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Gizmos and contraptions: When woodworking and engineering cross paths
My nine-year-old son was learning about gears in his science class, so I told him we should try our hand at making a few plywood gears to see how they worked. He already knew about “driven” and “driving” gears, and how different-sized gears affect how fast other gears connected to it rotate. This was a great excuse to head to the shop and practice woodworking techniques while making something cool.
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The smart home
Here are some ways that you can control a wide variety of basic home functions and features through a mobile device that provides a considerable degree of convenience in managing your home. They’ll also enable you to take a more active role in safeguarding your family and your possessions.
Small shop contest
Complete our short, four-question survey and we’ll enter you in a draw to win this premium Milwaukee 2462-22 Impact Driver Kit.
Win a Badger #5 straight turning tool
The Badger #5 Hunter tool was designed for the box makers and the turners who like to work on smaller but deep vessels.
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Product news
Premium woodturning tools
Branches To Bowls is excited to add the Hunter Tool Systems line of fine carbide tools to their line-up of premium products for the woodturner looking for exceptional results.
Festool Canada releases new TSC 55 K cordless track saw, delivering top-of-the-line precision and innovation
The new TSC 55 K has added even more features to this durable tool, most notably Festool’s proprietary kickback stop technology.
Designer grade teak
The perfect wood for furniture, tongue and groove flooring, kitchen and bathroom fixtures, bowls, boards and much more.
Excellent noise protection, top notch sound quality, and a very respectable run-time
The ISOtunes LINK is a dual product – an earmuff that provides protection against harmful noise (it has a 24 dB noise reduction rating) and speaker headphones that provide high-fidelity stereo sound.
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