#268–May/June 2018

Articles

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  How to Sharpen and Use a Drawknife

  Learn how to master the drawknife, a brilliantly simple shaping tool that’s versatile, fast, and a pleasure to use.
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  Designer's Notebook: The Dynamics of Designing

  As a teacher of three-dimensional design, Aaron Levine has learned there is a wide spectrum of pathways for creating something from nothing
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  Contemporary Arts and Crafts Bed

  Updated design combines solid walnut with veneered panels
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  A Hidden Magnetic Door Catch

  This subtle, magnetic method remains unseen
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  Workbench Tips and Tricks

  Here are eight ideas to make your bench work harder.
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  How to Make a Simple Leg-Tapering Jig

  Dedicated sled is dead-simple to build and use.
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  Stylish serving trays

  Strong, light, and graceful, they deliver breakfast beautifully
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  How to Add Splines for Stronger Box Miters

  A quick-to-make spline jig produces clean joints with hidden power.
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  Creating Curved Furniture

  Learn when it's best to saw, steam-bend, or laminate parts for chairs and other projects.
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  Woodworking Wisdom

  In this article, Jerry Forshee talks about the pieces of wisdom he's learned from others over a 25-year woodworking career
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  German-style hand tools: Try them!

  If you pick up a Primus plane and give it the run of your bench for a while, you’ll soon be compelled to discover what else you’ve been missing

Online Extras

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  Two DIY Woodworking Vises

  Turn your kitchen table into a workbench with these homemade work-holding wonders
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  How to handplane a taper to perfection

  Tom McLaughlin’s tapering jig makes quick work of any taper, but some work with a handplane makes it sing
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  Rock-Solid Miters with L-tenons

  For Duncan Gowdy, the L-tenon miter joint allows for more straightforward assembly than typical splined miter joints
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  7 Questions with Joe Morgan

  Simple really, we ask Joe questions, and he answers them
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  An interview with chairmaker Brian Boggs

  Brian Boggs has been building chairs since 1982, when he was a student of French and philosophy at Berea College in Kentucky. Before that, he aspired to be a fine art…
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  How to Get a New Handplane Ready for Work

  From Fine Woodworking Live 2017: A new, high-quality handplane is a great addition to your shop, but no matter how much you pay, it won’t be ready to work right out of the box.

Workshop Tips

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  Workshop Tip: Angle Bars Tame Big Panel Glue-ups

  The simplest, most effective solution for gluing multiple boards edge to edge
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  Workshop Tip: Increase Your Miter Saw's Capacity

  My chopsaw has a limited crosscut capacity compared to sliding models, so I often use an old carpenter’s trick to add 1-1⁄2 in. of crosscut width. By adding two layers…
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  Workshop Tip: Use Dowel Jig to Mark True Center on any Board

  Most boards end up at nonstandard thicknesses, making it a challenge to find and mark their true center for various tasks. I found the perfect solution in my dowel jig,…
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  Thin-Strip Ripping Jig has a Bonus Feature

  I’m not the first to place a stop on the other side of the blade, opposite the fence, when ripping thin strips, so they can fall away freely. But my…

Tools & Materials

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  Tool Review: Turbo T40 Lathe by Harvey

  Powerful and sturdy benchtop lathe
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  Tool Review: Dovetail Saw by BearKat Wood

  Premier Dovetail Saw is Worth the Wait
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  Tool Review: WorkTunes wireless hearing protection by 3M

  Over the ear hearing protection with bluetooth

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