30,000 holes with the bit.
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Grizzly: Fit, Finish and Flight
Bill Croffut moved to Washington, where Grizzly is headquartered, and embarked on a long-range plan to improve the quality of the tools.
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Some Guys Have All the Luck: John Cotten
Most of us have our jobs and then we have our workshops. Every once in awhile a woodworker will quit will quit the day job and decide to make a go of it as a professional woodworker.
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Ridgid Jointer Planer: Cleaning Up
The new 6″ Jointer Planer from Ridgid was designed in response to customer comments, according to Paul Eckhoff, the new product development manager for the company.
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The Freud Trio
No, it’s not a new jazz band; it’s a trio of executives from Freud tools that we got lucky enough to catch together the other day.
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A Different Kind of Gothic: John Landis
John Landis calls himself a cabinetmaker, but he means it in the old sense of the word.
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DesignCAD: A Power Tool with Plenty of Horsepower
The program I sent my friend was called DesignCAD from Upperspace Technology and he wanted to try out a drawing program on his next project because, as he explained it, he was having some accuracy problems with his woodworking projects.
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Steve Knight’s Handmade Planes: Knight’s Quest
If you’ve been on any of the woodworking forums on the Internet, you’ve probably run into Steve Knight.
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The Ultimate Spice Rack: Alan Young
The spice rack is a chestnut, if you’ll pardon the pun, of woodworking. Homer Simpson made one.
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Looking at the DeWalt DW703-10
The DW703 features a 48 degree bevel capacity and cuts 50 degrees on both the left and right side so the woodworker isn’t forced to flip the molding to make the appropriate cuts.
