#319-October/November 2025

Articles

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  Online Extras from FWW Issue #319

  Check out our awesome online extras from issue #319, out right now!
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  Editor's Letter: Why No Wendell Castle?

  Mike Pekovich answers a reader's question in one of our 50th anniversary issues.
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  Dovetailed Jewelry Chest

  Mitered trays add functionality and offer a nice surprise
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  Tapered Legs on the Lathe

  A shopmade router jig handles both turning and mortising
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  Krenov-Inspired Coopered Wall Cabinet

  The door is composed of four beveled staves in an asymmetrically curved line and is faired on the inside and outside with hand planes
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  How to Glue Up a Coopered Panel

  The steps for success to gluing up a curved door or panel
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  Erik Curtis's Solid-Wood Chessboard

  Stunning grain sits atop a mitered storage base.
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  How to Photograph Your Furniture

  Use a smartphone, a window, and a few modifiers to get great shots without the high cost
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  Chris Schwarz's Soft-Wax Recipe

  This finish is nontoxic, simple to make, and easy to apply
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  Of Syrup and a Spinning Table

  With David Lamb's Zimmer table as inspiration and painting advice from Mark Adams, Dan Strout decided to replace a factory-built table in his living room
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  Scorched Oak Amphora

  All of the work by Barnaby Ash and Dru Plumb is based on historical bronzes and pottery. The piece featured here was turned from a single piece of green English oak and is based on the ancient Greek amphora, a vessel for storing water or wine.
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  Crosscut with Your L-fence

  This simple crosscut jig works in tandem with an L-fence
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  French Cleat Hanger Made with Carpet Trim

  Aluminum carpet trim can be used as a wall hanger. Attach one piece to the wall and the other to whatever you are hanging.
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  Tool Review: Grizzly T33959 15-in. Benchtop Variable-Speed Drill Press

  This benchtop drill press is a great fit for any shop
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  Tool Review: T-Fence MicroMag Adjuster and Switchable Magnet

  Add this to any table saw fence to make micro-adjustments easily
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  New Tools for Fall 2025

  A few of our top picks of the most recent tool releases.