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or suscrition inuiris, you cn:

        

Visi t ou suscrir srvic sction t

 FiWdig Emil vi@u Cll our customr suor cnt: To ot n rss chng, inqur out n orr or solv   olm cl:

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To suscr uchs ck issus, ooks or vos, o gv  gift cll:

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Mm Auit Buru of Circultion Ri

If you  k to cy  ooo  in your stor cl th Tunton T Comny t:

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Occsionlly w mk our suscrirs ns n rsss vil to rsonsi comnis whos roucts or svics w fl my  of som ntrst to you Most of our suscrirs fn t his to   hfu wy to ln out usful rsourcs n srvics If you ont wnt us to shr your nm with othr comnis s contct our Customr Svic tmnt t

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 Editor In Chi Sne Roman eutive Vice eident 

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Chi Finania Ocer Timothy Rahr

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Publihe Magazine Group Jon Mile Pubshe Book Group James Childs Chiof Operations Thomas Luxede DIREORS

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Huan Reources Diretor Carol Marotti Controer Wayne Reynolds Adverting Diretor David Gay Conuer Marketing Diretor Diana lwein

Afer a few years of cutting off the ends of 2x4s as a carpenter Chars Du (JaaeseSle Dovea Sas) began working as a boatbuider on the coast of Maine Not iking the cod boat shops he moed to een coder barns to make furniture and do finish carpentry. eera years ater he managed to upgrade to a nicey heated shop in Woowich sti near the coast where he has buit furniture and cabinets for the ast 2 years

Bob Smasr (Ge a Hale o Yo Csels) began heping in the famiy trades of farming carpentry and boatbuiding when ery young Woodworking has been at east an income suppement eer since maser is experienced in consering restoring and reproducing antique furniture firearms and traditiona wooden boats e and his wife are buiding a retirement home on a tree farm near ood ana Wash. from woods harested and mied on their and

 Fo oe oato o o cotbtors, go to .FeWoowoklg co/athors

Eric ortsch (So Des) describes himsef as a sef -taught weekend woodworker e picked up the pastime 14 years ago and he uses it as an outet to unwind from his futime technoogy  consuting business. When not in his timberframe workshop or hunting for a new too he enjoys being a dad to his chidren are and aren

Cird A. Pojoy ( a oso) is a icensed

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eectrica contractor in the acramento aif A hobbyist woodworker he especiay admires Arts and rafts moement and the rasman stye in particuar e has rewired many a bungaow and has had the priiege of working on some reene and reene houses When he's not wearing his too bet you probaby find him hiking the northern ierra Neada or the anadian Rockies 

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Thi cone i differen from mo For one we picked a he oo o gie away mo of which hae won high mark in our rigorou produc e econd he grandprize winner ao receie a conribuing edioru for a dayo hep e

grat cocr that  would lowr itslf to iclud a articl o kitch caits. ot oly that h flt th drawr dsg was th wost  your histor Shamul! Ad th a lr chastisg you for havg a cov shot wh a lock la was show yg o its d. Horos! What scuuous attto to dtail. Was I  ovr my had I st th magazi dow for a mut to cosid  I shoud cotu ad th I did chckig th mtrsaw stor Bautiul ayoutocs ad ativ Ad hy what's this Aogsd a vy  500 saw is o y my favort uyo of ottomd offshor loor swigs. Oh th lttrs wll  oug i You guys ar all rightI thk Im goa suscri. RANY INRG ic li

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I am a ovc woodwokth I sad t. r shg my st ojct a comut dsk wth cats I thought I mght  rady to tak oFine Woodwong magaz. tl ow I aways ft uwothy. I suscr to Fine Homebuilding, ad whl I do ot td vr to uild a  hom uildig is my rofssio ad I d th magazi uttious ad full of valual iformatio at ay skill lv. Would th sist ulcatio  as accssil Would all thos ultraslck covr shots with umagialy autl work ov too much What scrt kowldg of th hghst lvs of caftsmashi awaitd m Wl th Octor issu lookd OK T sstal Rout Bitsyah sur I hav  laig to uy a fw soo.

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the article; had used them before for polishing optical ers hink this is he application for which they were srcinally designed. So alternate sources for the polishing (oen listed as "lapping lm) cude vendors of fiber optics and related equipment

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Why do some crafsmen go through all the trouble to fashion a beautful piece of furniture only to leave the dovetail scribe -KEVIN JAYNS line visible?

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appreciated Lyn Mangiamelis insight into "Handplane Blade Angles (A Closer ook #186) But the atcle only dealt with metalbodied planes Kenov style handplanes, beig shopmade oer a unique lexibility of design just buid planes of different bed angles widths and

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furniture only to leave l1e dovetail scribe line visible? Ae we to pretend we dont see it? Youd have to be half-blind Does it add something to the effort? I have never

second? And wo given that basswood is very easy to care are there any woods that should be avoided because they are too difficut to care or have grain

seen this issue addressed I nd it quite puzzling that any craftsman would want to leave such evidence of the pocess, and actualy coporate it into the piece as though it were somehow part of the form

patterns that do not look appealing?

