The Best of Christopher Schwarz

Since 1996, Christopher Schwarz has been writing about hand tools, power tools, workbenches and furniture for Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazine.

On this CD are his 121 best articles, which cover a wide range of topics, from the failings of fast-speed mortisers to the ancient and almost forgotten technique of drawboring your tenons. Here's a look at some of the highlights you'll find on this easy-to-use CD:

33 Furniture Projects: If you like the simple lines of Shaker, Arts & Crafts or Moderninst furniture, you'll be sure to find plenty of projects for your "to do" list, including a wall-hanging tool cabinet, a reproduction of an Eames coffee table and a Shaker trestle table.

9 Workbench Articles: Learn about the rules you should follow for building benches, plus get plans for a variety of workbenches, from an 18th-century behemoth to a modern bench for power-tool users.

39 Tool Reviews: Equip your shop with the best handplanes, mortisers, marking knives, rasps and saws.