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Poor Boy Radial-Arm Saw
October 25, 2005

For crosscutting long boards and making miter cuts, this shopmade saw guide is accurate, portable, easy to use and economical to build. The guide is simply an angle-iron and plywood…
Routing European-Hinge Mortises
October 25, 2005

Several years ago, I remodeled my kitchen and painstakingly arrived at many of the details presented in Bill Pfeiffer's European-style cabinets article (Fine Woodworking #43). I have neither a drill…
Turning without a Lathe
October 25, 2005

If you've got a 4-ft. post to turn and only a 3-ft. bed on your lathe, the drawing shows a way out of the dilemma. Bandsaw or tablesaw the blank…
Foam Faceplate for Turning Bowl Feet
October 25, 2005

One common method of chucking a bowl blank in a lathe is to use glue and paper to attach a waste piece to the bottom of the blank, then screw…
Homebuilt Outboard Lathe
October 25, 2005

Turning circular tabletops on my regular lathe was less than satisfactory. The outboard spindle was just not designed for large, unbalanced, rough work. When a friend offered me a rear…
Thickness-Planing on the Jointer
October 25, 2005

Tage Frid, in Fine Woodworking #19, p. 94, describes how to thickness boards on the jointer. Frid's jig is a precision wooden affair that requires removing the jointer's fence to…
All About Trim, Molding, and Edging
September 12, 2005

Dress up an edge, conceal end grain or plywood edges, or add detail to a base or top with any number of trim, molding, and edging techniques ranging from simple…
All About Upholstery
September 12, 2005

Sometimes a woodworking project requires branching out into other materials. Such is the case when making a chair or seat, if upholstery is added to the mix. Whether you plan…
Door Essentials
September 12, 2005

Sort out design, construction, and hardware options when building doors for furniture
All About Assembly and Glue Up
September 12, 2005

The assembly and glue-up phase is a critical step of any woodworking project. To ensure the quality and integrity of the finished piece, you should take a number of factors into…

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