-KV N AYN   Bona, Texas

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people see the line as a hallmark of handcrafted work. Oters agree with you: See Q&A p 108

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spoke to Gene andon and he said that he does his multiple feet on an assemby-line principle, laying them all out, doing the saw cuts on al of them, etc In this way you are much more likely to get ver sin1ilarlooking feet Regarding the species of wood o use the easiest is mahogany followed by cher and then walnut, which is slightly more brous and siney The ony other wood used on historcal pieces is tiger maple the hardest wood to cae Stay away fom oak, which is both hard to cae and historcaly inaccurate Good luck and hope the feet turn out well

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I have a shopmade rouer table with an enclosure beow the table. put a panel raising bit into the router and was about to fit the motor back into its base under the table when I realized that I had not

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engths, so I can pick and choose for the exact task at hand Also,  can sharpen al of my blades at the same angle -WLLIAM LOR, Frederick, Md

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have scpe the entie seat at that epth. Nw lwe the bit abut in an epeat the pcess Keep epeatng until the epth f the scpe aea �s 3 in  me. eave a at aea f spnle hles. w emve the back csscaage an eplace t with the fnt csscaage Repeat the pcess t shape the pmmel at te fnt e uting, it s a g iea t nstall a small Cclamp at the back en f a tack t pevent pushing the csscaage ff the en f the tack an gugng the seat

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-B GARNR, Auburn Wash

   t t  end o  ogn a tps to Metods of ok   PO Box 5506 Neon  0640 o ema fmo@tanoncom f p lsed e pa  50 fo an  n l staed tp ; 00 fo an  ll sated one. e ao  of e est  p gets a 2 n. comnaton sae t cente  ead and poacto fom e . taett o

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hopmade brackets support wide stock on edge

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Clmp  be  peven wpiee fm hifing

If youve ever tred to wor on the edge of a wde door or tabletop you now how dffult t s to seure a arge flat worpee n the veal poston ve found a soluton n the form of some -shaped braes made from plyood To mae the braets you need two pees of plywood eah one measurng  n wde by 6 n ong. ae-glue the wo pees tang are to ensure that all four edges are perfetly ush. rom ths 1 2-n-th lamnaton lay out and ut four L shapes man g eah one  n wde by  n ong by 6 n. tall It s nperatve that all the orners be 0. The ftures wor n pars Clamp one leg of eah ftue to your worbenh as shown then slp the worpee btween the pars. or a snugger ft loosen lamps as needed and push the tures oser together. To prevent the worpee from shng add a amp aross the fres. -IAL VLV, Priceto, N.J

Magnetic drill-press fence Raher than buld a ompated aula drllpress table wth an adjustable fene a snpler soluton s to use a -ong magnet tool-hoder as a fene The magnets n the tool hoder are powerl and wll hod t1e deve where you put t on your drllpress tabe. If the tool holder by tself s not tall enough you easly an embed t nto a bo of wood. IAL ILON, Tscoos, A

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I usea blokofskwax that  bought abou t yeas ag o to wax the sole of a beh pla e . Skwax blo ks ae ey etagua vey had ad last fo ages Oe swpe does t -NIA DUXBURY  rrote,  K

A better glue dispenser I le to buy bu gue to save money. In the past I transferred e glue to a smal dspenser for use the nd wth a hsel tp Over tme, however te tps on tese applators log up and dont sea ver well. When  got tred of ths I ame up wth the dea of usng a water botle wth a ts ap These seal wel are just the rght sze and produe a thn gluelne So net tme you buy a ase of water get one wth spots aps and youl have enough ready made glue dspensers to last severa years. -AUL ANAR co Texs

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 tt  tt tt t t tt t

e ne    eme ngen n yem eyng y nee  mke y e  ke ne n ne ge k

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Make a giant cabinetmaker's square

Alle-head srew

n nt mu me tan an u, a apentes famng squae an e nvete t a jum-sze aietmakes squae.  te fene f te squae  use ntik y �-n y �-n aumnum ange stk avalale at mst aae stes Cut te angle stk int a pa f 6n. lengts Algn te ange stk s tat its us it te nsie ege f te squae, an lamp Fra ing sqare te tee pats tgete. Dll es f tee Allenea ses, ten a te ses kases an nuts

lt umium gle  mig que

Aig edge   uh wih iide edge  que

-BOB Y estod, ss

Nut hold s setting on locking clamp Lki g lap Adjstet srew Nt lks

A lking amp is ne f my mst useful tls Unfunately te lamp setting tens t ange en te tl is use epeatey f te same task eause te ajustment se sens S  ave t nstantly eaust te se  sve ts plem  teae a 716 nut nt te ajustment se t eate a knut N ne  estals te neee setting f te amp  tgten te knut aganst te tl ane an eveyting stays put By te ay  ut te nut n alf making it in. tik nstea f  n tk Te tinne nut als f a geate ange f lamp ajustment

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The nternationa Woo dworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair in Atlanta is alway s a hot even tand n ot just because its held in August. At the fair, hed every other year, manufacturers unveil new and eciting tools for the woodw orking market As usual , editors returned home this year with worn-out shoes , sore feet, and a suitcase-load of information about the new offerings Here are a few items that turned our heads .

