#214–Sept/Oct 2010

Articles

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  Heavy-Duty Plunge Routers

  3-hp routers make deeper cuts than mid-sized models, and feel more solid in your hands
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  Tabletop Finish With a Hand-Rubbed Feel

  Brush on polyurethane for protection, then wipe on the final coats for a silky surface.
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  Sleek Console Built for Today’s TVs

  Low enough to fit under a flat screen, big enough to store piles of components and media
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  Mitered Edging Made Easy

  Mitered Edging Made Easy
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  A Visit to the Design Doctor

  Hank Gilpin has the answers for 3 frustrated furniture makers
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  Make Short Work of Small Parts

  With bench hooks and hand tools, fitting fine pieces is as easy as 1-2-3
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  Secret to a Sheraton Leg? Divide and Conquer

  The turned legs on Mario Rodriguez's Sheraton table look daunting. They start with tight stack of rings, followed by 12 carved, tapered reeds that end in a small ring and…
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  Readers Divided by Table Saw Verdict

  The huge judgment entered against Ryobi by a Massachusetts jury is ridiculous. The user (Carlos Osorio) was operating the saw with no blade guard, splitter, or rip fence. Although Mr.…
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  Heat-Treating Makes Wood Dark All the Way Through

  It's quite likely you've never heard of thermally modified wood, but the process makes common wood species take on a whole new look and the color change goes all the…
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  Avoid Shortcuts and Do Your Finest Work

  Avoid Shortcuts and Do Your Finest Work
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  Use a Long Push Stick When Ripping Narrow Boards

  Q: Is it safe to rip 1/8-in.-wide strips between the rip fence and blade? Ed Pirnik, Stamford, CT A: With the right push stick, it’s a safe cut. Make the…
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  Use a Bench Chisel to Square Mortise Corners

  Q: I use a drill press to make mortises. What is the best way to square the corners, a bench chisel or a corner chisel? Veryl Williams, Springfield, PA A:…
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  Slow Feed Rate Signals Dull Planer Blades

  Q: I take light cuts with my portable power planer. However, when I send a piece of lumber through the planer, it often comes to a stop and I must…
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  Adding Quarter Columns to Case Clocks

  Q: I like Jeff Headley’s technique for making quarter columns (“How to Add Quarter Columns to Your Furniture,” FWW #211). Can it be used on a piece of furniture, like…
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  Applied Fretwork Adds Color and Texture

  Use this innovative technique to draw attention to overlooked spaces
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  Six Simple Finishing Fixes

  Mistakes happen. Learn a pro's go-to tools and techniques for making them disappear.
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  Furniture by chainsaw

  Howard Werner wouldn’t advise moving directly from cutting firewood to creating furniture with a chainsaw. He says it’s his decades of experience working with the tool that allow him to…