#298-SEP/OCT 2022

Articles

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  Online Extras from FWW Issue #298

  Online extras from Issue No. 298 of Fine Woodworking magazine. October 2022
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  Editor's letter: The fear of failure

  Ben Strano argues that you'll become a better woodworker when you accept and expect that mistakes will happen.
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  Exploring the Versatile Trestle Table

  Thomas Throop has explored this furniture form in designs that range from traditional to completely contemporary.
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  Oval Side Table

  An elliptical top and crossed rails distinguish this contemporary piece
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  How to cut fast, accurate hinge mortises

  The key is to build a routing template around the hinge itself
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  Contemporary Woodworking in Thailand

  The country is rich and rising in fine furniture and woodcraft
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  How to Cut Houndstooth Dovetails

  Frank Strazza, a master of the unusual houndstooth dovetail joint, explains the secrets of this dovetail within a dovetail.
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  Amana Church Bench

  With a long and storied history going back to the early 1800s in Iowa's Amana colonies, this bench is built to survive being broken down and transported, and used every week by church members.
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  A rogue Arts and Crafts finish

  This rich, dark-brown finish is the one often found when you see this Arts and Crafts chair in collections.
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  From the bench: A bag of old chisels

  The tale of Michael Cullen's sorry old chisels and what some fellow woodworkers did about it.
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  Reflections on Rococo

  You might think that there's nothing left for Allan Breed to learn about carving. You'd be wrong.

Workshop Tips

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  Workshop tip: Quick-Grip-style clamps assemble miters quickly and accurately

  This technique works for all kinds of frames, thick and thin, small and large, and also on boxes.
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  Workshop tip: Bottle corks make good drawer stops

  Cork disks are easy to adjust and bring the drawer to a cushioned close.
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  Workshop tip: Hold a ruler with rubber bands when back-beveling blades

  This simple solution makes sharpening a breeze.
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  Workshop tip: Brass angle bar is another option for back-beveling

  The angle stock is an alternative to the metal ruler technique, and hooks nicely over the edge of the stone.
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  Workshop tip: Make a beam compass from common supplies

  This drawing tool is easily made from two compasses and a yardstick.
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  Workshop tip: Long drawer builds storage into your rip-fence rail

  The hollow fence rail is a great place to store small precision tablesaw tools.

Tools & Materials

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  Tool review: Whiteside Plus/Dimar

  With their excellent cut quality the new Whiteside/Dimar blades save Ellen Kaspern time at the bench.
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  Tool review: iGaging Bandsaw Companion

  This tool helps with an often overlooked step in bandsaw setup.
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  Tool review: Venom Steel nitrile gloves

  Stronger finishing gloves that are still easy to get on.
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  Tools to look out for - Summer 2022

  Bora PM-6250 fixed-base router, Osmo Polyx-Oil Raw Matte 3051, Infinity Sliver Med Pack by MyMedic.