GRLY PS THE ANE N CABNET SAWS Grizzly s showcase product was the "Etreme Series 12in  Tabe Saw with Riving Knife model G0606X ) While adding a true riving knife and keeping the price competitive at $2 ,000, Grizzy has outdone the competition in a number of ways  The blade is 12 in. the power is 5 hp , singe phase ; and the trunnions move up and down in a straight ine instead of pivoting) , keeping the riving knife just beow the top of the bade . ther notable featur es are the q uick-release action on the riving knife , and a digital gauge for blade ange . A three-phase, 7hp mode is av ailable for the same price  Grizzly products are sold direct www.grizzly.com) . BSCH VACM CLEANS TS WN FLTERS The Bosch Airsweep 3931A is a toolactuate d vac uum designed to work with a variable electrical oad to avoid tripped circuit breakers . A dial on the Airsweep lets you adjust its amperage to accommodate a high-draw tool. The 13-gal. wedry vacuum automatically senses when its two dropin fiters are dirty and shakes them clean . ts also very quiet : 69 db , or about the same as norma conversation The street price is $430. SELF-CLSNG HN GES AND SLDES Avaiab le in popu ar woodworking catalogs , two new prod ucts oin the growing number of self-closing hinges and slides , which bring drawers and doors softly and steadiy home whether they are nudged or sammed . Accuride 's   accuride.com ) new Eclipse Easy -Close undermount drawer slides bai out cabinetmakers with in  of adjustment in every direction after inst allationwhich e nsures perfect action  Bum   .

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� Fer Efciency Gauge �  Year Wanty � Magnetic Staer � Inteal Sencer � Heav-Du Wall Bcket �   

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RAER ERE NO 156 OO &

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 27

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 

d

rav. I  xt owr ost  a shop th biig wi wor as oi spa or as a stio I my xpri biig a timbr ram str ivovs abot as mh tim a xps as a ovtioa sti-ram biig h biggst rawba to timbr ramig is th xtra tim  to gt biig prmits a i a rptab aorab timbr ramr imbr ramrs o't s gra mbr so a biig isptor may rqir a strtra gir to provi a st o pas that i a th ssary oa a spa aatios.

Stba rqirmts or oa zoig rstrit m to a 24t by 36. strtr With its sooor o th biig has 1 500 sq  o oor spa. hats arg ogh to satisy my mai rqirmt big ab to wor with pywoo shts aywhr  th shop. Sti I o't ma spa or a ishig room or a iat pa to ry woo Bor  o pro I ha to gai th biig isptors approva. I s  Bsos boo Building h imb Fm Hous (irsi 91) to provi tabs harts a strss aatios or v joit a bam. t hp to

ovrgir th sig. I yor ot p to aig with th oa biig parmt b sr that th tibr ramig otrator yo hir a obtai  prmits a varias Geing eal

Itrt rsarh tr p ompais that wo bi a braw timbr ram bt thy wr way too xpsivabot $45000 jst or matrias. hat's thr tims th ost o ovtioa sti ramig My bst optio sm to b a ompay that o ismat rpair a rassmb 6- epaded plysty ree fa

OLD TIMB ERS, MODERN SKIN n a typical tim fam stuctu vtical post s hozontal ams and afts a fastnd t ogth on th gound to mak an ass my known as a nt h nts a tln hoistd upght and tid tog th with hoizontal mms cald gits. H th contactos addd afts aft aising th nts. his ag-l d ti m fam sklton is shathd and insulatd wth modn matials.

OSB sheathig

Asphalt shi ges ver fi g felt

Raftes

Rfer bards

Girt

terir si d g ver OSB sheathig

MODIFED JOI ERY ertsh had the rigial rtiseadte jits ret t add stregth Mrtses i the psts were elarged t add a hah, ad beas were t shrte r with a ew hahed te  the eds

Wiri g r 20v irits is rted i haels t

Bea

Srfae ted d it f r 0v irits

Dryw all ad bead bard ver OSB

WA DETAI

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Dawg, i Babak

P

n 3'

    

     

·.·. 

 

  

   

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3 mm mm 5 mm mm mm mm and 0 m m dri bts

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  

PBO P100 P20 PBO P320 a"2 (5 shees eac

 

35lade assome pack

 

o"

a mbr ram o my propty. Thr prs am losst to ttg my bugt. That l m to ss Bt o Bt Anqu umbr a Sto  w Mlor Pa. B ha a hur-yar-ol bar that oul b mo to mt my s by utg a oot o ah ma bam. A to stay o th goo s o th bulg sptor I ha Bt ru h post-abam jots to ma thm hauh moss

ort stra boar a rg oam. Or th rough shathg o th tror I attah baboar wasot pals 4 t hgh A larg bam all a t g hs h sam btw h baboar a th wallboar that rus to th lg. Th shop ost m abou $35000  all about wha a omparabl ooal bulg woul os  my ara.

thrby strgthg ah ot.

