If you need to build a quick table, here’s a great way to make the legs. We’ve used this design to make tables for cabins, and utility tables for the shop and yard. Each leg is made from a 1×6, ripped ...

If you’re looking to tackle some carpentry around your house or even dip your toes into woodworking, a good table saw is invaluable. Table saws are very different from hand saws and miter saws, ...

There are a lot of different kinds of power saws out there, and each of them has specific kinds of cutting tasks that they're best suited for. Miter saws are best for narrow cross-cuts across boards, ...

Ben Blatt is a reporter for The Upshot and an amateur woodworker who once received stitches for a band saw injury. What’s it worth to you to minimize the risk of cutting off a finger? $300? $600?