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Popular Mechanics
October 2001
Thomas Klenck |
Benchtop Bonanza We test nine portable table saws...   |
This Old House
Clayton DeKorne |
Choosing and Using a Circular Saw What style is right for you, what features to look for, and how to use it safely |
Popular Mechanics
November 14, 2008
Joseph Truini |
10 Circular Saw Secrets: DIY GUY Circular saws aren't just woodcutting tools. When fitted with the proper blade, the saw can also saw through various types of metal and masonry. |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Choosing and Using Table Saws If you're frustrated with the clumsiness and lack of accuracy of a circular saw in ripping material and in trimming small pieces, you may want to consider a bench-top table saw. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2002
Thomas Klenck |
Choice Cuts We put six scroll saws through their paces. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2007
Tom Klenck |
7 New Workshop Routers: Comparison Test and Buyer's Guide Woodworking's most versatile tool is even better with changeable bases. We put the best through their paces. |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
Making Straight Cuts in Big Timbers Cutting 4x4 posts, 6x6 landscape timbers and other large chunks of wood requires a few passes and the help of a speed square. |
This Old House
Norm Abram |
Norm's Notebook: How To Use a Handsaw A master carpenter offers advice about using handsaws. |
Popular Mechanics
January 29, 2009
Roy Berendsohn |
7 Routers Trim, Cut and Shape Woodworking: PM Lab Test The trend in power tools is to do more with less. |
This Old House
Jason Carpenter |
Puzzled by Jigsaws? A jigsaw combines versatility, portability, and finesse to do something other tools can't: cut straight lines or sweeping curves in all sorts of materials. That's why it's a great first saw for a home workshop and the second most popular power-tool purchase. |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Miter Saws Choosing and using an indispensable precision cutter. |
This Old House
Andrew Wormer |
Compact Power Power and durability: They're two big reasons that hard-charging carpenters on the West Coast prefer "worm-drive" saws over "sidewinders," the direct-drive saws favored by Midwestern and East Coast carpenters. Bosch's new worm-drive saw ($185) combines the best of both styles. |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Making the Cut Choosing and using handsaws |
This Old House
Harry Sawyers |
Saws All A new circular saw slices steel, aluminum, PVC, and wood, all with the same blade |
U.S. CPSC
April 4, 2002 |
DeWALT Industrial Tool Co. Recall to Repair Circular Saws The spindle on the saw may slip, causing the blade to contact the lower guard, posing a hazard to the consumer from an exposed blade... |
This Old House
Clayton DeKorne |
Choosing & Using Hand Planes Few tools are better for smoothing and shaping wood. |
U.S. CPSC
November 8, 2006 |
DeWalt Recalls Framing Saws and Circular Saws for Laceration Hazard The lower blade guard can fail to close, leaving the blade exposed and presenting a laceration hazard to consumers. |
Popular Mechanics
October 10, 2008
Doug Mahoney |
The 5 Most Dangerous Tools, And How To Use Them Safely Table Saw... Nail Gun... ...Chain Saw... Ladder... Circular Saw... |
U.S. CPSC
March 27, 2003 |
Hitachi Koki U.S.A. Recall to Repair Circular Saws The lower blade guards on these saws can stick in the open position, exposing the blade and posing a serious laceration hazard. |
U.S. CPSC
December 19, 2002 |
Makita U.S.A. Inc. Recall to Repair Circular Saws The lower blade guard of the saw can become jammed, which can result in the consumer coming in contact with the blade and suffering a serious injury. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Porges & Berendsohn |
New Reciprocating Saws: Abusive Lab Test (With Video!) We put four new models to the test, loading each with a fresh blade and slicing through nail-embedded lumber and the PM House Sandwich, which combines every material you could ever encounter on a demo job. |
Popular Mechanics
March 9, 2009
Mark Clement |
When to Use a Handsaw Instead of a Power Tool You'd think that modern technology would sound the death knell for the humble handsaw. Not so fast. |
