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Magazine Index
| Popular Woodworking December 2009 (Issue 180) |
Price: $6.00
We test six Compact 12v Drill-drivers to see which one bores and screws the best, plus we announce 2009's Best New Tools. The large Shaker-inspired Bibliophile's Bookcase provides plenty of storage and Mario Rodriguez shows a clever way to do Seamless Curved Panel Glue-ups. Toolmakers John Economaki and Ron Hock share special tributes to the seminal woodworkers Sam Maloof and James Krenov. Let your project take flight as you Build a Boomerang and learn how to safely size your small work on well-made Shooting Boards. Bob Flexner explains why Gel Varnish is an (almost) perfect compromise, and Adam Cherubini shows how examining a period spice chest reveals many woodworking lessons that are Hidden in Plain Sight. Our I Can Do That project is a Recycling Station and this issue's Tool Test features the SawStop Professional Cabinet Saw. Marc Spagnulolo shows you how to Get the Most From Your Router and our Jig Journal features Coping at the Router Table. Plus Letters, Tricks of the Trade, Out on a Limb and more!
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| Bibliophile's Bookcase |
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By
Megan Fitzpatrick
Page number: 46; Article length: 6 pp.
This large Shaker-inspired bookcase provides plenty of storage for your favorite stories, with two drawers to boot. Online Extra:Click Here to read Glen D. Huey's clever method for installing crown moulding.Watch the Video of Glen using the table saw to make cove moulding.
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| James Krenov |
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By
Ron Hock
Page number: 44; Article length: 2 pp.
Though James Krenov died in September 2009, his philosophy and influence will continue through his students and books.Online Extra:Click Here to read our visit to Krenov's Fine Woodworking Program at the College of the Redwoods.
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| Sam Maloof |
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By
John Economaki
Page number: 42; Article length: 2 pp.
Sam Maloof died in May 2009, but his legacy lives on through his iconic, elegant furniture.Online Extra:Click Here to read the Great Woodshops article "Legendary Rocker" about our visit to Maloof's workshop.
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| Out of the Woodwork: But Aren't You A Woodworker? |
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Ethan Sincox
Page number: 80; Article length: 1 pp.
When it came time to remodeling his kitchen, Ethan Sincox decided to talk to friends about custom cabinets. The common question was always "But I thought you were a woodworker!" Ethan reveals that woodworking no longer stays a hobby if it isn't fun.
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| Jig Journal: Coping at the Router Table |
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By
Robert W. Lang
Page number: 70; Article length: 2 pp.
A few scraps of wood provide a safe and effective means of working across the grain on narrow pieces at the router table. You don’t need the expense of a miter gauge and a slot for it to ride in, and you don’t need the hassle of setting the fence parallel to the slot.
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| Tool Test: SawStop Professional Cabinet Saw |
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Popular Woodworking staff
Page number: 28; Article length: 2 pp.
SawStop introduces its Professional Cabinet Saw to round out your table saw choices. Plus we review Lie-Nielsen's Thin-plate Tenon Saw and the Bosch Brad Nailer.
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| I Can Do That: Recycling Station |
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Megan Fitzpatrick
Page number: 24; Article length: 2 pp.
Handy and handsome, this piece helps you keep refuse neatly separated.
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| Arts & Mysteries: Hidden in Plain Sight |
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By
Adam Cherubini
Page number: 20; Article length: 4 pp.
A rare look inside Pennsbury Manor’s early 18th-century Pennsylvania spice chest reveals its array of tiny drawers. Originally designed to hide precious objects, it still contains many hidden treasures for those of us interested in history and woodworking.
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| Tricks of the Trade: Safer Sheet-goods Sawing |
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By
Paul Anthony
Page number: 16; Article length: 2 pp.
Tricks include: A safer method to cutting sheet goods into manageable sizes, a quick changeover for using a machinist's vise, creating easy-lift bench dogs, edge-joining thin boards, and a quick way to finish panels for frame-and-panel doors.
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| Letters: One Editor's Method to Sharpen a Scorp |
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Popular Woodworking staff and readers
Page number: 12; Article length: 2 pp.
Some of the topics covered include: how to sharpen a scorp, a sharp reminder when cutting raised panels on a table saw, admiring trees in all their forms, how large you should make glass doors to retain strength, bench slat replacement tips, the history of the Bailey depth adjuster, and comments and concerns with the Benchtop Table Saw Review (October 2009 Issue #178)
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| Out on a Limb: The Felling of 3 Giant Oaks |
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By
Christopher Schwarz
Page number: 10; Article length: 1 pp.
"This year we lost three men who changed the way I work wood: Sam Maloof, James Krenov and Jack Hill." Christopher Schwarz remembers the influences these three men have on him and is reminded of how we've gained their fingerprints on our work and lives.
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| Seamless Curved Panel Glue-ups |
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By
Mario Rodriguez
Page number: 66; Article length: 4 pp.
With careful layout, you’ll be able to hide seams on the widest panels, even when the grain throws you a curve.
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| Shooting Boards |
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By
Michael Dunbar
Page number: 62; Article length: 4 pp.
Small work is safer – and easier – to size when you work with a handplane and a well-made shooting board.
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| 2009's Best New Tools |
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By
Christopher Schwarz
Page number: 57; Article length: 5 pp.
One of the bright spots of an otherwise dismal economic year is that small tool companies have turned out some amazing new products.
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| Compact 12v Drill-drivers |
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By
Glen Huey
Page number: 36; Article length: 6 pp.
We test six compact 12-volt drill-drivers to see
which one bores and screws the best – for the
best price.
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