#294-JAN/FEB 2022

Features

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  Online extras from FWW issue #294

  Online extras from FWW issue #294 Video: Inspired designs Garrett Hack  discusses various pieces that have informed and inspired his designs throughout his career. Video: Rebuilding a dream shop Join…
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  Letters: An unfinished outfeed table

  Jim Dugan and his grandson make an outfeed table and plant the seeds of a future woodworker.
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  Round Pedestal Table

  Stout parts and straightforward joinery combine for a commanding piece.
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  Woodworker's guide to glue

  Use the working properties of different glue types to your advantage.
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  Make mosaic cutting boards

  Simple, repetitive steps elevate your shop scraps into beautiful, useful kitchen tools
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  How to develop a furniture style

  Garrett Hack has a style all his own, and here he talks about where it began, how it developed, and where it might be going in the future.
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  Make and Fit a Dovetailed Drawer

  A recipe for drawers that look great and work flawlessly
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  Rails and stretchers: strength, style, and intrigue

  Hank Gilpin takes a look at rails and stretchers from another viewpoint -- how they can add pizzazz to a design.
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  A simple Windsor part 2: Posts, spindles, and crest rail

  Build a handsome chair with an inexpensive kit of tools
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  From the bench: My workbench

  Karen McBride's first workbench was built to fit in a laundry closet, and was the first step on a path.

Workshop Tips

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  Workshop tip: Simple router jig for mortising

  Routing mortises simply with a clamp, a support rail, and a support block.
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  Workshop tip: Leather straps hold irregularly shaped tools

  Wall-mounted panel holds all kinds of tools like pliers, wrenches, and scissors.
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  Foam Strips Secure Chisels and Gouges

  Here's a simple system for storing files, rasps, rifflers, chisels, gouges, and other slim hand tools.
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  Workshop tip: Add retractable casters to any machine

  Mobile machines make working in a small shop easier.
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  Workshop tip: Flexible wire clips hold tile in a tabletop

  Copper wire and epoxy combine to keep a tile tabletop in place.
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  Workshop tip: Ledger boards make it easier to fit and hang inset doors

  Lay the cabinet on its back and set the reveals that way.
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  Workshop tip: Plastic tubing keeps bag in dust-collector bin

  Simple, flexible plastic pipe solves the problem of disappearing bags.

Tools & Materials

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  New tools to look out for this winter

  Bosch GEX335N and GEX336N random-orbit sanders, General's Smart Switch dust collectors, Crucible planing stop.
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  Tool review: South Bend SB1080 16-in. bandsaw

  Rollie Johnson takes this heritage-brand bandsaw for a spin.
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  Tool review: Triton TSPSP650 oscillating spindle sander

  Handy oscillating spindle sander is ideal for sanding edges on irregular-shaped parts that are too large or awkward to sand with a table-type spindle sander.
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  Tool review: Traviscraper and Spokescraper by The Windsor Workshop

  Chairmaking tools make a believer out of David Douyard.