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Cabinets

When Routers Make You Swear

Back in the 1980’s I was newly married and setting up a workshop in the basement of our first home. I was too young to know much about routers but eager to learn. I really put it to the test while I was building a stereo cabinet as a gift for my brother-in-law.

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Trimming Edging with Hand Planes

When the shadow box I’m making out of cherry plywood needed some hardwood edging to hide the ugly plywood edges, I used my little Stanley 101. It’s a small plane a little longer than 3″. It’s a cute little thing. But it comes in handy for light tasks like this.

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Loving Woodcraft: Levasseur Woodworking

This is the story of my father, Denis Levasseur, and his love for woodworking. Created for Stillmotion's storytelling challenge using their format of pre-production to help piece the story together.

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Product Review: Milwaukee Tool Backpack

I'm a workshop guy, and I do my best to stay in my workshop, because I like it there. I know where everything is in my workshop. But I do have to go on-site for installs. When I do, I like to carry as little as possible. To that end, this backpack is fantastic.

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Tool Review: Milwaukee 12V LED Lantern

I've always hated flashlights that were part of rechargeable tool lines. My old attitude was: thanks, but I'll use my Maglite. Milwaukee shut my mouth with this one. This little lantern is so simple and effective...and because it's a lantern, not a flashlight...it is dramatically more useful.