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A preview of articles from
issue #194, November 2009
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Shop Project: Clamp Rack
This clamp rack that holds clamps by the handles, not the fixed jaws, allowing you to store more clamps in the same amount of wall space.
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Made-from-scrap Bud Vase
Curves as gentle as a flower petal surround a glass vase nestled within this simple project.
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On the Cover: Blanket Chest
Build this chest with your preferences for style and complexity in mind. The Traditional American look in mahogany, left, requires dovetailed corner joints cut by hand or with a router jig. To simplify matters, try the Casual Contemporary version in contrasting woods such as ash and walnut, with rabbeted corners joined by plugged screws.
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Super-tough Plywood Workbench
This weekend, build a workbench that's big enough to hold furniture projects, yet portable enough to tuck away. A pair of legs adjust to suit uneven floors, while dual-locking casters keep the other end from budging. And you can do it all for around $125 in materials and hardware.
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Surprisingly Simple Mantel Clock
Maybe you can't save time in a bottle, but you can build this beautiful clock to track its passage. Dress up a simply mitered case with a few shop-made moldings, then install an inexpensive battery powered clock works sourced at the end of the article. We'll even show you how to stack router-made profiles to create attractive moldings.
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Toy Excavator
Put this toy and a pile of marbles or Legos in front of a child and watch them while away the time scooping and moving them. The excavator shares design elements with our mobile crane.
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Fixing an Out-of-square Drawer
Don't get bent out of shape over an out-of-square drawer. You've got one last shot at achieving a first rate fit.
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Work Wide Stock on Your Dovetail Jig
Take off the template and go beyond the limits of your bench-mounted jig.
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How a Jointer and Planer Save You $$$
These two tools pay for themselves in short order.
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14 Secrets for Setting Up Router Bits
Unless you're making many multiples of project parts, it almost always takes longer to set up for a cut than it does to actually rout the workpiece. Fortunately, over the years we've discovered shortcuts to make most setups a breeze.
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Make and Install Baseboard and Chair Rails
Part 2 of our series on custom-trimming your home.
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Aromatic Cedar: Mothbuster or Not?
Aromatic eastern red cedar has been the traditional choice for blanket chests and closet linings for generations because of its purported moth-repellant properties and fresh smell. Is it a true miracle or too good to be true.
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Wise Buys: Forstner Bit Sets
WOOD Magazine editors test three different flat-bottomed drill bit sets. Learn what they discovered.
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5 Tools for Fine-fitting Joints
Take your joints from "not quite" to "super tight" using these basic tools and methods
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Tool Test: Tablesaw Blades Under $50
If you can't bring yourself to spend $120 on a tablesaw blade, we have good news for you. We tested nearly four dozen rip, crosscut, and multipurpose blades--all selling for less than half that price--and found several that deliver cut qualities almost as good as the leading premium blades.
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Shop-Proven Products
Ridgid hybrid tablesaw, Laguna Lathe, and more.
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Departments
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6 Sounding Board
8 Shop Tips
78 Ask WOOD
92 What's Ahead |
