# Never Sponsored

Tool reviews written by furniture makers Christopher Schwarz and Megan Fitzpatrick. All products are purchased with our own money and at full price. Reviews are honest and brutal. Praise when it's warranted. Damnation when it's not.

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## [California Air Tools Compressors](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/california-air-tools-compressors)

_2026-08-19 · Megan Fitzpatrick_

Tolerated by cats

## [Aftermarket Adjusters for Lie-Nielsen Block Planes](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/aftermarket-adjusters-for-lie-nielsen)

_2026-08-17 · Christopher Schwarz_

Smoother and Girthier.

## [Mini HSS Drill Bit Set](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/mini-hss-drill-bit-set)

_2026-08-12 · Megan Fitzpatrick_

One of the most useful gifts I’ve ever received from Chris is a 50 Piece Mini Drill Bit Set (#20575) from Rockler.

## [Fenner PowerTwist V-belts](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/fenner-powertwist-v-belts)

_2026-08-10 · Christopher Schwarz_

They make the world go 'round.

## [Swag Week No. 6: ‘Mechanic’s Companion’ & Chair Playing Cards](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/swag-week-no-6-mechanics-companion)

_2026-08-06 · Megan Fitzpatrick_

Chris is busy building a chair (shocking, I know), so you’re stuck with me for this Swag Week Giveaway – but that’s appropriate, because this time, we’re giving away a set of Frederick Parker Collection chair playing cards, courtesy of Derek Jones, and a blue-bound copy of Peter Nicholson’s “Mechanic’s Companion,” a 19th-century book on woodworking and allied traded that I scanned and…

## [The No. 4-1/2 Plane Makes No Sense to Me](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/the-no-4-12-plane-makes-no-sense)

_2026-08-03 · Christopher Schwarz_

Few tool reviews seek to dismiss an entire class of tools, but that is what I’m about to attempt.

## [Electric Engraver for Tools](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/electric-engraver-for-tools)

_2026-07-29 · Christopher Schwarz_

The written word is nice.

## [Fast, Easy, Fantastic (but not Cheap) Workbench](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/fast-easy-fantastic-but-not-cheap)

_2026-07-22 · Christopher Schwarz_

The 45-minute bench. No lie.

## [Part Wild's Task Pants](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/part-wilds-task-pants)

_2026-07-20 · Christopher Schwarz_

I shouldn’t like these, but I really do.

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_2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_

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## [A Chamfer Cutter that Actually Chamfers](https://neversponsored.substack.com/p/a-chamfer-cutter-that-actually-chamfers)

_2026-07-15 · Christopher Schwarz_

If you have taken a class with me, you’ve probably used a nifty chamfering bit spun by a drill.