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    A Parade of Faves

    Nov 02, 2021 4 minutes

    New and improved! Version 2.0! Enhanced Features! These are just a few of the marketing slogans we’ve heard. Sometimes it’s hot air — all wind up and no pitch. Other times it’s a solid claim and a good, new thing. That’s what we’re trying here, some new things for the Great Gear department.

    The goal is to highlight more tools in each issue with shorter, honest, and light-hearted appraisals of the merits and capabilities of the tools we’re impressed with — new and old.

    CARTER MAGNAFENCE

    Fences for band saws often have to be able to adjust to the drift of the blade. I’ve got an old shop-made fence

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