Dovetail Starter Notches
Christopher Schwarz once demonstrated a time-honored trick for hand-cutting tenon shoulders. After laying out the joint, he chiseled directly downward onto the shoulder cutline, then made a [...]
Online Extras: October 2009 Issue
Online Extras for the October 2009 issue a PDF file of Marc Adam's tips for gluing, a SketchUp model of the Windsor Shop Stool, a 3D model of the Inlaid Bible Box project in SketchUp format, and [...]
Out of the Woodwork: IWF 2059
Fifty years in the future, MDF will be a luxury ‘wood.’ By Pete Knapp Page: 72 From the October 2009 issue #178 Buy this issue now As if all the new tools and technology shown at this year’s [...]
Tool Test: A Feature-packed Trim Router from Ridgid
By Glen D. Huey Page: 30 From the October 2009 issue #178 Buy this issue now Around my shop, if there is edge routing to be done, I reach for a trim router. The tool’s smaller size fits [...]
Tool Test: Cutting-edge Grinding From Sorby
By Robert W. Lang Page: 30 From the October 2009 issue #178 Buy this issue now Traditional sharpening of cutting tools involves grinding, getting the tool shaped properly and honing, then [...]
Tool Test: Stanley’s New Premium Plane
The venerable tool company stages a comeback in the woodworking market. By Christopher Schwarz Page: 28 From the October 2009 issue #178 Buy this issue now It has been a long time since The [...]
Out on a Limb: Don’t Do the Math
By Christopher Schwarz Page: 10 From the October 2009 issue #178 Buy this issue now Nearly every woodworking book tells you the wrong way to purchase wood. There’s a formula where you multiply [...]
