#312-SEPT/OCT 2024

Articles

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  Online Extras from FW Issue #312

  ​ Old-timey turning Peter Follansbee gives us a fascinating glimpse into his turning process—as though it were 1684. Small but mighty If Andrew Gibson’s hi-fi speaker build isn’t your style,…
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  Editor's Letter: Extra effort is not wasted effort

  Placing our sights on the quality of the time we are spending in the shop just may get us closer to that piece we were hoping to make.
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  Remembering Michael Burns

  Michael Burns had a tremendous impact on woodworking as an instructor at the Krenov School in Fort Bragg
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  Knockdown Arts and Crafts bookcase

  Tusk tenons cinch the tilted sides in this handsome, moveable piece.
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  Hard Maple vs. Soft Maple

  Learn about the two categories, hard and soft, and the characteristics of each.
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  How to Build Your Own Speakers

  Use a high-quality component kit and get great sound for less
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  Essex County Cupboard

  If there's a 17th-century decorative technique not featured in this nifty piece, we can't think of it
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  Harlequin Box

  Geometric marquetry gives this mitered black-and-white box an optical buzz.
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  Repairing Hand-Plane Totes and Knobs

  If you have a vintage Stanley hand plane, chances are you'll need to repair the "furniture"—or wooden parts—sooner or later.
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  From tree to table

  A log left behind after a number of cherry trees were felled to make room for new homes catches the eye of Stephen Tuttle while he is out for a bike ride.
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  Brian Reid's Tansu Triad

  After carrying around a stack of yew planks for years, Brian Reid used them to create the first of three tansu, which he calls "the best things I ever made."
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  Smart sled for miter splines

  With its large adjustable fence and push block that presses the frame against the fence, this sled works for mitered frames as well as boxes.
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  Sanding block takes hook-and-loop disks

  Turn an extra platen for a 5-in. random-orbit sander into a sanding block.
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  Combo square makes a handy work stop

  Clamping a combination square to the fence on your miter saw turns it into a stable, accurate stop.
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  Clever cauls let one clamp do the work of four

  This 4-in-1 clamping caul that allows one clamp to spread pressure over a long area.
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  Make your own benchdogs

  If you have rectangular dog holes in your bench, you can make your own dogs by installing a bullet catch in a piece of hardwood.
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  Three-way pool valve is a user-friendly blast gate

  A three-way water valve from a pool supply store keeps a shop vacuum hooked up to a sander and drill press at all times.
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  Attaching solid tops: Don't always send movement to the back edge

  When attaching solid tops to traditional casework, the common approach is to elongate the screw holes in the back of the cabinet to send any expansion or contraction to the back edge. But when the back edges of the top and the cabinet are flush, do the opposite.
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  Woodpeckers Cam-A-Line Dowel Guide

  Innovative dowel jig from Woodpeckers
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  Review: Jeske Joinery Saw

  Dave Jeske reinvents the joinery saw
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  Review: Grizzly G0969 21-in. Variable-Speed Scroll Saw

  Innovative tool at an attractive price