You’ve spoken, and we responded with the August 2004 issue of Popular Woodworking. After learning that many of you have a lathe in your shop, but few are using it, we felt it was our duty to help. So we’ve got the first column from Judy Ditmer, professional turner, to help you at “At the Lathe.”
We put seven machines to the test in our Miter Saw Slug-Fest to show you which ones are accurate and which are overpriced
Graham Blackburn shares 14 handsaw tips and tricks.
American elm is back from the dead.
Modern CAD software helps us restore Isaac Youngs’ shaker wall clock.
Glen Huey shows you easy ways to make three sliding dovetails.
John Wilson takes you through the steps to build a canoe paddle.
Bill Hylton shows why the lock joint is a great substitute to hold drawers tight.
Nick Engler’s Extra-long Mortising Fence helps you make stopped cuts
Chapter 7 wraps up our Woodworking Essentials special section devoted to advanced router techniques.
Plus our Tool Test, Q&A, pages of great Tricks of the Trade and much more!
Detailed article previews are below. Online extras can be found here.
Two router bits with guides and a simple shop-made jig make three variations of this joint a snap. By Glen D. Huey Pages: 49-51 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now One of the defining features of 17th- and 18th-century furniture is the dovetailed horizontal case divider. Case dividers are the rails … Read more
By Nick Engler Pages: 41-48 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now The router is an amazing tool that can mimic many of the other tools in your shop, including the table saw, the shaper, the jointer and even the planer. But it’s also capable of amazingly delicate profile work, complicated joinery … Read more
A single length of framing lumber will help you hone your skills with a spokeshave, a drawknife and a block plane. By John Wilson Pages: 32-40 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now It was a bright summer’s day in 1993 at historic Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth, N.H. My wife, Sally, and … Read more
This extra-long mortising fence helps you cut “blind” joints in your work. By Nick Engler Pages: 30-31 Cabinets and furniture often have “blind” joints − dados, grooves or rabbets that are stopped at one end so you can’t see the joint on the outside of the case. Sometimes these joints are “double-blind,” meaning they are … Read more
A well-made, versatile plane that’s a great value. By Christopher Schwarz Page: 29 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now When Stanley manufactured the No. 164 low-angle smoothing plane from 1926 to 1943, it was intended mostly for working on end grain, butcher blocks and the like. These planes didn’t sell too … Read more
A good substitute for traditional methods, this joint is strong and easy to make. By Bill Hylton Pages: 26-28 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now A couple of hundred years ago, most drawers were assembled with hand-cut dovetail joints – half-blinds up front, through dovetails at the back. But it’s the … Read more
By Michael A. Rabkin Page: 25 From the August 2004 issue #142 Buy this issue now Getting rust off your machines is half the battle. Keeping it off is the other, and Empire Manufacturing’s TopSaver tackles both. It’s a combination rust remover-lubricant-sealant-conditioner for all your metal surfaces. The TopSaver System comes with one 8-ounce bottle … Read more
