#222–Nov/Dec 2011

Articles

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  Distinctive Box Details

  6 ways to take your next box to the next level.
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  Tool Test: Sanding Disks

  Which brand cuts fastest, lasts longest, and leaves the best surface?
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  Build a Serpentine Sideboard, Part 1

  Start with the curved front and you are halfway done with this Federal masterpiece
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  2 Classic Pulls

  Soup up store-bought or start from scratch
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  Asymmetry: The Designer's Secret

  Use this dynamic effect to add life to your furniture
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  When to Outsource Your Finishing

  For tricky finishes or a durable tabletop, a pro can do it better
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  Two Unique Lamps

  Rings of veneer create style and ambience.
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  Make Strong, Simple Joints with Dowels

  Dowel joints offer a simple, strong way to make fine furniture and are often the best solution when other joints don’t work.
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  Camber: The Secret to Perfect Planing

  Crown your smoothing plane blade, and say good-bye to sandpaper
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  Strengthen Cope-and-Stick Joints with Dowels

  Q: I’m making a cabinet that will see everyday use. It has two frame-and-panel doors with solid-wood panels. Are cope-and-stick joints strong enough to be used on the doors? Bert…
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  Secondary Bevel Saves Time and Effort

  Q: Many woodworkers talk about using a secondary bevel on their chisel and plane blades. Why would I want to do this? It seems like more work than using a…
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  Make a Stronger Shiplapped Back

  Q: I’m making a bookcase and I like the look of a shiplapped back, but I’m worried that it won’t resist racking very well. Is there any way to improve…
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  Sand Biscuit Joints After 24 Hours

  Q: I recently edge-glued several cherry boards to make a top, and used biscuits to align them. I let the glue dry, sanded the top, and then applied the finish.…
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  How to Finish Interior Drawer Parts

  Q: Should the interior parts of a drawer be finished? If so, what type of finish should be used? Anderson Curry, Hannibal, MO A: I recommend finishing them. A finish…
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  How to Sculpt a Contemporary Piece

  Symmetry is the goal and smart layout is the solution
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  Sturdy Yet Sprightly Base for a Thick Top

  The bases Geoffrey Warner designed for his tables (FWW #222) have to work visually with the live-edge tops, but they also have to be powerfully built to support slabs weighing…
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  Lively Bases for Live-Edged Tables

  With their curvy bases, woodworker Geoffrey Warner found a way to liven up his live-edged tables

Online Extras

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  Router Jig Turns Stumps into Beautiful Side Tables

  Learn how to expand the capabilities of Nick Offerman's basic slab-flattening jig
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  Tour Nick Offerman's Workshop

  NBC sitcom star Nick Offerman cooks up beautiful slab tables out of a workshop that's sure to make you slobber
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  Product Overview: SmartHinge

  You've been working hard on a fine box, and now it is time to put on the hinges. If you slip up on this delicate task—whoops!—there goes perfection, and there…