#200–Sept/Oct 2008

Articles

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  Get Safer, Cleaner Cuts on Your Tablesaw

  Take a look at this step-by-step tutorial on making a zero-clearance insert--a smart upgrade to any saw.
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  5 Essential Jigs for the Router Table

  Great fixtures and fences offer better control and new possibilities
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  Best Bench Chisels

  Read all about the four chisels named best overall and best value in a recent FWW tool test.
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  Bench Chisels

  23 brands go head to head in a real-world test
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  Side Table with a Twist

  This classic English table with drop leaves is a shape-shifter.
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  Prevent Blotching in Cherry

  Solutions and strategies that make the most of this prized wood and eliminate problems with blotching.
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  A Low Console for Home Theater

  Versatile cabinet for today's technology
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  Cut a Mortise by Hand in Minutes

  Drill out the waste, then use a unique chiseling technique to handle the rest of the mortise.
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  The Rule Joint Done Right

  Attractive drop-leaf joint revolves around precise layout and matching router bits.
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  5 Overlooked Woods

  Well-known out West, but available everywhere
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  Pinned Miter Combines Strength and Beauty

  The kane tsugi (literally, right-angle corner) joint is a traditional Japanese joint that offers incredible strength and beauty. Russell Jensen, who has made many examples of the joint, explains how…
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  How They Did It: Slat-and-Rivet Construction

  Blending cabinetmaking and boatbuilding
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  Remarkable Plastic Panels

  New plastic-resin panels from 3form open up all sorts of design options
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  Step Away from the Project

  We woodworkers, if you haven’t noticed, are an obsessive bunch, tuned in to a frequency few other people can hear, looking for things few other people care to notice. We…
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  Finish Recipe: Cricket Table

  An arts-and-crafts-looking finish, but without the fuming
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  FWW Poll: Where You Buy Wood

  The local hardwood dealer is the overwhelming favorite
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  Western Hardwood Suppliers

  A list of lumberyards selling alder, bay laurel, claro walnut, madrone, or tanoak
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  A Grooved Clamping Block

  Handy when gluing panels: The groove straddles the joint to keep glue off the clamp pads
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  Quick Tip: Shopmade Sawblade Caddy

  A homemade caddy stores sawblades and keeps them organized
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  Tips for Working Bamboo

  Q: Attracted to bamboo as a renewable resource, I decided to make a small table using bamboo flooring. I installed new blades in my planer and removed the ridges on…
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  Cutting Multi-Sided Shapes on the Tablesaw

  Question:  I would like to cut a 9-in.-wide octagon on the tablesaw. How can I do this safely? Stewart Levine, via Knots online forum, None Answer: For a 9-in. octagon,…
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  Special Screws for Hinges

  Q: In his article “Use Screws Like a Pro” (FWW #195), Robert Settich recommends using “special” hinge screws. What are these and where can I get them? Philip Houck, Boston,…
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  Concealing Sapwood

  Q: I have an attractive, wide piece of walnut that I would like to use for a small tabletop. However, it is marred by a streak of sapwood in one…

Online Extras

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  Five Essential Router-Table Jigs in Action

  Watch how these easy-to-make jigs let you do more with a router table
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  Essential Router-Table Jigs: Featherboard

  Watch how to make this substantial fixture to hold a workpiece firmly against the table
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  Essential Router-Table Jigs: Pattern-Routing

  Watch how to make this basic but effective jig that lets you duplicate profiles quickly and precisely
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  Essential Router-Table Jigs: Miter-Angle Sled

  See how a simple sled with a hinged base makes it easy to cut stopped grooves at an angle
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  Essential router-table jigs: Veneer trimmer

  See how a pair of crowned boards makes a jig that lets you joint perfect edges on a stack of veneers
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  Essential Router-Table Jigs: Zero-Clearance Fence

  Watch how an auxiliary fence closes the gap around the router bit, so short pieces won't dip into the open space
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  How to Pop the Curl in Cherry

  A fail-safe finishing method, when you want to accentuate the grain.