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Alex Snodgrass is the Bandsaw Master. If you want to learn all about bandsaws, then you should learn from the best. 

Watch Alex Snodgrass, The Bandsaw Master, cut out a decorative reindeer on the bandsaw.

Angle adjustments are a “snap” with the WoodRiver® Snap-Set Miter Gauge and Fence System!

This dedicated 1" x 8 TPI Self-Centering 4-jaw Chuck is perfect for lathes with a 16" or less swing and weighs in at only 3.9 pounds. 

Woodcraft will mark two decades of sponsoring its Turn for Troops Turn-a-Thon on November 4 and 5 at participating retail locations across the country.  Since 2004, volunteers of all ages have crafted more than 236,000 wooden pens through the annual event. Please check with your local store, as participation dates and times may vary.

I recently acquired a few midcentury George Nelson/Herman Miller pieces with watermarks, scratches, and gouges. Can I repair them at all without ruining their provenance and value? 

There are some tools in my shop that I don’t have a lot of call for, but their usefulness becomes apparent when the need arises. The helping-hand magnifier/light/clamp fits in this category. Although it’s meant for jewelers, miniaturists, and model makers, it also has many uses in the woodshop from holding delicate wood parts to repairing and soldering electrical components. 

Math can be hard. Especially when a woodworking project’s calculations include combining fractions and mixed numbers. While you could use a regular calculator, that usually means mentally figuring out the lowest common demoninator or converting fractions to decimals and back. The MakerCalc smartphone app simplifies all that.

Like so many of us, Port Orford cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) is an immigrant to North America. There are only five members of this coniferous genus worldwide, with four of them rooted in Asia. Scientists speculate that Port Orford cedar (POC) seeds floated across the Pacific in the dim past and found a friendly climate in the rugged terrain that is now coastal southern Oregon and northern California. 

I  prefer my holiday decorations do some double duty—a flatpack tree that offers chocolate treats (Dec/Jan 2022), a chimney-shaped decoration that counts down to the big day (Dec/Jan 2023). This snowman bandsaw box certainly fits the bill, keeping an eye on things from a mantle or end table while its drawers contain candy or conceal a few spare bulbs or batteries for less-hardworking decorations.