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So you can’t afford (insert dream tool here). Boo hoo. Hit the flea markets then start making sawdust. By Scott Grandstaff Page: 112 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now Yeah, you [...]

Contradictory finishing information is frustrating. Here we clear up one example. By Bob Flexner Pages: 110-111 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now Each month Popular Woodworking [...]

Dave Copley, an ex-aircraft engineer, makes world-class wooden flutes in a small garage workshop. By Kara Gebhart Uhl Pages: 102-107 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now Dave [...]

Your plunge router and a simple guide enable you to cut a mortise anywhere. By Bill Hylton Pages: 99-101 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now Template mortising is an excellent [...]

Seek perfection, and you may attain excellence. By Judy Ditmer Pages: 96-98 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now Once I complimented a student new to turning on the pleasing shape [...]

A close look at jigs and techniques for getting your knives positioned quickly so you can get back to work. By Robert W. Lang Pages: 88-93 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now One [...]

What we like (and dislike) about this revolutionary machine. By the Popular Woodworking staff Pages: 86-87 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now A safe table saw – that’s the holy [...]

A single cable provides 120-volt and 240V service. By Bruce D. Wedlock Pages: 82-85 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now Every article I’ve seen describing the wiring of a shop for [...]

Make curved forms without getting steamed. By Robert W. Lang Pages: 76-81 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now Most of the time when a piece of wood has a bend or a curve, it means [...]

A chairmaker explains his fascination with the ancient art of blacksmithing and being able to make his own woodworking tools. By Don Weber Pages: 72-75 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this [...]

Easy to make, shiplapped backs add a decorative element to cabinet interiors. By Scott Gibson Pages: 68-71 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now Inexpensive and dimensionally [...]

An anachronism in its time, this table now fits perfectly in our homes. By David Thiel Pages: 62-66 From the October 2005 issue #150 Buy this issue now Frank Lloyd Wright would probably be [...]