I t lt my rylg o th post a-bam s truur. Th 1 1 oubl-hug wows am rom a otrator targ ow a arby hous Wows  th roo upola ar salag Frh oors tur sways. Th bh harwoo loor am rom a ompay auog outs a sos ol. I also tur to th Irt or th porla bar lamps that supply most o th lghtg. I stll ha to sh th so-sory lo a a wow trm a a w othr tas. But rom th outs th bulg loos ust l a 19th-tury bar. A my w says th spa s s alray r tha our hous.

Finishing ouches Barn raising

I ary May Bt a hs our-ma rw arr wth a lab tru haulg th ompots or th as ram. Rars roog lumbr a shathg ll aothr wo ts. Th m ras ah o th 1000-lb. postabam assmbls (ow as bts) by ha pullg t uprgh wth rops. Th baag thmsls o th .-w bams  rapz asts thy attah th ratrs. That pa o th bar rasg too hm oly thr ays thy  aothr moth to shath th walls a roo wh plywoo Lots ofstorage The shop has more than 20 ft. of draw ers and cabnets along one wall (aboe) wth more bult nto the work bench and tablesaw sland. Upstars a loft prodes ample storage for wood and assorted odds and ends (rght).

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They say, "Abe man onlyas asthe good hi satools. Steel Cy we thneed nk the tools shoud as isgood manasAs seriosAtwoodworker yo serious toos. Thats why we bild or compete ine with the same qality and cafsmanshp that yo pt into yor wok And to pove t we came p wth the best w aranty in the bus ness - so yo now they'l wthstand the test of tme Woudnt that be a fst? Wecome to the new City.

         REER SERCE NO 119

     

Qck--ake

l at Attrate desgn stores all our tools n a smal sae B Y

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OL OS

t a a o 35 yas  ha ol l a substaial umb o woowog tools ad  ally didd that thy svd a pop hom  st out to at a abit apabl o holig my oos  a ativy smal bu assibl aa. h sult is hom o wll ov 300 toos y ovs oy about 1  sq. t o wall. I batly dad this abit o ha tools o p thm apat om dusty pow toos but th dsig a b mod i asiy to aommoat small pow

tools as wll hi twi bo maig th abi small v i you too ol ltio woul oo lost i a abit o this siz its  to hav spa o gow to.

h isid sus o h ma doos hol thi tools suh as hiss a swdvs Isid th abi woig ow om h op h upp shl sas lag ha plas th mi stio has a pai o ita doos tha suppot tools o both sis (iasig h hagig aa by 40%)

a tha op to val aitioal spa o saws ad maig tools. h low aa s divd to ubbyhols o smoothg plas a oth spiay plas w sx small daws i th bottom hol small ools suh as blo plas ill bits ad out bits. h abit hags o upp a low pais o h lats Bh th abi t i th spa btw h ats is a pla o ho a apt's squa o o sid ad th pal saws hl suly by mas o th itio o h tth o

Drawrs for sma objcts The six dawes

Hingd pans add storag Tls hang

Storag bhind th cabint  capene's

a he bm f he cabine  hld small bjecs such as blck planes

n bh sides adding 40%  he cabine's hanging aea

squae n ne side and hee panel saws n he he fi in sls in he back f he cabine

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The cabinet is made almost entirely fom bich pywood, which gives dimensiona stabiity at a budget price. The mai n cacase is -in-t hick plywoo d connected with finger jOints. p and b , 3 in deep by 32 in wide

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Rabbe in deep by n wide

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Side, 13 n deep by 8 in all

Fn and bak 31 n wide by  n  all

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   e

 S   w

  -.- ee  e

Buid a big bo.The man bdy f the cabnet s cnnected at each cer wth n. fnger jnts cut n the tabesaw eft) Rabbet the frnt and rear fr the anes Gue an d na the frnt ane abe) but attach the rear wth screws fr nterr access

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hotos: Mar Scoid; dwigs: Bob ot

the the. The bnet hld l thee tl wthn ey reh nd every bde nd tth ty hrp nd prteted.

Conrcion a wh a nle box  blt my bnet t f Bltbrh ply wd t nly  t mre enml thn d lmbe bt t elmnte prblem h  tk drwer frm dmennl hnge ed by the hgh hmdty n the rthwet. The bdy f the bnet trt t  ne lrge bx wth the de mde frm ¥n.-thk plywd. n the rner wth -n. nger r bx jnt (fr mre n th methd ee A Len n Bx nt 181 p 84 r Bx nt n the Tblew   48 pp 6063) t  -n.-deep by nwde rbbet rnd the nde frnt nd bk edge t ept pnel f -n.-thk plywd The frnt f the bnet  tthed wth gle nd nl bt the bk  tthed wth rew nly t lw e drng lter ntrtn. Next t ff pprxmtely the frnt thrd f the bx t frm wht wll beme the mn dr. On the tblew ng the rp fene   gde t thrgh bth end f the bx Atth  thn pee f rp plywd t eh end by nlng t n bth de f the t Th  t keep the tw prt f the bx tthed whle ttng thrgh the lng de n the tblew.

