Popular Woodworking Magazine » December 2007 #166

Online Extras: December 2007

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Online Extras from the December 2007 issue include a drawing showing the location of the workbench dog holes, full-size drawings of the Gustav Stickley Poppy Table for $3.00, download instructions from Shaker Workshops for weaving the Mission Chair seat, and more. Read more »

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Arts & Mysteries: The ‘Ultimate’ Hand Tool Shop

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Perfection doesn’t exist. But you can come close. By Adam Cherubini Pages: 34-37 From the February 2006 issue #153 Buy this issue now One of the first things any beginning woodworker must do is set up a workshop. Like so many other things a novice woodworker must do, the preparation of a workshop shapes the … Read more »

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Woodworking Essentials: A Better Way to Work – Practical Safety Devices

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By Marc Adams Pages: 43-44, 53-56 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now I recently ran into an old woodworking friend of mine who had his hand all bandaged up, and the first thing he told me was: “I have new respect for my router table.” He went on to say that … Read more »

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Out of the Woodwork: The Boys in the Guild

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No doubt, you’ll fit right in. By Jeff Skiver Page: 96 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now A woodworking club offers countless rewards to the aspiring craftsman. It provides a platform for displaying your work. It offers the chance to learn new techniques. It affords you the opportunity to find tutelage … Read more »

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Flexner on Finishing: A Primer on Solvents

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Categorize by type to cut through confusion. By Bob Flexner Pages: 90-92 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now Unless you’ve been doing wood finishing for quite a while, I imagine the shelves of solvents in home centers and paint stores look pretty much like Greek to you. Which solvent goes with … Read more »

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At the Lathe: Finger Tops

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Fun to turn and pretty to look at, these little spinners will enhance your skills. By Judy Ditmer Pages: 82-85 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now Tops are the atoms of woodturning; so simple, yet you can do so many things with them. Simple or fancy, they are fun to make, … Read more »

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Jig Journal: Arc Drawing Bow

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Searching for (and Finding) the Arc of the Competent. By Robert W. Lang Pages: 76-78 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now When woodworking throws you a curve, how do you respond? It’s easy to become locked into one solution because it’s familiar and miss an easy alternative. This is often the … Read more »

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Variable-spaced Dovetails by Jig

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Two methods to move beyond the limitations of a fixed-space dovetail jig. By Don Means Pages: 72-75 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now Some of us just don’t have the time, patience or skill to produce hand-cut dovetail joints and instead resort to one of the numerous dovetail jigs available on … Read more »

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Shaker Workbench

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A stack of drawers and storage under a workbench has Shaker written all over it. By Glen D. Huey Pages: 62-71 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now When I started work at Popular Woodworking magazine my workbench was a couple storage cabinets on wheels and a cut-off slab of solid-core door. … Read more »

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Best New Tools: 2007

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By Christopher Schwarz Pages: 57-61 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now After eight years of writing the Best New Tools column, you’d think that we’d be jaded and bored with the tool industry. (“Oh look, yawn, another new cordless drill with a bubble level.”) But every year, all the editors for … Read more »

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