Your steady hands can't match the accuracy of a drill press, and this jig drills perfectly angled holes without fail. When the need arises to "toe screw" a couple pieces of wood (join them at an angle ...

Woodworking jigs ensure that cuts are straight, holes are plumb and parts are square—among many other things. And jigs are worth the time it takes to make them because you’ll use them over and over ...

Most woodworking power tools are designed with a degree of versatility in mind. Tool manufacturers have come up with all kinds of clever ways to expand the various capabilities of their products so ...

It can be difficult to get a straight hole when using a hand drill. Some drills come with a level mounted on the back, but Popular Mechanics shares a few other tips for drilling straight. If you don't ...

If you're trying to drill perfectly perpendicular holes through a piece of wood and finding yourself continually frustrated, try one of these quick hacks. Got an old CD lying around? Of course you do ...

Having made overhead concrete drilling easier with an innovative, upside-down drill press, Dr. David Rempel and his University of California, San Francisco research team have turned their attention ...

For several years now Dr. David Rempel and I have investigated concrete drilling at the University of California Ergonomics Program. We are looking for ways to protect construction workers from ...