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Issue 41, February 1991

Craftsman Close-Up: Down Home Dough Bowls
Typically, you turn bowls, but John Sadler of Tennessee’s Cumberland Mountains begs to be different. He shapes his rustic creations with a chainsaw and hewing hatchet.

Carving Project: The Norweigan Bachelor Farmer
Our rugged construction toy lets youngsters dig in when the going gets tough and scoop up soil, sand, and gravel—just like the real thing.

Develop Your Skills: 10 Tips For Improving Your Scrollwork
No need to scroll in the dark with this short course. It shows you how to sink your tool’s teeth into any number of projects with great success.

Hardwood Briefcase
Get down to business with the plans for this executive’s companion. The end result will impress your associates—we guarantee it. Use our source for the hardware and liner.

A Handcrafted Legacy Lives On
Meet a company that makes guitars for the stars the old-fashioned way—Martin Guitars of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, established in 1839.

In Search Of The Perfect Finish: Lacquer That’s Music To Your Ears
When applied to musical instruments, a finish must sound as good as it looks. Discover Martin Guitars’ formula for and exquisite, lasting finish.

Super-Simple Tool Transport
Allow your benchtop tools to roam by building our roll-around home for three. Casters and convenient handles make for easy mobility.

Tool Buymanship: The Smart Shopper’s Guide To Clamps
A new generation of specialists joins forces with the likes of the handscrew, bar and C-Clamp to give woodworkers the widest-ever range of holding-power options.

Turning Project: Fanciful Flowers
Don’t wait till spring to surprise your favorite person with flowers when you can turn a beautiful bouquet from found wood in no time.

Arizona Turning Showcase
Selected vases and bowls prove the talents of this state’s woodturners.

Ride The Wind
You’ll fly high after seeing our balloon wall plaque, and that’s no hot air!

Graceful Geese Napkin Holder
Country’s come home to roost with this charming, one-evening scrollsawed project.

Cherry, Cherry Door Harp
Dowels, not strings, support the wood balls that make this melodious project sing.

Washed-Up Wood
Business is picking up for a father and son who collect driftwood.

Survival Guide: Buying Forstner Bits
Discover the quality difference between high-and low-priced bits.

Cabinet, Cabinet On The Wall
Balanced in design from top to bottom, this cherry accent piece lets you perk up an otherwise plain-Jane wall.

Test Your Woodworking IQ
Sharpen your pencils and try your smarts on 18 challenging questions.


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