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Making a Steambox
October 25, 2005

This steambox is made with a liquid propane gas cooker, a common 5-gal. metal paint can (scrubbed clean), a closet flange (the plumbing fixture for mounting a toilet onto the…
Making Bending Molds From Router-Cut Plywood
October 25, 2005

When I made some plywood forms to laminate a curved headboard, I discovered this trick. If you cut the forms with a router bit the same diameter as the thickness…
Bandsaw Circle-Cutting Fixture
October 25, 2005

While I make no claims for reinventing the wheel, this bandsaw circle-cutting fixture has a few extra features that make it accurate, reliable and a pleasure to use. The fixture…
Shaping Curved Molding
October 25, 2005

For the past two years I've been working on a Queen Anne highboy similar to the one described by Randall O'Donnell in Fine Woodworking #117-119. When the time came to…
Router Guide for Convex Curves
October 25, 2005

I just finished a job that required routing dadoes, veining, and edging on large circular and semicircular shapes. The standard router edge guide is useless in these situations because the…
Gluing Laminated Curves With Screw Blocks
October 25, 2005

Here is a method for gluing up laminated curved components that eliminates the need for large numbers of expensive clamps. By using simple hardwood clamping blocks and drywall screws, you…
Cutting Large-Radius Arcs With a Router
October 25, 2005

I recently needed to cut a 7-ft.-radius arc in a piece of plywood with a router. After thinking about it for a while, I came up with this wall-mounted router-compass…
Cutting Circles with a Router
October 25, 2005

Cut perfect circles up to 72 in. in diameter with this adjustable router jig made from plywood
Asymmetrical Coves on the Table Saw
October 25, 2005

Check your setup by eye, or use a computer spreadsheet to establish blade tilt and fence angle
Shaping Curves with a Belt Sander
October 25, 2005

Stands, available as an accessory with some sanders, add versatility

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