#232–Mar/Apr 2013

Articles

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  Frame-and-Panel Doors that Stay Flat

  How to ensure that your frame-and-panel doors come out flat—and stay that way
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  Never Struggle with Squeeze-Out Again

  Wonder product prevents glue from sticking but doesn’t affect finishes
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  Soup Up Your Dust Collector

  Get finer filtration and more power from any single-stage collector.
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  Triangle Side Table

  Full-scale layout is the secret to success when building this distinctive small table with a curved-sided triangular top.
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  All Finishes Have a Shelf Life

  Finishing expert Jeff Jewitt explains how to make finishes last longer and how to tell when they’ve gone bad.
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  String Inlay Made Easy

  Two simple, shopmade tools make the slits and the stringing
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  Knife Hinges on the Router Table

  Clever template ensures matching mortises
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  The Language of Finishing: Part 2

  Understand the sometimes-cryptic terms that describe the different methods of applying and polishing a finish.
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  Plane Blades and Chisels Need a Flat and Polished Back

  Do the heavy work with sandpaper glued to a flat slab of granite.
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  Add Bandings to a Plywood Tabletop

  Q:I don’t have a vacuum press, but I’d like to try my hand at some of the designs in Craig Thibodeau’s recent Master Class on tabletops ("Better Way to Add…
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  Aligning Rabbet Plane Nickers

  Q:When do I use a nicker on my rabbet plane, and how do I set it up? Ryan Matthews, Parma, OH A: The nicker, or cutting spur, is designed to…
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  Customize Your Carving Tools

  Modify the grind of V-tools and gouges and reap big rewards.
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  Innovative Joinery Keeps Desktop Flat and Stable

  A detailed look at the radical joinery used to connect the legs and support the top of this writing desk.
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  Wishbone Desk

  An innovative writing desk by Aled Lewis.