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A preview of articles from
Issue #150, September 2003
of WOODŽ magazine
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On-wall saw-blade rack
Keep your blades sharp, safe, and ready for action with this wall-mounted
system. |
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Scrollsawn bears puzzle
Use our full-size patterns and your scrapwood to bring this charming
family to life. |
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Bird's-eye maple occasional table
This 22"-diameter table in bird's-eye maple and cherry has all
the right stuff: appealing design, traditional joinery, and ease of construction.
One warning: It'll look so good you won't want to put anything on it. |
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Lighted showcase
Learn four valuable techniques while building this handsome sliding-door
display cabinet. |
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Turned keepsake box
A foolproof technique makes fitting the lid to the base a snap. Turn
this beautiful box from any wood you have on hand. |
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Cook's kitchen combo
Make one or both of these problem solvers that include the oven-tested
pizza peel and matching spatterproof cookbook holder. |
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Wipe-on finishes
Discover the secrets for topcoating projects using these oil and varnish
products. |
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Glass-smooth polyurethane finish
Four easy steps to a smooth-as-glass finish. Parlay the right products
and a little persistence into lustrous results. |
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Fancy flutes in five steps
Add an impressive detail to your finest work, using a router and these
tips. |
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Just-right joinery: haunched tenons
Strengthen and simplify rail-and-stile framework with this easy variation
on the classic mortise and tenon. |
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Two ways to make perfect circles
Disc-sand the workpiece with a quick-and-easy jig, or try a scrapwood
router trammel. |
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How to win over wood movement
Discover nine strategies for keeping projects intact when wood expands
and contracts. |
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Regional woods |
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Lasered enhancements |
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Hollywood spin |
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Display lighting lowdown
Before building another display cabinet, check out these illumination
options. |
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Precision tune-up tools
Align the cutters, fences, and gauges of power tools for better workshop
results. |
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Dado set showdown
Cut crisp dadoes, grooves, and rabbets with one of these 15 shop-tested
models. |
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5 shop-proven products
These woodworking wares passed our shop trials. |
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Editor's angle
Solving woodworking's deepest mysteries.
Sounding board
Topics: Another round of woodworking witticisms from "the rookie;"
Accolades for the Arts & Crafts lamp.
Short cuts
Ridgid tool shake up.
Wood words
A quick guide to must-know terms used throughout WOOD magazine.
Shop tips
Topics: Two steps to perfect-size dadoes; A woolly tip from Down Under;
Quick-change system for benchtop tools; World's longest hook rule; Man
on a mission-style mission; Have a Coke and a dust shield; Raised-panel
cleanup cuts made easy.
Ask WOOD
Topics: Grain holds the key to flat panels; When pieces slip, cut back
on glue; How to take off old veneer; The best way to cut veneer; Remove
auxiliary fence after using; Southern yellow pine can be hard to find.
What's ahead in our next issue
Idea Shop 5; more projects, tools, and techniques. |
