Wood Profile: Eastern Red Cedar: The
Fragrant Survivor
Pinkish heartwood and a pleasingly sweet aroma make this wood the
first choice for lining closets and chests.
Craftsman Closeup: Cases To Catch A Craftsman’s Fancy
When Illinois woodworker George Goatey builds the basic box, he’s
only just begun. See how he then adorns his boxes with straps and
hinges, leafy plants, sunflowers, carpenter’s tools, and other
relief-carved designs.
The Cover-Up Specialists: Wood Putties
Hide nail holes, splintered edges, and other flaws in wood with one of
the hardworking products tested here.
Shop-Tested Techniques: Router-Table Turning
Make tapered spindles for table legs, and then add flutes, beads, or
coves to them using our special, multi-purpose jig and a table-mounted
router. Your friends will swear you’ve done it all on a lathe.
Stylish Storage
Keep CD’s cassettes, and videotapes organized and in easy reach with
this attractive cabinet, complete with pull-out shelves.
Boy, Do They Ever Know Their Wood
Travel with our own Pete Stephano as he pays a visit to the U.S.
Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin.
Tool Buymanship: Bring In The Air Force
Find out how today’s air compressors (and the woodworking tools and
accessories available for them) can improve your shop, as we review
nine different models priced under $400.
What Woodworkers Need To Know: The Nuts And Bolts Of Threaded
Fasteners
Give your outdoor furniture and other heavy-duty projects the needed
strength and durability using the hardware choices found here.
Turning: Restaurant In The Round
Combine the plastic cylinder of a pop bottle with a few shapely
turnings and create a feeder for both you and the birds to enjoy.
Craft Shop: All-Star Cookie Jar
Put our router-table turning jig (featured earlier) to good use by
making this lidded container. It will look great in the kitchen.
Scrollsawed Safari
Cut out and paint a jungleful of friendly animals with this exciting
puzzle. Plans include a full-sized pattern.
Comfy Country Chair
Looking for just the right outdoor furniture for your porch, deck , or
patio? We’ve got it! Start with the chair plans inside, and then
consider building the two companion pieces—a settee and a handsome
table—from our mail-order plans.
Carving: Eek! Eek! Mice
No need to shy away from these amiable rodents. They’re fun to
shape, and they look right at home perched on a bookshelf or on top of
the fridge.