This Old House
Thomas Baker |
Cutting Wood Columns How to make a straight cut around a curved surface. |
| This Old House |
Tool Advice from TOH Master Carpenter Norm Abram Tips for using adjustable wrenches, chain saws, chisels, claw hammers, etc. |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Choosing and Using Squares These simple but indispensable measuring tools can do some amazing tricks |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008
Thomas Klenck |
7 New Chain Saws Reviewed: Comparison Test When it comes to the hard work of felling trees and cutting them into firewood, there's just no substitute for the chain saw. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2009
Logan Ward |
50 Tools Everyone Should Own (With Tips!) We need tools to build, repair and maintain the mechanical world in which we live. With these 50 tools, you'll be ready for just about any project. |
U.S. CPSC
May 18, 2005 |
Robert Bosch Tool Corp. Recall of Circular Saws The lower blade guard can malfunction, creating a risk of injury as severe as amputation. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Installing Crown Molding Learn how this architectural element can add sculptural interest to almost any room with a few tricks from an experienced pro. |
Wired
September 2000
Fred Haefele & Neil McMahon |
Power Tools! We're talking two-ton hydraulic transplanters and hydro hole diggers, smart stud sensors and super saws that can tear cars in two (Now get to work)... |
This Old House
Larry LeMasters |
Cutting Fair and Square A foolproof way to make perfectly square, 90-degree crosscuts with a circular saw... |
Popular Mechanics
December 2, 2008
Mahoney & Sawyers |
10 Gifts for the Tool Lover in Your Life Silky Hibiki 210 Ryoba Saw... Wagner Paint Eater... JacPac ... Kreg Master Pocket Hole Jig System... Makita 15-Amp, Anti-Vibration Reciprocating Saw JR3070CT... Bosch PS50... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
October 1999
Roy Berendsohn |
A Cut Above Pruning tools for healthier plants. |
U.S. CPSC
January 13, 2009 |
Ryobi Corded Circular Saws Sold Exclusively at Home Depot Recalled By One World Technologies Inc. Due to Laceration Hazard The return spring on the circular saw's lower blade guard can break, posing a laceration hazard to consumers. |
BusinessWeek
June 9, 2011
Jeff Plungis |
Consumer Safety: A Fight Over Table Saws Inventor Steve Gass has come up with a finger-friendly table saw, but power tool companies say his patent tactics will give him a monopoly on the device |
U.S. CPSC
April 5, 2007 |
Sears Warns Consumers to Remove Label from Craftsman Circular Saws, Obstructed Blade Guard Poses Laceration Hazard The "Craftsman" logo label located on the upper blade guard can become partially detached and interfere with the proper operation of the lower blade guard, exposing the saw's blade and posing a laceration hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
July 13, 2006 |
Ryobi Radial Arm Saws Recalled for Blade Detachment Hazard Cracking of the plastic motor housing can cause the blade assembly to fall during operation, posing a risk of laceration to the operator or bystanders. The detachment may occur unexpectedly and without warning. |
U.S. CPSC
December 6, 2004 |
Robert Bosch Tool Recall of Skil Table Saws The blade drive mechanism may loosen or the motor can separate from the tool. Loosening of the blade drive mechanism can result in kickback of the item being sawed, resulting in possible laceration. Motor unit separation can cause the coasting saw blade to damage the saw wiring resulting in possible electric shock, or the separated motor could strike the user and cause injury. |
U.S. CPSC
November 8, 2006 |
WMH Tool Group Inc. Recalls Wilton Mitre Saws for Laceration Hazard The blade assembly could unexpectedly break free from the stationary base, posing a laceration hazard to consumers. |
Popular Mechanics
November 4, 2008 |
10 Quick Fixes: Improvise with Time-Saving Tool Tips The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2007
Erik Sofge |
Stihl MS 280 C-BQ Chain Saw: Quick Thinker Chain-brake systems that stop the chain in response to blade kickback are now standard on nearly every saw, but Stihl's MS 280 C-BQ doesn't stop there. |
