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Magazine Index
| Popular Woodworking November 2008 |
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Senior Editor Glen Huey shares his favorite Dirt Simple Router Jigs, 11 no-frills but incredibly efficient and easy to use methods for getting the most from your router. Frank Klausz shows how to use a European hand saw with speed and accuracy in Bowsaw Basics. Adam Cherubini continues his exploration of old techniques in Arts & Mysteries: 18th-century Chairmaking and Kerry Pierce produces a Colonial-era Plate Rack. David Mathias concludes his three-part series on the work designed by Charles & Henry Greene and crafted by Peter & John Hall in Everyday Greene & Greene. Can you make a copy of a famous piece of furniture? Learn the legalities in Imitation Could be Illegal by John Shackelford. Marc Adams focuses on one of woodworkings biggest risks and shows how to Avoid Kickback at the Table Saw. Jig Journal presents the simplest, easiest method you've ever seen for flush-trimming a solid wood edge on a plywood shelf. Marc Spagnuolo, aka The Wood Whisperer looks for a better cutting board finish in Varnish on a Butcher Block. This issue's I Can Do That project is an attractive Corner Shelf that won't take a lot of time, tools or material. The finishing flourish on many 18th-century furniture pieces is a hand carved fan. Senior Editor Glen Huey demonstrates how to create one in Your First Fan Carving. Complex shapes won't throw you a curve if you use a vacuum press as seen when Hunter Lang builds A Skateboard in a Vacuum. Tool Test reviews a new oscillating sander, the best jig saw blades we've ever seen, and more. Bob Flexner details his methods for Applying Wiping Varnish and our readers offer up their Tricks of the Trade.
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| The Wood Whisperer: Varnish on a Butcher Block |
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Marc Spagnuolo
Page number: 30; Article length: 2 pp.
Traditional finishes on an end-grain cutting board can be messy and time consuming. Marc's search for an effective and convenient solution leads to an interesting method of using varnish.Online Extra: to watch a video of using this finish, click here to read Bob Flexner's article on food safe finishes, click here
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| Dirt-Simple Router Jigs |
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By
Glen Huey
Page number: 36; Article length: 6 pp.
The best jigs are usually the simple ones. In this article, Senior Editor Glen Huey shares his favorites, including an easy method for making housed dovetail joints in solid wood casework. No frills, but great results with these 11 jigs and techniques.
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| Your First Fan Carving |
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Glen Huey
Page number: 58; Article length: 5 pp.
Fan carvings are classic design features that look intimidating, but a systematic approach and a bit of practice with five tools make it possible.
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| Avoid Kickback at the Table Saw |
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Marc Adams
Page number: 63; Article length: 3 pp.
Proper technique and use of the guard can avoid the dangerous situation of kickback at the table saw. This article looks at the causes of kickback and offers practical methods to prevent it.
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| Skateboard in a Vacuum |
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Hunter Lang
Page number: 72; Article length: 4 pp.
Discover how to bend thin plywood into the complex curves of a custom skateboard using a piece of foam, a plastic bag and an inexpensive pump from a kit.
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| Imitation Could be Illegal |
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By
Jon Shackelford
Page number: 76; Article length: 4 pp.
Many furniture designs are instantly identifiable--think Eames and Wright. That can be an indication that the designs are legally protected. Before you copy any famous (or not so famous) designs, it's a good idea to start with some legal research
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| Arts & Mysteries: Philadelphia Chippendale Chair |
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Adam Cherubini
Page number: 24; Article length: 4 pp.
Tackling a formal chair can be intimidating, and Adam begins work to discover the secrets to completing a reproduction of a classic chair with period tools and techniques.
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| Tool Test |
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Staff
Page number: 32; Article length: 2 pp.
Triton introduces a low priced oscillating spindle sander, Bosch leads the way in jigsaw blades with the introduction of a new clean cutting blade, Craftsman reduces vibration with a new 5" random orbit sander with counter-rotating discs and Hamilton marks out a new version of an old school marking gauge.
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| I Can Do That: Corner Shelf |
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By
Megan Fitzpatrick
Page number: 84; Article length: 2 pp.
This wall-mounted corner shelf is elegant yet simple to build. We show how to make it with screws and butt joints, and we show you how to conceal the evidence.
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| Jig Journal: Flush Cutting Jig |
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By
Christopher Schwarz
Page number: 80; Article length: 2 pp.
A solid wood edge on a plywood shelf is a good idea--until it's time to trim the solid wood down to the plywood. This simple jig lets you use your stack dado set and table saw to make the process a snap.
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| Flexner on Finishing: Applying Wiping Varnish |
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Bob Flexner
Page number: 90; Article length: 3 pp.
If you don't want to spray a finish, wiping varnish is an easy, effective method that gives great results. Step by step photos demonstrate how to make your own finish and apply it.
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| Bowsaw Basics |
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By
Frank Klausz
Page number: 42; Article length: 3 pp.
American woodworkers think there are only two types of handsaws, the western saw that's pushed and the Japanese saw that's pulled. In Europe another type of saw is the standard, the bowsaw. In this article, master cabinetmaker Frank Klausz tells the story of the saw he learned on during his apprenticeship in Europe.Online Extra: to view a video of Frank cutting a dovetail joint with a bowsaw (in three minutes)click here
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| Colonial-era Plate Rack |
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By
Kerry Pierce
Page number: 53; Article length: 5 pp.
This reproduction, based on drawings of a 1765 tavern original is surprisingly simple to make, in spite of using 40 feet of moulding. Brads make it easy, and authentic.Online Extra: To download a pdf file regarding the use of nails, click here (30.93 KB)
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| Everyday Greene & Greene |
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David/Robert Mathias/Lang
Page number: 66; Article length: 6 pp.
The incredible level of detail and craftsmanship in Greene & Greene designs didn't stop at the front of the house. We take a tour of the non-public places--kitchens and baths--of 10 Greene and Greene homes, featuring photographs that have not been published until now.Online Extra: to view a PDF slide show of additional photos of the work of Charles and Henry Greene and Peter and John Hall click here (1.08 MB)
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