#287-Jan/Feb 2021

Articles

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  Online extras from FWW issue #287

  Online extras from FWW issue #287 Video: In hot water (Coming 12/18) Russ Filbeck shows how he uses boiling water to get his chair parts up to bending temperature. Video:…
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  Editor's letter: Finding sanctuary in the shop

  For many of us, woodworking allows the chance to change gears, change focus, and quiet the noise.
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  Making custom brass hardware

  Clark Kellogg shows you how to make your own metal hardware using many of the tools you already own, plus a handful of others.
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  Light and Lively Side Table

  Behind the front's flowing grain lie simple and smart building strategies.
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  Handplaning With Precision

  You can use a smoothing plane for more than just smoothing.
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  Simple, handsome 17th-century box

  Underneath the carving, this traditional form is a great exercise in hand skills
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  James Krenov’s dowel joint

  Use a simple shopmade doweling jig to create cabinets that stand the test of time.
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  How to bend wood to your will

  Use steam to create strong, curved parts with continuous grain.
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  17th-century relief carving

  Peter Follansbee demonstrates how to carve his 17th-century box using two common motifs: S-scrolls and lunettes.
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  From the bench: Resilience runs in the family

  Tony O'Malley's thoughts turn to retirement, role models, and how he learned to deal with life's setbacks through the example of his grandfather.
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  The Hepplewhite House

  Ted Lott's Hepplewhite House was inspired by a garage-sale find and a desire to explore the common motifs in furniture and architecture.

Workshop Tips

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  Workshop tip: Modular storage system adjusts to fit cargo

  Quick-to-make, adjustable cabinets will hold a variety of tools and equipment.
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  Workshop tip: Use push pins to align your track saw

  Keep both ends of a long track stable with this simple trick.
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  Workshop tip: Marble or granite tile is a low-cost lapping plate

  Floor tiles are inexpensive and give you a long, flat surface.
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  Workshop tip: Use spacers to plane strips to perfect thickness

  Spacer system handles pieces that are too short to plane safely by machine.
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  Workshop tip: Adapt a pencil sharpener to make small pins

  You can turn a small dowel by making a few changes to your carpenter's pencil sharpener.
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  Workshop tip: Heat-shrink tubing makes clamp handles easy to grip

  It's inexpensive and makes handles larger and grippier.

Tools & Materials

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  Tool review: Grizzly G0860 dust collector

  Anissa Kapsales takes a look at this dust collector for a small shop.
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  Tool review: Little Proteus power feeder from Al Ladd

  Rollie Johnson reviews an interesting DIY power feeder kit.
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  New tools to look out for this winter

  Festool edge sanding guide, The Anarchist's Workbench, and Veritas 4-in. Carver's model drawknife.