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A preview of articles from Issue #160, Dec./Jan. 2004/2005 of WOOD® magazine
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Quartersawn oak mission mirror
This Arts and Crafts-inspired looking glass also reflects your woodworking talents. This mirror is a perfect companion to our Arts and Crafts-style dresser or use it as a stand-alone accessory.
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Edge-banding guides
Plane edge banding to the exact thickness of your plywood, and then use these simple guides for perfect clamping alignment. |
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Lumber, plywood, and scrap storage
Build one or all three of these easy-to-make projects to keep your shop organized. Our trio includes an adjustable board rack, a mobile scrap sorter, and an upstanding storage cart. |
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Marking knife
Nothing beats a crisp scribed line for accurate layout. When not in use, a hidden magnet keeps the blade sheath safely in place on the blade. We'll even show you how to create the blade in your own shop. |
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Arts and Crafts Dresser
As part of our Mission-style bedroom suite, or just by itself, the design of this handsome piece of furniture appears as fresh and vigorous today as it did a century ago. |
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Shaker clock
Classic 19th-century styling combined with an inexpensive piece of 21st-century technology — a radio-controlled clock synchronized to an atomic clock — gives this masterpiece timeless good looks and impeccable precision. |
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Media storage cabinet
Keep videos, CDs, and DVDs organized and out of sight in this compact yet accommodating unit. Adjustable shelves and dividers in the case and doors let you configure the interior to suit your collection. |
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Four-in-one photo frame
Store about 50 of your favorite snapshots right in the frame; then change photos easily and quickly whenever you feel like it. |
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Portable, dust-free finishing center
Apply finishes in a dust-free enclosure that sets up or tears down in just five minutes. We'll show you exactly how to build it. |
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Intarsia angel
With a little scrollsawing, some simple contour sanding, and our easy-to-follow instructions, you can transform a few scraps of wood into this heavenly wall hanging by renowned artist Judy Gale Roberts. |
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Toy animal train
Put young kids on the fast track with this colorful, quick-to-build project. |
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Dovetail jig station
Maximize stability and convenience when cutting dovetails with this fold-up benchtop project. |
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Match finish colors with the right light
Not all lightning is the same. To match finishes perfectly, coordinate your workshop lights with the light where you'll place your project. |
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Special hand tool section
Learn how to put four key tools to work in your shop. |
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Bookmatched panels
Create a happy ending by marrying mirror-image panels in four easy steps. |
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Chisels, practice makes perfect
The more you learn about hot to use chisels, the more uses you find for them. |
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Get hooked on scrapers
Spend a few minutes mastering hand scrapers, and you'll save hours of sanding. |
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Block planes, uses and maintenance
Whether removing milling marks from the edge of a jointed board, trimming the end of a tenon, or softening the hard edges of a bed post, the diminutive block plane serves even power-tool devotees well. |
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Hone super-sharp edges with waterstones When was the last time your chisels and planes cut through wood like butter? Never? Follow Tim Peter's expert advice, and create razor-sharp tool edges primed for peak performance. |
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Wise buys: four jaw chucks
Whether you're a long-time turner or a novice, you deserve a four-jaw chuck for your lathe. Here are the four different models we tested. |
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What's what in low-angle block planes
Discover the qualities of a great plane as you choose from six shop-tested models. |
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Hot new tools for 2005
Preview 15 tools and accessories that promise to save time and money, while offering better precision.
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Three shop-proven products
These woodworking wares passed our shop trials. |
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Departments
Editor's angle
A feel-good project: Would you like to use your woodworking skills to benefit your local community? Consider this simple art-frame project.
Sounding board
Topics: Wood anatomy series says it all; Workbench gets rolling with retracting casters; Readers air views on air-dried lumber; Choose the right gloves for shop use
Talking Shop
Making a blade
Ask WOOD
Topics: Spinner speeds vise adjustment, the nuts and bolts of threading wood
Shop tips
Making short beds work for long sheet goods, babying polyurethane pay off in performance; tight area dust buster; serve up a breadboard end without tricky mortises; buy only what you need to save time and money; shop steps saved by the bell
What's ahead in our next issue
Projects for your home and shop: Ultimate closet storage system, accent lamp, wavy rim bowl, biscuit jig; mission blanket chest; More tips, tools, & techniques for better woodworking: 14.4 and 15.6 volt drills, sanding shortcuts, get more life from rechargeable batteries, how to imitate high-priced woods
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