#290-July/Aug 2021

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  Online Extras from FWW Issue #290

  Online Extras from FWW Issue #290 Video: Breaking down drop-leaf table joinery Steve Latta demonstrates his straightforward techniques for creating two joints—rule and knuckle—that would have most woodworkers scratching their…
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  From the editor: What we make matters

  While it’s true that woodworking is often a solitary pursuit, there is an important potential for connection to others in the work we make.
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  Assemble a Drafting Tool Kit

  Mike Korsak figures out exactly how his furniture will go together the old-fashioned way—with pencil and paper, making full-scale drawings.
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  Wall cabinet with simple joinery

  Built with rabbets and dadoes, this cabinet incorporates plenty of smart building solutions that you can use in your own designs.
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  Build an Adjustable Table Saw L-Fence

  Rabbets, tenons, flush-trimming, miters, and pattern work all get significantly easier when you build an adjustable L-fence like this one by Bob Van Dyke.
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  Build a Shaker chest of drawers

  Years of experience mending antiques led to the methods Tom McLaughlin used on this Shaker chest of drawers to ensure that it will live to be an antique someday, too.
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  Tips for Drop-Leaf Tables

  With Steve Latta's proven directions, rule and knuckle joints add class with little hassle.
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  The Art of Marquetry

  Learn the double-bevel technique from a master of the medium.
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  From the bench: My gift is my craft

  As a child, Philip Morley's dyslexia kept him from succeeding in traditional schools, but thanks to trade school, he found his own way to soar.

Workshop Tips

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  Workshop tip: Smart router jig for three-legged tables

  This jig helps cut the dovetail sockets in the turned legs cleanly and uniformly.
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  Workshop tip: Handy little press for inlay

  A press screw and a plywood box keeps paterae flat in batches.
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  Workshop tip: Easy way to install threaded inserts

  Attach a long bolt to the insert and it will drive in squarely.
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  Workshop tip: Dental floss works glue deep into cracks

  Once the glue has been distributed, just clamp it closed.
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  Conveyor Rail Supports Long Crosscuts

  The wheels keep long, heavy pieces level with no drag, for accurate crosscuts.

Tools & Materials

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  Tool review: Laguna's Fusion F1 table saw

  Roland Johnson takes a closer look at the capable, lightweight tablesaw
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  Tool review: Link Bluetooth headset from ISOtunes

  Ben Strano tests out ISOtunes' over the ear hearing protection
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  Tool review: Blue Spruce sliding bevel gauge

  Mike Pekovich tries out a better bevel gauge