If you’ve woodworked for more than about five minutes, you likely spent most of that time looking for ways to safely hold a workpiece while you do things to it: routing, scraping, sanding, cutting, carving, …
Written by: Steve
Accessories, Rockler, Safety, Woodworking
If you’re one of those people who prefer not to sustain serious injury, you may be familiar with a little thing called “safety”. We woodworkers encounter many “opportunities” for bodily injury. The router table is …
Written by: Steve
Makers, News, Rockler, Woodworking
If you love sawdust and wood shavings, we’ve got something for you that will be a MUCH better use of your time than watching last week’s “Super” Bowl was. The American Association of Woodturners (AAW), …
Written by: Phil
Rockler, Safety, Tools, Woodworking
How could we title a dust collector review without an “it sucks” pun? And why would we want to? Dust is a pernicious woodshop nuisance that gets on and in absolutely everything, including your lungs. …
Written by: Steve
Accessories, Rockler, Woodworking
Ask a random woodworker what power tool they consider the backbone of their shop. There’s a good chance “table saw” will be at or near the tip of their tongue. Figuratively, we hope. Most projects …
Written by: Steve
Accessories, Rockler, Storage, Woodworking
Contrary to popular belief, it technically is possible to have too many clamps. It’s just not something you’re likely to ever experience; like unicorns or an entertaining Rob Schneider movie. However, an impressive clamp stash …
Written by: Steve
Home Fixated sponsor Rockler has a pizza cutter turning kit that’s a great way to make an awesome holiday gift. They are a very high quality heavy piece of machinery that could easily double as …
Written by: Jake
“You can never have too many clamps” (credit: every woodworker who’s ever lived). Though outsiders might not get it, it’s such an oft repeated adage for a good reason: It’s true! But it’s not always …
Written by: Steve
Electrical, Garage, Lighting, Rockler
When I was given the opportunity to evaluate our sponsor Rockler’s new LED shop light, (item #51898), I jumped at the chance. I’ve been in love with LEDs (said “ELL-E-DEES”) since childhood and was extremely …
Written by: Steve
Tools don’t have to be complex or expensive to be a worthy asset. Rockler (a HomeFixated sponsor), recently introduced its Center/Offset Marking Tool (Item # 56094). It is a simple device that makes it quick …
Written by: Steve