The entrl gllery wth t bbyhle ed t tre plne gve the bnet rgd ty. Ct the pper nd lwer rpee then t the dde fr the nthk helf prttn ether n the tblew r wth  rter. e the me methd t rete

bttm mde f -n.-thk pywd t n  rbbet rther thn  grve bee the ltter wld rede the depth f thee lredy-hllw drwer. Aer nrewng the bk pnel f the bnet rt  dd n eh de fr the pper helf nd then gle n the helf. Stk the drwer ng mnte  thn rdbrd  per nd mrk the tp f the tk fr the ltn f the bt tm dd f the glley Ly the gllery r the bnet nd mrk the ltn f the tp dd. Ct the pr f dde n eh de nd then ntll the glle nd the entrl drwer dvder. The tter 

the dd n the ndede  the gl e t reeve the enter drwer dvder Befre ntllng the gllery y need t mke the drwer bee ther heght nd png wll determne the ltn f the gllery. The x drwer re mde f -n. thk plywd wth n fnger jnt. The

rewed t the bttm f the bnet rm the tde nd  nt dded   nt t weken the bttm f the bnet I hng the drwer by tthng n thk by -n.wde trp f hrd mple t the de f the bnet nd the entrl d vder T get the drwer t hng perfetly

Whe t the w t the newy emved frnt etn f the bnet n hlf t frm the tw mn dr. When th  dne t th pee f ¥-nthk plywd t frm the enter de f eh dr Dnt wrry bt the exped edge f the plywd de; thee wll be vered by bndng.

Ceae he aler and dawe

Cut away the door sectionWit te front and rear panes instaed cut away te front quarter of te box to form te main doors. Cut te sort sides first and ten tack a batten across te cut to od te section in pace wie cutting te ong sides

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Next cut makes the two main doorsTack two strips of woodacross te cut ine as sown. Ten set te sawbade to just score te und erside of te strips. In ti s way te pane is cut in a f but won't bind on te sawbade

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renh eats i  thk by 3 i . wid e by 30' in . long

Carase ao hinge

Btt nges

Inside doors

 n. thik

 r post,  n. thika srewed to the binet throgh oterbored holes

op she, ' i. thik Bottom shelf,

 n. thik

Gal ery divder s  n. thik

ayers o -in . thk plywoo d. he i er ayer has setons ut out t o ho ld pane saws and a arpeters sqare.

Drawer gides, hard maple,  i thik by i. wide by 9' in. lo ng

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Drawer divder

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Grooves  n. deep by ' i. wide by 9 i. long

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Drawersides in.thi k plywood

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Dawer bottoms, in thik plywood, reessed ito a rabbet ut i the bottom of the drawer side s

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Drawer fon ts and baks  -i-thik pywood

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The tw inner dr nd their pt prllel I ed the me per when t re mde frm in.thik pywd Ct ting rbbet in the drwer ide nd when mthing reee n eh dr nd pt tthing the trip t the binet fr  pir f hinge nd then rew eh On  rter tbe rete  gide hnnel pt t the ide f the binet between the me width  the drwer ide m the tp f the trin bx nd the pper pring tw ter gide trip tw enter hef Hng the dr n thee pt trip f wd the width f the trght-t The eprte nit  the bk f the b rter bt nd tw eql per t g inet i bit f tw le f in-thik bve nd belw the bit tht enter the plwd nd hld be deigne t  dwer ide ver the rter bit. Clmp the ter trip t the tbe remve the per mmdte penter qre nd pnel w. Srew thi nit t the bk f the nd the enter trip, rie the bit t in binet beween the Frenh let nd t  grve ntil t befre the fin The ter dr re hng ing pin ger int t the frnt f the drwer. hinge nd mgneti the bl the When l the grve hve been t e

With the m in binet ntrtin m plete mke nd tth tm hnger fr eh tl ing rp f plwd  fnihed m binet with tw t f il-bed eler tht were nded with P320git ndpper Then  wiped n  pe f t f tng il The bbhle nd the bttm f the drwer were vered with indtril rbberbked flr vering vilble frm hme enter It me in mn lr nd give exellent prtetin t edge tl The finl tep w t tth pll t the drwer nd dr, nd tt hndle t the tide f the binet Thee re 

the per trip frm the rter tble nd the lminte per ed erier when tking the drwer t etbih the  tin fr eh mple drwer rnner Srew the rnner t the ide nd the entrl divider nd the drwer re hng

gret help when  nd  friend lift the binet nt the wl-mnted prt f the let Intll l f the tl nd then trt ptting them t e.

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give  pitive lth t the dr. After hnging the frnt dr nel the ex ped rbbet jint rnd the frnt pnel with  }\inthik b inwide trip f lid mple rnded lightl ( ll ex ped rner hld be).

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Attach the inne doos Srechng from he op of he gallery o he boom of he upper shelf each nner door s hung from a pos screwed o he cabne.

