IN THE FORGE
Nine Hundred Miles Back — Texas Woodworking Festival Recap
A bittersweet year at the Texas Woodworking Festival: Makers MedKit next door, the Systainer Store in our corner, the Purple Heart Project across the aisle, and a Dash-Board nobody could move.
Vacuum Workholding vs Clamps: An Honest Comparison for Woodworkers
Vacuum workholding vs clamps: an honest look at where each one wins, and whether vacuum earns a place on a bench that already owns clamps.
Cardo and Corso — A Clamping Square That Earns Its Place
Cardo Square sets up without tools, takes the quick clamps already on your bench, does more than square a carcass, and lives in one Systainer S 76. Preorder now, shipping the first week of December.
Nine Hundred Miles to Austin — What We're Bringing, and Why We Drive It
FORG3D is at the Texas Woodworking Festival, Sept 25–27 at the Palmer Event Center in Austin, Booth 48. Come see what we have been building all year, and enter the booth giveaway.
What Nobody Tells You About Organizing a Systainer3 Organizer
How to configure a Systainer3 Organizer M 89 or L 89 with SYS-ORG insert bins — the 25mm grid, half vs full height, and four layouts that hold up.
Deep Dive: Manus — The Grip, Made to Travel
How the Manus FS Rail pod matches the bench-size Maximus pod's grip on a guide rail, reproportioned to pack inside a Systainer S 76. A look at the engineering.
SYS-GRP BenchGrip — Akros FORG3D Edition: A Grip Built for Narrow Stock
The BenchGrip Akros FORG3D Edition is the SYS-GRP kit built for narrow stock: face frames, stiles, and thin edges. Four Harpyie Minimus pods, accessories, and hardware in a fitted Systainer³ S 76. Vacuum source not included.
The S76 Wall Bracket: What Systainer Storage Looks Like When It's Done Right
The S76 Wall Bracket keeps a high-use Systainer3 S76 at the ready: off the shelf, off the bench, and out of the stack. Nine Tanos colors, screws included.
SYS-GRP FS Rail — FORG3D Edition: Clamp-Free Rail Holding, Packed to Travel
Hold a Festool-style guide rail with vacuum, not clamps. The FS Rail FORG3D Edition packs two Manus pods, the Janus driver, and hardware in one Systainer S 76.