#275-May/June 2019

Articles

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  Online Extras from FWW Issue #275

  Online extras from Issue No. 275 of Fine Woodworking magazine. April 2019
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  Resawing by Hand

  With a good, sharp saw, resawing by hand is faster and easier than you may think.
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  Designer’s Notebook: Inspiration Surrounds Us

  It’s common to get furniture design inspiration from the furniture of other designers, but if you want to expand your design horizons, try an alternate approach
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  Build a Curved-Leg Stool

  Simple bends provide stability and visual flair for this light, comfortable bar stool.
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  Reading Wood Grain–Don’t Fight the Fibers

  Better ways to read grain and make the most of your lumber
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  The Basics of Letter Carving

  A few key carving techniques handle every letter in the alphabet.
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  Modern Dining Table

  Phillip Morley creates a table with subtle lines and details for any home.
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  Veneering Curved Doors

  No-hassle coopering is the core of this low-tech method
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  Ebonizing Wood with Steel Wool and Vinegar

  This steel wool and vinegar method for ebonizing wood is appropriate whether you want a dark, graphic look or tones of gray, blue, and purple
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  From the Bench: Tools from My Father

  One son’s reflection on cleaning out his father’s woodshop.

Online Extras

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  A Buyer's Guide to Antique Handsaws

  Antique tool dealer Josh Clark shows you what to look for when buying old, rusty handsaws.

Workshop Tips

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  Workshop Tip: Bandsaw Push Stick Waits in the Miter Slot

  Click here to enlarge. This simple but effective push stick stores in the bandsaw’s miter slot—out of the way yet close at hand. A small rare-earth magnet keeps it from…
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  Workshop Tip: Find the Length of Any Picture-Frame Molding

  Click here to enlarge. This simple bit of math helps me quickly figure out the right length for any mitered picture-frame molding, based on the art or mat that goes…
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  Workshop Tip: Pipe-Clamp Cradle Holds Long Boards for Planing

  It’s difficult to control long boards when face planing. Benchdogs don’t always work, and a simple end stop doesn’t control long boards well, especially when you skew the plane. This…

Tools & Materials

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  Tool Review: GearKlamp by Bessey

  The handle of Bessy's new F-style clamp, the GearKlamp, is on its metal rail, allowing you to use the tool in tight spaces. A series of plastic gears rotates the…
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  Tool Review: Toothed planing stop by Brooklyn Tool & Craft

  For extra grip while planing, against a stop, woodworkers have traditionally used toothed, metal hardware that bites into a board’s end grain. Conventional stops are either metal versions mortised into the…
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  Tool Review: TROS125 5-IN. Random Orbit Sander by Triton

  Several months ago in issue #272, I reviewed a collection of 5-in. random-orbit sanders. The Triton TROS125 wasn’t available to us at that time, so when one came into my…
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  Tool Review: Caleb James Spokeshave

  The Caleb James Spokeshave is a throwback to a traditional wooden-bodied tool that functions differently than most other spokeshaves available today. There’s a slight curve to the sole, and the blade…