#280-Jan/Feb 2020

Articles

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  Online Extras from FWW Issue #280

  Online extras from FWW issue #280   Video: Creating Stamped Patterns in Wood Tim Coleman shows some of his early pattern work made entirely with letter stamps, as well as…
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  Tool Review: Shaper Origin CNC

  Rollie Johnson takes the Shaper Origin, a handheld CNC machine, for a test-drive, creating dovetailed keys, inlaying signatures, and even fitting finicky hinges.
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  A Woodworker's Layout Tools: Measuring

  Tom McLaughlin discusses the tape measure, rules, and squares he uses every day in the shop.
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  A Woodworker's Layout Tools: Marking

  Tom McLaughlin discusses the marking knives, gauges, pens, and pencils he uses every day in the shop.
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  Build an Arched Entry Table

  A twist on the Stickley style, Mike Pekovich's arched table features a dovetailed drawer box supported by a trestle base, tapered legs, and drawbored tenons.
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  Tapering at the jointer

  Mike Pekovich demonstrates how you can accurately and consistently taper parts on the jointer.
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  Gem of a Drawer Pull

  Mike Korsak uses a series of jigs to produce faceted drawer pulls that are made almost exclusively with machines.
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  Turned-Leg Ladderback Chair

  With its roots in a classic three-slat design, Tim Manney's modern ladderback is built from straight-grained maple with turned legs.
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  Bandsawn Bridle Joints

  Brian Boggs argues that his bandsawn bridle joints are simpler and more efficient than tablesawn bridle joints—and they can be cut entirely without layout.
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  Dazzling Patterns in Parquetry

  Chris Solar makes a strong geometric pattern more dramatic by outlining parquetry panels with colored epoxy resin.
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  Make Your Own Spokeshave

  Former Krenov School instructor David Welter demonstrates how to make a wooden spokeshave that will quickly become one of your favorite hand tools.
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  From The Bench: Lessons from Shop Class

  Most of the lessons learned in shop class years ago are still shaping Walter Sivigny's work habits today.

Workshop Tips

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  Workshop Tip: Perfect Through-Tenons Every Time

  A reader's technique for making through-tenons that fit without a lot of paring.
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  Workshop Tip: Hang Wall Pieces with Monkey Hooks and Pocket Holes

  Monkey Hooks and Gorilla Hooks are an easy way to hang shelving, pictures, and other wall art using pocket holes in the back of the frame.
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  Workshop Tip: Chisel and honing guide make a great glue scraper

  Make a chisel plane using a sharp chisel or plane iron in a honing guide.
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  Workshop Tip: Capture the Right Sawdust for Repairs

  Keep bags of dust organized by wood species so you can fill gaps and make repairs.
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  Workshop Tip: Straight router bits drill big, clean holes in wood and plastic

  Sometimes the best drill bit is a router bit.
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  Workshop Tip: Shellac conversion tables give ratios for small amounts

  Tables give guidelines when you're mixing shellac in small portions

Back Cover

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  The Gift: Carved Birds

  Visiting Japan, Danny Kamerath and his wife, Carol, were riding the bullet train. As lush landscape unspooled past their window they noticed a 7-year-old girl, sitting across the aisle with her mother, making an origami crane. When…