April 2010 #182

The April 2010 issue is the first featuring Popular Woodworking‘s new design. The cover project is a reproduction of a White Water Shaker stepback built by senior editor Glen D. Huey.

We profile Clark & Williams, plane makers, and explore the late 17th-century style of William & Mary, as well as the craftsmanship of the 18th-century cabinetmaker Thomas Day.

Senior editor Robert W. Lang explores how tables work.

A sunken treasure of ancient Honduran mahogany is reclaimed from the rivers of Belize.

George R. Walker in his Design Matters column helps us make sense of forms.

Bob Flexner differentiates an array of lacquers.

We test the Rob Cosman Dovetail Saw in our Tool Test.

This issue’s I Can Do That project is a sturdy, Swedish Skansen bench.

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