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When the worst case scenario happens, SawStop table saws do exactly what their name says: they stop. Instantly. That's fantastic in itself, but woodworkers have also learned that for the rest of the time, these robust, capable saws just go, and go, and go. This guide will show you how to make the most of that "go time." We'll talk about basics like setting up your saw, positioning it in your shop, and adding accessories to make your sawing easy, accurate and incredibly versatile.

In our ongoing effort to give back to our local communities and future woodworkers, Rockler is proud to announce a $50,000 donation to the Hardwood Forestry Fund (HFF) to support 2021 tree-planting projects across the country. The contribution to HFF continues Rockler's commitment to supporting the nonprofit organization, which is dedicated to establishing sustainable hardwood forests.

A horizontal mortiser is found in many medium to large scale shops. It is designed to cut round flat-bottomed mortises and is wonderful for chairmaking and mortising into odd shapes, as well as general cabinetmaking. This video was produced for its free video library by The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The Center is a nonprofit, international woodworking school dedicated to providing the best possible education in wood craftsmanship and design.

A dedicated miter saw station improves the performance of the saw and makes it much more convenient to use. This is not your typical miter saw stand.

Build a workshop cabinet that will store six chargers and keep more than a dozen tool batteries. This cordless tool battery charger cabinet will hold at least six chargers and more than a dozen batteries. Clear acrylic panels in the doors also make it easy to see which charger lights are blinking, so you can keep tabs on their charging status at a glance. Here’s a helpful shop project you can build in a long weekend to get your cordless charging challenges under control, once and for all.

No matter how much light you have in your shop, there are times when just a bit more illumination right where you're working makes all the difference in how efficient your work is, and how safely you perform a particular task.

Router boxes are one of the most accurate methods of cutting mortises. A router box is a simple plywood parallel box that allows a plunge router to rest on the surface and cut mortises into the wood that is held into it. There are a few variations; in size, added end stops and even hinges for angled mortises. This video was produced for its free video library by The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The Center is a nonprofit, international woodworking school dedicated to providing the best possible education in wood craftsmanship and design.

I designed this tall table with easy workflow in mind. At 30" wide and 78"' long, its top is spacious, wherever you decide to put it to work — in your home office, as an airy kitchen island or whatever you decide. This tall table with geometric accents could easily serve as a large standing desk or a minimalist kitchen island.I wanted to incorporate some interesting geometry into my design, and hexagonalshapes appeal to me, but I also wanted to keep the project easy to build. Rockler’s Beadlock® loose tenon joinery was just the solution I needed. The Beadlock drilling jig makes it possible to assemble the mitered corners of the captured hexagons, as well as most of the other butt joints in this table build.Project design and plan by Sarah Listi from Tool Girl's Garage.!-

The drill press does not leave a perfect mortise like you could get off a router, hollow chisel mortiser or a horizontal mortiser, but it does accurately evacuate the waste for the mortise. This saves a lot of up-front time and is easier to clean up with chisels afterward. This video was produced for its free video library by The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The Center is a nonprofit, international woodworking school dedicated to providing the best possible education in wood craftsmanship and design.

With this cabinet located in plain sight on the wall, you can corral all your bits into one place, near your router table.

When making mortise and tenon joinery that go through the stock with kerf and wedges, there are a couple of options. Both are sturdy joints due to the through tenon and the wedges. And once you've cut the mortise and tenon, creating the kerfs and wedges are a very simple! This video was produced for its free video library by The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The Center is a nonprofit, international woodworking school dedicated to providing the best possible education in wood craftsmanship and design.