Online Extras for the February 2010 issue include the Stickley Music Cabinet 3D SketchUp Model, a video of the Star Tools Marking Gauge in action, and step-by-step instruction on creating a painted a trompe l’oeil “inlay.” Read more
February 2010 #181
In the February 2010 issue of Popular Woodworking, we debut Design Matters, a column by George R. Walker that will give you the tools to tackle furniture design with skill and confidence.
Joinery details bring a special charm to a Stickley music cabinet and a Japanese soji screen provides the inspiration for a contemporary Soji cabinet.
Create a tapered-leg table in this issue’s I Can Do That project.
Provocative “upholstery” explores the tension between comfort and discomfort in a unique 988 chair.
Toolmaker Kevin Drake teaches you how to make turned tool handles.
Tom Fidgen constructs a hand-made cabinetmaker’s toolbox that is certainly One for the Road.
The Arts & Mysteries column shows you how to make Andre Roubo’s Try Square.
Jim Crammond revives a clever 19th-century tool and provides everything you’ll need to build a cam marking gauge.
Chairmaker Michael Dunbar explores traditional milk paint.
Bob Flexner helps you choose a spray gun.
We review Delta’s New Midi-lathe.
Rob Porcaro explores ways to create better vision in the shop.
Detailed article previews are below. Online Extras for this issue can be found inside each article.
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My New 150-year-old Try Square
While deep into dovetailing a small chest at the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking this summer, my concentration was suddenly burst by someone at my workbench. “There’s a guy outside,” the student says, “and he’s selling all his woodworking stuff.” I nodded and then returned to my dovetails. I run into people all the time … Read more
Out of the Woodwork: Beyond the Norm
Norm Abram inspired generations of new woodworkers – even those who weren’t Yankees. By Christopher Schwarz Page: 74 From the February 2010 issue #181 Buy this issue now Last week I stood in a beautiful living room and relived a scene for at least the 10th time in my career as a writer. George R. … Read more
Flexner on Finishing: Choosing a Spray Gun
Though a good finish can be achieved with other methods, guns are faster. By Bob Flexner Pages: 66-68 From the February 2010 issue #181 Buy this issue now As I’ve explained many times in Popular Woodworking, you can achieve a near-perfect finish using a rag or brush: You can apply a wipe-on/wipe-off finish such as … Read more
Better Vision in the Shop
Proper lighting and vision aids can make a woodworking world of difference. By Rob Porcaro Pages: 63-65 From the February 2010 issue #181 Buy this issue now Woodworking is a visual art. The capabilities of our eyes and visual system, as well as the quality of the conditions in which we use them, are essential … Read more
One for the Road
A cabinetmaker’s tool chest that’s ready to travel. By Tom Fidgen From the February 2010 issue #181 Buy this issue now When I think of a tool chest, I think of a carpenter’s box, usually open and inviting, a little rough perhaps but clearly made by the hand. Think of Roy Underhill merrily skipping over … Read more
Shoji Cabinet
Inspired by a Japanese screen, this cabinet uses traditional and modern joinery. By Ryan Shervill Pages: 52-57 From the February 2010 issue #181 Buy this issue now Designed to divide a room, the shoji screen is both a practical and artistic piece of furniture that’s often found in Japanese homes. It was a shoji screen … Read more