Issue 152 Summer 2025

On the cover: Steven Der-Garabedian shows the beautiful saw stand he made to organize and protect his prized hand saws. His 9-page article includes illustrated plan and lots of photos.

Also, in our annual Small Shop issue, our writers explain and show with detailed photos and illustrations:

-- Carl Duguay takes you through the basics of spray finishing and how to apply finishes smoothly and effortlessly. Learn how to build a collapsible spray booth and to select the best HVLP spray system for your situ­ation. Rob Brown shares his 10 spray finishing tips.

-- David Bedrosian shows how to properly mill lumber to produce straight, flat lumber every time.

-- James Dobson steps through making a bevel shooting board and fine tune bevels so your joints are tight, strong and nearly invisible.

-- Rob Brown shows how to add a silent partner you can always rely on: a pair of foldable sawhorses.

-- Rick Campbell revolutionized his workshop storage with the classic approach of French cleats.

-- Rob Brown provides shows a bare-bones router table that can be made in no time and will give woodworkers of all skill levels a functional fixture to up your routing skills and improve efficiency.

-- We profile the work of maker Adam Bezzina, age 34, who has Pompous Fox Wood Company Inc. in Barrie, Ontario.

-- Terms to know: Carl Duguay explains difference between pores and grains as well as rasps, files and rifflers.

-- We shop test the Festool OF 1010 Plunge Router.