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| Popular Woodworking April 2009 (Issue 175) |
Price: $8.00
This issues cover project is a reproduction of a Greene & Greene Medicine Cabinet built by senior editor Robert W. Lang. Plunge-cut Saws are the easy way to work with sheet material, but who makes the best? Our editors compare notes and agree to disagree in Three Ways to Make Edge Joints and we show you a new way to make a Grinder Tool Rest Jig. Marc Spagnuolo, aka The Wood Whisperer shows 6 sticky situations where a specialty glue comes to the rescue. Jig Journal features an inexpensive way to Hold Handwork Without a Vise. Work continues on the Philadelphia Chippendale chair as Adam Cherubini reveals the Arts & Mysteries of Shaping the Splat. Mario Rodriguez builds a graceful and elegant Writing Desk, and Bob Flexner tells us about matching the finish to the type of wood. Our I Can Do That project is an end of the bed Storage Bench and Lois Keener Ventura designs a new "Twister" Band-sawn Box.
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| The Wood Whisperer: A Sticky Situation |
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By
Marc Spagnuolo
Page number: 20; Article length: pp.
Special circumstances call for special methods, and this article details how different types of glue can be effective problem-solvers.Online Extra: To view a video about how to use glue for veneering, Click Here
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| Three Ways to Make Edge Joints |
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By
Staff
Page number: 40; Article length: 4 pp.
Without edge joints, we wouldn't have wide panels. So what's the best way to make this joint. Editors Glen Huey, Bob Lang and Christopher Schwarz each present their own methods.
Online Extras: For a complimentary story on using curved plane irons, click here to read "Learning Curves" by David Charlesworth. For a video of senior editor Glen Huey's method of setting jointer knives to create a spring joint Click Here
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| Greene & Greene Medicine Cabinet |
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By
Robert W. Lang
Page number: 34; Article length: 6 pp.
This elegant cabinet has humble origins-the garage in the Gamble House-and an unmatched pedigree, designed by Charles and Henry Greene. This reproduction in birds-eye cherry features solid construction and beautiful details.
Online Extras: to download full-size patterns of the top and bottom side profiles Click Here.
To download a SketchUp model of this project Click Here
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| Providence Writing Desk |
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By
Mario Rodriguez
Page number: 44; Article length: 6 pp.
This compact desk features subtle curves and a delicate bead that wraps around the ankles and the bottom of the apron.
Online Extras: to download additional constructions drawings Click Here
to view additional step photos as a PDF slide show Click Here
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| Out of the Woodwork: The Allure of the New |
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By
Doug Fulkerson
Page number: 72; Article length: 1 pp.
A look at tools, those we need, those we really need, and those we really, really need. And we look at all the tools we want as well as the ones we use.
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| Flexner on Finishing: Finishing the 5 Types of Wood |
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By
Bob Flexner
Page number: 66; Article length: 2 pp.
Wood varies in structure from species to species and the perfect finish for one may not work well for another. Here is a guide to picking the perfect finish for any particular wood.
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| Tool Test |
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By
Staff
Page number: 30; Article length: 3 pp.
A new, moderately priced dovetail saw from Veritas, a random-orbit sander from Metabo, a granite-top table saw from Ridgid, Vesper sliding bevels and a palm router from Craftsman.
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| I Can Do That: Storage Bench |
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By
Drew DePenning
Page number: 28; Article length: 2 pp.
Here is a project that fits with any decor, doesn't take long to build and uses easy to find material, a storage bench for the foot of the bed.
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| Jig Journal: Vertical Bench Hook |
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By
Robert W. Lang
Page number: 22; Article length: 2 pp.
This simple device can be made from scrap wood and with a few clamps it can hold work vertically to nearly any flat surface.
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| Grinder Tool Rest Jig |
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By
Bruce Wedlock
Page number: 62; Article length: 2 pp.
Setting the proper angle can be the most difficult part of grinding an edge. This simple jig makes it easy to set your grinder's tool rest at predictable and repeatable angles.
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| Band-sawn 'Twister' Box |
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By
Lois Keener Ventura
Page number: 58; Article length: 4 pp.
This undulating band-sawn box is simple and fun to make, and it makes a great gift.
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| Carving Spanish Feet |
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By
Charles Bender
Page number: 55; Article length: 3 pp.
A Delaware valley foot and a Pennsylvania ring-and-vase turning combine to develop an authentic period-style design. Draw, layout, carve and turn this interesting detail.
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| Plunge-cut Saws |
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By
Glen Huey
Page number: 50; Article length: 4 pp.
With three plunge-cut saw and rail systems now on the US market, and two of them brand new, how do you decide which is best for you? We put all three through the paces and share the results.
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