#252–Jan/Feb 2016

Articles

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  Drill Press Tips and Tricks

  Do more with this tool by improving your basic setup and adding a few simple accessories.
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  Discover the Beauty of Big Slabs

  Three experts share their best tips for finding and using these natural wonders
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  Simple Hanging Cabinet

  The Shakers had this diminutive design pegged
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  Essential Bandsaw Blades

  With this basic blade kit, your bandsaw can tackle any task.
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  Solid Method for Curved Drawers

  Smart bent lamination gives the look and feel of solid wood
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  How to carve a wooden spoon

  For Peter Galbert, hand carved spoons are a delight to make and a pleasure to use.
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  Splash Color on Wood

  Bright pigments bring energy and excitement to furniture.
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  Cutting the Half-Lap

  Accurate layout makes sawing and paring lap joints easier.
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  Inlay a Compass Rose

  Simple technique for a classic motif
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  How to Carve Butterflies

  A well-turned shape must precede the carving
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  Looking Back: Making Music with a Plane

  A celebrated craftsman explains his devotion to an indispensable cabinetmaking tool
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  Metamorphosis

  A delicate carved vessel direct from a log

Online Extras

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  The simple art of spoon carving

  Windsor chairmaker Peter Galbert blows off steam by picking up a carving knife and whittling spoons.

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