Cu a dado on boh sdes of he cabne and Insta the uppe shef and gaey nsall he upper shelf. Ths gves he carcase exra rgdy Afer rounghe dadoes for he upper and lower shelves esf he gallery and hen glue  n

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Stoage behind the cabinetAn nner layer of -nhck plywood s cu o receve panel saws a nd a carpener's square hen covered by a sold ouer pece of plywood

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ost fritre maers wold welcome a few more chisels, plaes ad clamps ad prob ably a wider joiter t there is a critical mass o tools that allows yo to get fie woodworig doe i a efficiet waya poit whe the alace tips fom strggle to satisactio Its easy to chage past that pit e comig osessed with bildig o yig every ig ad havig the est of everythig  the meatime yore probably ot pro dcig mch fitre Space is oe impotat facto i decid ig whe to stop yig ad start ildig hee is o poit i addig aother ma chie to save tie if yo o loger have the oom to move projects arod efficietly. d lie to mae a case o my essetial tools, with two goas i mid Fo oe Ill

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Weter yo  buy ew or sed, wider is better, bt an 8in model will andle most workpees

BANDSAW ABLSAW Get as powerfl and eaydut y a sa w as yo an aford wit at east 0 n o rippin g apaty or safety, se a splitter or riing kife and put an outfeed table o te bak

A   i  . or 5i bandsaw is eoug ad a riser blok aessory is a good way to doble te resaw apa ity to  in is tool is indispensabe for rippng resawng and utting res

Phoo, Mihe Pekovh dwngs im Rihey

fo $5,000 provd gnnrs wth a shoppng lst for ths lflong hobby. Also  hop to ras sr mor xprncd woodworrs that hy may alrady hav what thy nd to ma batl procts To arrv a a bottom ln, Iv assmld

can' ll yor hos wh assnlss thy ar stffd or sngng Ill ta frntr  cos, my own way of worng has nformd my lst of ssntal toos  am not a profssonal woodworr Almost vry pc  ma s dffrnt. And I do a far

wll g crvs jons and fnal sfacs v clos to prfct bfor hand tools and sandpapr ta ovr. Howvr f yo machns lac capac y, powr, or accracy yoll fnd ths prlmnary sags frstratng If th frst

a lst of spcfc brands and modls, mos of whch hav n wnnrs n rcn tool rvws n in Woodwoking  won't cov r a fw catgors of tools that ar trly ncssary t vary too mch o pn down: marng and masrng tools sharpn ng gar and c lamps hy say vn God nds mor clamps. h strt prc for all-nw pmnt s abot $5000. By sd pmnt, and yo can ct tha n half  consdr hs a rasonal nvstmnt for a lflong hoy Consdr h cost of a ass boa not o mnton th trc and tralr And yo

t of woodworng to baty my hom, sch as ltns and trm on or Knots dscsson at  FnWoodworngcom toollst to shar yo opnons abot my tool chocs

srfac of a oard sn' at and stragh th oppost on won't b hr If dgs and nds arn't sar yoll chas thos nac cracs all th way throgh th projct. Whn  coms to sttng p shop, a plan r and jontr on mar th momnt whn a woodworr gts s ros abot th hoby. Ths machns al low yo to mll stoc

Machines do he hea lin Hand-ool prsts mght arg t ma chns ar th bacbon of an ffcnt shop Wth a st of pans n hand and th rogh l mr chos n mo s woodworrs rn frst to machns to straghtn flattn sar p and c off prcs worpcs Wlltnd machns and powr tools also

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PLANER Todays smal plan ers leaveminima a greatsnipe nishon with boards p to 3 in. wde. Ge t one with ndexed kves fo easy blade cha nges

DRLL PRESS Whether you get a benchtop or floor stand ing mo del, go or a in chuck and at east eig ht speeds 3 in. o spndle travel, and 7 in. between the spinde and the post .

MIER SAW Asde fom roughing stock quickly to length this machne can mae q ck mter cuts that are cean eough or many ses ike builtin cabinets ad trim on slid ing in. "chop saws off er the best vale.

DUS COLLECOR Get a hp single-stage colector at a mi ni mm . To collect th e finest dust, opt for a cartridge filter or a elt bag. A hp colector is better because it can be ocated ather fom a tablesaw or aner and still c an do its ob.

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Po wer tool s Lik hi ns, hs sp  up h o i ous ooorking  sks: r lng s nng sing , oling, orisng, n so oh oiny. TWOAN D-A-HALF ROUR Todays router kits offe r on e moto r that han ges q uik ly between a plunge base designed for handheld use and a base tha an stay mouned n a oue able Throw n a smale detal router and you have the equival ent of three tools .

CORDL DRIL /DRIVR A 4.4v model has enou gh power or big bits and enough ontrol or smal srews.

