Evolution of a tool chest

Mike Pekovich gives a tour of his traveling tool chest, which has some smart modifications that make it easier to transport.

Tough grain? Try a bevel-up plane

Bob Van Dyke tackles woods prone to tearout using a low-angle jack plane with a 45° microbevel.

Align the spine

Mark Harrell demystifies the technique behind re-tensioning a handsaw.

Bright ideas

Mike Pekovich improves his shop lighting by switching from fluorescents to LEDs.

Fresh fence

Ben Strano shows off SawStop’s T-Glide Advance Fence
with its smart new features.

Catch Every Scratch Before You Finish

This 3D Printed Light Raker by

The not-so-big workbench

For woodworkers with limited shop space,
this workbench video series offers a compact
design that doubles as a tool storage center.
Learn how to build this bench from start to
finish, with tips on:

• Traditional pinned mortise-and-tenon joinery
• Quick-to-build box-joint drawers
• Best practices for mounting a vise