Editor’s note: This column was produced before Gene Wengert died in 2025. It is printed here in memoriam. Q. Why don’t we use thinner saw blades on our gang rip or straight line rip (SLR) saws? A.

It seems like just about every hobby under the sun requires its practitioners to learn an entire vocabulary of specialized terms, whether it's music, cooking, or woodworking. Sometimes people who have ...

Saw blade manufacturers share advice on achieving chip-free cuts in particleboard and MDF, as well as determining when a saw blade needs to be sharpened. Q: What is the “rule of thumb” or best ...

Saw Blades come in many different types, and knowing the difference will save you time and extra trips to the hardware store. Using the right blade will also make your cut easier and look better, so ...

To the uninitiated, woodworking might just look like cutting, drilling, and sanding without a whole lot of finesse. In reality, as any woodworker would tell you, there's more to it than generic hand ...

[John Heisz] was contemplating the secrets of the universe when an errant thought led him to wonder, could I use a sheet of paper as the blade in my table saw? He takes a sheet of regular printer ...

If you've ever browsed through saw blades online or at a hardware store, you've probably come across the term TPI. It's short for Teeth Per Inch, and may seem like something you could ignore while ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has come under fire after videos surfaced on social media showing the floating border barrier made of buoys with “circular saw blades” on them. NPR confirmed in an article ...