#297-JULY/AUG 2022

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  Online Extras from FWW Issue #297

  Online extras from Issue No. 297 of Fine Woodworking magazine. August 2022
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  Editor's Letter: Technology and the future of woodworking

  Mike Pekovich answers the question; what will woodworking look like 50 years from now?
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  A school for simplicity and self-reliance

  Kenneth and Angela Kortemeier offer hand-tool woodworking classes modeled after the Country Workshops of Drew Langsner.
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  Build a traditional plate rack

  With hand-cut dovetails and mortise-and-tenon joints, cove molding, and hanging with a French cleat, this plate rack lets you hone your handwork skills while you update your kitchen.
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  DIY handles and pulls—from simple to complex

  The team at Hank Gilpin's woodshop takes care to balance looks with ease of construction to make the best choice for each project.
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  For the Love of Pine

  The wood that makes you feel superhuman
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  Fine pine finishes

  Pine's notoriously splotchy thanks to its uneven density, but that doesn't mean it's unusable.
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  How to make a sunburst veneer top

  Bruce Eaton's adaptable method relies on fundamental veneering techniques.
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  Turn a Lidded Container

  Matt Monaco demonstrates shaping the outside and excavating the inside, creating the foot, making the lid, and finishing.
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  Curved, Solid-Wood Edging

  Two templates ensure that this solid-wood edging will correctly fit to any outside curve.
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  Penguins to planes

  From studying penguins in Patagonia to building furniture in Seattle, the arc of Jack Cerchiara's career has been long.
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  Christopher Miano's Squiggles

  Christopher Miano blends sculpture with furniture in a line of furniture designed to make you smile.

Workshop Tips

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  Workshop Tip: Extend your jointer tables to support long boards

  When work stands didn't do the job, Jim Schoonfield created these extensions for the infeed and outfeed tables of his jointer.
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  Workshop Tip: Turn a dowel into a drum sander

  The secret is cutting a slot in the dowel
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  Workshop Tip: Reusable jig locates pulls and handles

  Assembly makes it easy to hold a template in place.
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  Workshop Tip: Simple micro-adjuster for any crosscut fence

  Clamp this block to any fence and use a thumbscrew to make small adjustments.
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  Workshop Tip: Drill bit locates knife hinges on curved cabinets

  Insert a drill bit through the pivot hole in one half of the hinge, hold it agains tthe front edge, and scribe.

Tools & Materials

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  Tool review: MicroJig BladeClean system

  We take a look at this new blade and bit cleaning station.
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  Tool review: Milwaukee M12 23-gauge cordless pin nailer

  Nancy Hiller looks at Milwaukee's plug-free pinner.
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  Tool review: Infinity "Quick-Snap" vacuum hose and adapters

  Asa Christiana checks out some versatile vacuum hose adapters.