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, ...

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?

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, ...