#197–Mar/April 2008

Articles

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  Designing Boxes

  The creative process is easier when you understand the options.
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  A Portable Book Rack

  An updated version of an Arts and Crafts classic. Read how the author builds it, watch a video of his technique for cutting through-mortises with no tearout, and order complete project plans.
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  Tool Test: Forstner Bits

  For unmatched quality and precision in your drilling, you can't beat these bits. We look at 18 brands to see which are best
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  Expanded Results from the Forstner Bit Tool Test

  View the complete findings from our test of 18 brands
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  8 Tips for Flawless Moldings

  Smart router setup and technique yield crisp profiles and silky surfaces
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  The Best Finish for Mahogany

  Choose a recipe and technique that takes advantage of mahogany's unique personality.
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  Tapered Laminations Made Easy

  A single jig tapers the plies on the bandsaw and then guides them through the planer
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  Try This Versatile Mortising Jig

  Learn how to build an adjustable jig to cut mortises in curved or straight parts.
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  New Twist on a Sleigh Bed

  Curved slats and simple carving make this bed stand out from the crowd
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  Oil and Wax Recipe

  This hand-applied finish requires no specials skills and brings out the beauty in the wood.
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  Bevel-Up vs. Bevel-Down Planes

  It makes a difference whether a plane blade's bevel faces up or down. Here's why.
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  Are You Getting the Most from Your Combo Square?

  Learn basic techniques to set up shop machines, lay out joinery, and fine-tune workpieces with the versatile combination square.
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  How to Get the Most from Your Combination Square

  Combination squares excel at a whole lot more than just marking lines across a workpiece. Learn a variety of ways to use this versatile tool.
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  Hide Glue: A Closer Look

  Age-old technology has unmatched advantages: It’s quick-setting, transparent to finishes, easy to clean up, and reversible
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  Sculpt Your Own Hardware

  Have your wax design cast in solid bronze
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  Veneer Virtuosos

  A sampling of the stunning creations from the latest Veneer Technologies competition
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  How They Did It: The Carving Demystified

  Learn the secrets behind David Esterly's intricate carvings. Find out how he holds his work down, joins the workpieces, and finishes them
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  A Vision in White

  See stunning examples of work by a self-taught woodcarver who's the modern-day equal of 17th Century master Grinling Gibbons
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  Rebuilt Batteries Cheaper Than New

  One editor puts Primecell and Voltman Batteries
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  Kid's Woodworking Projects

  A series of interesting and entertaining projects that kids as young as 7 can make all by themselves (mostly)
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  Cut Through-Mortises with a Router

  How to use a template and guide bushings to make through mortises with no tearout
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  Resawing and Mitering with Doug Stowe

  In this excerpt from his DVD on box-making, Doug Stowe shows two ways to resaw stock and how to match the grain across a mitered joint
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  Understanding Quartersawn Figure

  Q: After resawing pieces of old, quartersawn oak, I found that some of the boards with rings that were 5º to 10° off perpendicular to the surface showed even better…
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  How to Get Around Planer Snipe

  Q: Whenever I run a board through my thickness planer, it winds up with snipe at one or both ends. The infeed and outfeed tables are level with the planer…
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  ‘Over the Top’ Panel Shaping

  Q: I recently acquired a 5-hp, 1-1/4-in. spindle shaper. I intend to make a set of raised panels on it using a very large cutting head, and I am concerned…
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  Precise Dovetails: Tips for Laying Out Tails

  Andy Rae shares his secrets for making a dovetailed drawer that's square, flush, and flat at the corners.