For people already familiar with the world of power tools, you've likely heard all about SawStop table saws. If you haven't, SawStop saws are able to automatically detect when an appendage is about to ...

For woodworkers, the table saw stands as both a revered tool and a potential danger. One saw, SawStop, uses an innovative technology to prevent the saw from cutting more than wood. The feds are now ...

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?

One day, Dr. Stephen Gass, an avid recreational woodworker and cabinet maker, was using his table saw when his training as a physicist and years of patent-law practice kicked in. He started to think ...