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A preview of articles from issue #167, December/January 2005/2006, of WOOD® magazine
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Bandsawn wine-bottle holder
There's more than one way to hold your favorite vintage.
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Taco holders in two sizes
Fill’em up. This simple serving accessory holds your taco shells upright so you can put (and keep) the fixins where they belong.
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Rolling workshop storage cabinet
Mix plastic tubs and shelves to bring order to the chaos in your shop.
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Classic cheval mirror
This cheval masterpiece reflects well on your craftsmanship and matches the rest of our sleigh-bed bedroom set.
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Kid’s room wall-hung organizer
Help a child organize and display his or her cherished awards and mementos with this combination shelving, corkboard, and Shaker-peg wall unit.
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Multipurpose router jig
This versatile jig serves not only as a reliable platform for rounding edges of long boards, but also for rounding over the edges and ends of small stock.
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Keep-it-tidy play center
This over/under, play/storage project will keep kids and moms happy.
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Adjustable photo-display easel
If your brush is a camera and your canvas a snapshot, try displaying your photos like works of art.
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Accommodating game table
What’s your pleasure? Poker? Monopoly? This clever design will meet your needs, featuring a reversible top, storage, and out-of-the way beverage holders.
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Wipe out project tool marks
When staining and finishing, nobody likes surprises. But snipe, chatter marks, and more can show up to mar your finest craftsmanship.
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Great finishes for cherry, maple, and oak
Try one or more of six-easy-on finishes for three of America’s favorite woodworking woods.
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Work smarter with pro Jeffry Lohr
Develop habits that let you make the most of every minute and ensure your woodworking success. Master woodworker Jeffry Lohr shares his professional strategies for saving time, money, and wood.
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Applying a felt game-table surface
Easy to cut and apply, felt is the perfect material for a game-table top. Just follow this five-step process.
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Wise buys: doweling jigs
Our editors test 3 jigs. Here's what they found.
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Buying used machines
Snag a bargain…or two…or three, following the failsafe tool evaluation formula laid out here.
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Hot new tools for 2006
WOOD magazine editors comb the woodworking market to uncover the tools and accessories that’ll have you burning rubber to the tool store in the coming year.
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Shop-proven products
These woodworking wares passed our shop trials.
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6 Editor’s angle
8 Sounding board
18 Ask WOOD
30 Shop tips
116 What’s ahead |
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