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can buy rough lumber Bottom line Youl need a jointer and planer wide eno uh to handle most workpieces Youl also need a heavyduty tablesaw that can make smooth cuts in thick hard woods a medium-size bandsaw that keeps is blade on track; a miter saw to roughcut lumber to length and to cut moldings; and a drill press to cut clea n and accurate hoes with arge and smal bits. Maces need dust coectio If only to keep machines running righ with less maintenance, youl need dust collection Tablesaws and planers work better when dust is beng sucked away hen theres the latest government data about ne wood dust causing nose and throat cancer t takes very ne itraton to capture the smaest,

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chips  just fal down into a bucket.

Mortsers and lathes are optona-I

made a tough call on these tools. Whether holowchisel or horizontal, a mortiser makes the joinery process quicker and eas ier, but is essential for pros only A router, in tandem with shopmade jigs, will make great motises Choosing a athe is compicated. f most of your woodworking is turnng, my list of tools is not for you. But even if you dabble, and ever want to try big bowls and vessels, youll need a arge-capacity lathe with enough mass to control vibration, and speed that is variable on the fly So youl e out $1000 or more for a oo you'll use only once in a while. However, if all you turn is knobs and spindles for furniture, you getNewer by withmodels a benchtop (mini midican lathe are solid andor offer bed extensions

Powe toos ve speed and precson The next row n your arsenal i s the power tools: two-and-a-half routers (you'll see a

random-orbit sander, a cordless drdriv er a circular saw, and a biscuit oiner  can't imagine woodworking without a handheld router and a router mounted n a table. he good news on routers is that there are multibase models that wil alow you to keep a xed base mounted in your router table and a punge base free for handheld routing, such as mortising. You'll have to switch the 2hp motor from one to the other, but that takes only seconds. As for a router table, it can be as simple as a piece of plywood clamped to the end of a workbench, with a shopmade fence that has a dust pot tacked on. I aso recommend a small fixed-base rouer the laminate trimmer type for detail work hey are easier to handle for inlay and light edge work, and there are tmes when s nice router loadeditand readytotohave go a second hough 'll make a case later for a smoothing plane, there are woods and situations for whch a sander is smpy the easiest way to go A random-orbt palm sander is aggressive enough to remove

Get a 5-in.-dia., palmstyle, random orbit sander wth variabe speed and hookandIoop disks A 3in by 1-n . belt sander off ers a great combinaton of sze an d maneverabilty

mahine marks an d tearut yet it i s pretty easy t ntrl If used ppery i wn't eave dips in the surfae and it wnt sand thrugh veneers r the rst at f finish  rdess drildriver is a  re in evey shp Wdwrkers dnt need as muh pwer and endurane as hmebuildig n tratrs, yet we inevitaby d jbs arund the huse  144v drill fers the rght m binatin f pwer and fine n·l The last ee pwer tls n my list are smetimes sneered at  bet sander seems like a lng sht bu has a hst f uses in a wdshp t an surfae slabs that are t wide fr the planer r jinter It is als great when sribing and fitting the frames and mldings f built-ins t wals and eilings  iruar saw is essentia anyime it is easier t bring the saw t the wrk rather than the wrk the tablesaw suh as when rughing ut t plywd pas Guided by a straightedge and armed wi a gd blade a heavyduty saw as wil make lean a urate uts n the end f a wide panel Thugh a bisuit int is nt as strng as traditinal jinery it is ightningfast inWoodokingco

CRCUAR SAW

A 5amp, heavy-dty, in. saw wi l powe throgh ha rdwood . Look for ser-friendly adstments and a very flat sole

and penty strng fr many appli atins  bisui iner is the ideal tl t build plywd abinety  Bisuits als make quik and invisible splines fr aligning mating pars Team up you powe too with a hop vacu

  ke mahnes many pwer tls run muh bet ter with a vauum attahed Palm sanders an be almst dustfee whih inreases their effiieny Ruter tabe predures are easier withut a lt f hips in the way Sme ruters are weldesigned fr dust lletin whih

Make sre this tool has good reference s rfaces base face and fence yoll se th em al

SHOP VA CUUM Look fo a  or micron flter and a too-trggered power switch. Pg a too into the onboard otlet and the vacm will tn on wen te too does and rn a few seconds after the tool s trned off.

meanswhen yull mrtising never have t stp t lear hips

Han d oos Ge hes e 10 and ean o shapen he Hand ts hande the final stage f nstrutin finetuning jints and OOS & SHOS 27

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Hand tools Fo fial fttig ad fial uface whe eciio  ctical tu to high-qualty had tool. he folowg ae eetia l.

surfaces Evey wdwrker shud lear t use a smthig plae It is simpy the fastest way t pep a bard fr fiishig aer it leaves the pae. Hadplaes are als the best tl fr levelig e surface t ather withut creatig dips r hl lws. ut i a thick aermarket blade t dampe vibrati, ad shape it t ,000 grit Fr mst wds this is al yu will eed t create a a lmstfial surface, fl lwed by a uick pass with fie sadpaper  a sadig blck. r figured wds ad ther tugh plaig situatis I use a cabiet scraper t create a smth surface with  tea rut (Whe all else fai ls,  tur t my pwer sades) Tw ther essetial plaes are a shulder plae ad a blck plae The blck plae is the hadplae I use mst ftefr chamfers, rudvers, trimmig cuts, ar rw edges, r just fr breakig sharp crers I prefer he versatil ity f a lwagle versi, thugh a stadardagle plae wuld be fie, t The rmer des better  straight grai ad ed grai; the latter  grai ha wats t tear ut he shuler plae is igred by sme wdwrkers, but is ueuaed at trim mig tes ad rabbets t fit. t is grea

TR HANDPLAN S Yol eed a bock pae rght for deal work, a No. 4 smoo thi g pae above) for removig machie marks ad peppig fia face s ad edges  a d a sh older plae below) for trimmig joiey Al shod have thick blades o edce chate.

