Using Sacrificial Foam Board To Break Down Sheet Goods

By Robert Robillard

Breaking Down Plywood With A Track Saw and Sacrificial Foamboard Ripping full sheets of plywood safely and accurately on the table saw can be a challenging balancing act, especially if you’re alone. Trying to hold a 60 lb. piece of plywood flat on a table saw while pushing it through the saw blade and trying…

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DeWalt DWS520 Track Saw

By Ethan Bickford

DeWalt DWS520 Track Saw Review Track saws have been around for a while but haven’t seemed to have hit the mainstream yet with many carpenters. But as avid track-saw fans we want to spread the word about these versatile, time-saving tools. We recently had the opportunity to see how the three major players in the…

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Makita SP6000J Track Saw Review

By Phil Benevides

ACC Track Saw Shootout Results – Makita SP600J Here at A Concord Carpenter we took a hard look at the major Track Saw models on the market and see how they “lined up”. With hours in the shop and critical analysis of each saw’s features and performance we are providing readers with a comprehensive look…

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Freud Track Saw Blades

By Robert Robillard

Freud A Good Match For Festool By Ethan Bickford I’m always looking for ways to save some money and still provide an excellent product to my clients. Freud is well known for providing quality bits and blades that provide clean cuts. Festool is known for making exceedingly well engineered and manufactured tools. So it’s no…

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Panel Saw

By Robert Robillard

Handling Sheet Stock In A Small Shop My shop is located in my basement with exterior access through a bulkhead stairway.  Getting sheet stock down those steps is do-able but difficult. Many a project I work on from cabinets to bookcases end up with me having to rip plywood sheet stock into 12″ or 24″…

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