Combining the portability of a circular saw with the accuracy of a table saw, track saws are one of the most useful power tools a woodworker can have in their collection. Also known as “plunge saws,” ...

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 more than 30,000 injuries caused by table saws each year. But there’s a way to prevent those injuries, and that technology might be mandated by the US government. A table saw is a popular ...

May 1—Third Congressional District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, has introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent a potential monopoly on saws with finger-detection technology. On Tuesday ...