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Making Frames

Robert W. Lang — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:04:47 +0000

Sooner or later, someone will ask you to make a picture frame. Here is how to get it right the first time. by Robert W. Lang Pages 21-23 From the Summer 2009 issue of Woodworking Magazine, issue 14 Buy this issue now Picture frames are one of those woodworking projects that we all assume we … Read more »

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Round-drawer Spring Box

David Thiel — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:15:14 +0000

What’s better than a hand-made box from your shop? How about a box that is a puzzle, that stores special items and even has a secret compartment. Done. It’s the Round-Drawer Spring Box from Jeff Vollmer’s ‘Puzzle Boxes‘. Use the link below to download the free step-by-step plans for this great puzzle box. Round-Drawer Spring … Read more »

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Natural Lighting

David Thiel — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:41:48 +0000

The project offered here is titled “Wildflower” by author Ken Burton. He felt the look of the dangling pendant light looked like a particular wildflower. So we’ll continue that concept and dub the project as one for Natural Lighting. This project is one of 24 unique and original lamp projects offered in ‘Crafting Wooden Lamps‘. … Read more »

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Easy Curvaceous Edge Joints

Steve Shanesy — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:53:25 +0000

Last winter, I was puzzling out a way to make edge joints that are just the opposite of what we normally want – perfectly straight. I wanted free-flowing curves and I wanted to join contrasting colors of wood species. So the question was how to match the two joint lines on the different pieces of … Read more »

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Outdoor Lantern

Christopher Schwarz — Thu, 26 May 2011 18:06:00 +0000

Add some mood lighting to your next outdoor affair with this great Arts & Crafts luminary. Read more »

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Jasmine Jewelry Box

Pop Wood Editors — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:14:10 +0000

Simple tools, techniques & joinery deliver elegant results.By Gary Rogowski Pages 46-51From the June 2011 issue #190 Buy this issue nowIt’s the stuff of arguments: Which tools in the shop are really the most important for joinery? It’s almost like arguing the top movie or the best shortstop of all time. There is no one answer that satisfies everyone (although “The Maltese Falcon” and “Ernie Banks” should).Were you to ask me, my answers would be quick but not absolute. Give me three tools: a band saw, a chisel and a router, and I can build just about anything. This jewelry box project shows how versatile these tools are.Video: Gary has a number of free videos on a variety of woodworking topics, available at YouTube.com. SketchUp Model: Click here to view the model. Blog: Read Gary’s blog. Web site: Find out more about the Northwest Woodworking Studio and classes offered. In our store: “New Masters of the Wooden Box,” by Oscar P. Fitzgerald.From the June 2011 issue #190 Buy this issue now Read more »

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Jameel Abraham’s Jointmaker Pro Inlay Method

Article Index — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:04:21 +0000

For wide pieces shown in Jameel Abraham's "Precision Inlay, Simple Tools" (Popular Woodworking Magazine, April 2011 #189) he used the Bridge City Toolworks Jointmaker Pro. Here's his method:You may notice a few of the pieces in the article are unusually wide, much wider in fact than the miter box and miter jack could handle. These were cut with the Bridge City Toolworks Jointmaker Pro.I was attending a Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event in Chicago in early 2008 when I first saw the prototype of the JMP. Bridge City founder John Economaki was demonstrating the tool and I knew immediately that I had to have one for producing these inlays. Read more »

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Andromeda Band Saw Box

Lois Keener Ventura — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:06:00 +0000

Step-by-step plans for building the Andromeda band saw box from the book Sculpted Band Saw Boxes.
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