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CURIO CABINETArt SudakPoplar, curly maple, 5/4 purple heart, 1/4" maple plywood, wipe on oil & urethane mix. “My curio cabinet was one of my first attempts at custom furniture. I...

Working with Melamine It’s dirt cheap, it’s practical, and best of all, there’s no sanding and finishing! by Dave Munkittrick Melamine is the professional cabinetmaker’s [...]

Model 22124, $950 • 1-3/4-hp 120/240-volt motor. 30-in. rip capacity to the right of the blade. • Cast-iron side tables and folding outfeed table. • 4-in. miter gauge fence extension....

    Have you ever slid a piece of 1/4-in. plywood into a 1/4-in. groove? It ain't pretty. It's a fact of life that plywood is undersized in thickness and...

BLANKET CHESTFabian LittleWalnut and oak (cut by a local sawyer), orange shellac, poly urethane and paste wax.“I built the blanket chest for my wife. I used frame and panel construction....

SHAKER CABINET by George Bradley.Red oak solid and plywood with a lacquer finish.“I've always been fascinated with the Shaker and mission cabinet styles. The face frame and doors [...]

  Red oak solid and plywood, aniline dyes and polyurethane. Tim Raml Baltic, SD  “The doors for the entertainment center are mortise and tenoned with square pegs.  I [...]

  The Dust Deputy converts an ordinary shop vacuum into a hi-efficiency cyclone vacuum.  It separates 99+ % of all dust and material before the vacuum barrel solving filter clogs...

Q. I’m building outdoor furniture from rough cedar. When I cut the wood, it’s soaking wet on the inside. Should I use polyurethane glue since it’s a moisture-cure glue? A....

One thing you can count on when you save a half-used can of varnish is that the contents will be skinned-over the next time you open the can. When this...

Gauge blocks work great for quick, accurate biscuit joiner fence settings. All you do is pinch the block between the fence blades. This technique will also ensure the fence is...

4.  Apply Glue With An Acid Brush Glue must be evenly applied throughout the biscuit slot to get the strongest joint possible. The easiest way? Squirt some glue into the...