SCRAPR For dffct woods a sharp cabiet scrape wil prep fal s faces w ith o tea rot . A wide base is h elpfl Add a ca rd scraper fo r a few dollars

DOVETAI L SAW

Christiaa prefers a apaese-style hadsaw caled a dozki), which has ver y fie t eeth ad a thi blade, ad cts o the pl sroke. However, ma y woodworkers pef er a Weste  style dovetail saw.

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any tie yo need o plane right p to a sare sholder. Even if yo ake doveails with a roer jig ablesaw or bandsaw yoll still need a good dovetail saw for hose sal preise ts Wesern or Japanese psh or pll take yor pik st ge t a good one. I pre fer a pllsaw its thin blade and fine teeh ake i easier to start and ontrol The last hand tools yo'll need are his es and a alet I t deep ortises with a roter so I dont need orising hisels to hop he by hand Yo'll be qite happy with a basi se of five or si benh hises ranging fro in. hrogh  in Look for those designed for both paring and light ponding Down he road ook for a few fleaarket hiselsan erawide one and a ople of narrow ones to grind to a righ and et-hand skew ange for eaning ot he bottos of dovetails hat's the basi eqipen Yoll need laps a few arking and easring tools sharpening gear and a heavy benh with a woodworking vise. Then yo'll be able to bild alost anything

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Asa Christiana is the editor and a hobbyist fuiture maker.

CHISLS May beveledge hisels are good for both parg ad light pod g. These iv e ses are essetial, thogh others a be helpl: , % 1 i

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And the a ctua l retai l price is ... n ode to aiv e at a bottomine ste et pice fo new eqipment  h ad to choose acta podcts To be fai to manfactes  checked o ecent too ev iews an d sed athos pic ks fo est V ae When eviews wee somewhat otdated  chose too s that got favoab e eviews in o  Toos Mateias comn  When that didn't wok  went with feates  deem essentia Anyway the point is the cass and type of each too not the e xact band a nd mo de

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Caftsman Pofessona 0n Tabesaw (OR35504)

$000

eta 22580 3n TwSpeed Finishing Pane

$ 380

Giy G0586 8n ointe

$ 655

Rdgid S400 4n bandsaw (ise bock avaiabe)

$ 350

osch 392 2n Compond Mite Saw

$ 30

Rdgd P550 5n i Pess

$ 270

eta 50760 1 hp dst coecto with mcon bag

$ 300

PoteCabe 782 Ga TooTiggeed Vac m

$ 260

PoteCabe 895PK Rote (with two bases)

$ 270

osch PR0E Cot PamGip Rote

$

90

osch 295VS 5n RandomObt Sande

$

80

Miwa kee 06222 44v %n dive/di 

$ 60

Ryobi VaiabeSpeed et Sande E32VS

$ 00

Miwakee 63902 71n Cica Saw

$ 40

PoteCabe 557K exe Pate (biscit) oine

$ 80

Veitas LowAnge ock Pane

$ 20

ai eyStaney No 4 (Woodcaft) Smooth Pan e ($62) ps epacement bade and chipbeake (ieNiesen: $55)

$ 7

Vetas Medim Shode Pane

$ 60

Vetas Cabinet Scape (and cad scape)

$

50

ok dovetai saw (apan Woodwoke) 81 in

$

35

Two Cheies eveEdge Chises set of 6

$ 40

$

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 s fo c oos    cof u    oowoks hav b battlig sawst v sic th acits ivt th hasaw abot 5,000 as ago h Egptias cvl

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ispos of at last som woowokig bis by sig it to stff ms bt this is ot a optio fo toay's woowok  mo ct tims, th st a chips cat b woowokig machis has gow vastly mo ptil  a mo hazaos Poog xpos ca cas spiato poblms a has b lik to th vlopmt of som typs of ca c So kpig all of this matial ot of th ai a off o tools a floo a gathig it fo isposal hav bcom mo gt a mo challgig tasks. Et th st colcto A wooshop st colcto is a simpl xhast systm ts blow movs cotami at ai tlogh hos o ctwok to fil ts which cla that ai fo ciclatio back itoth thmo shop ctwok h mo o ffctiv th bow ca a a still hav ogh sctio at th oth  to o th job Fo ma woowoks a shop vacm is th fist st collcto A shop vac ca hal smal amots of fi bis ik that poc b a 5i obita sa o a ot Bt a shop vac movs small vol ms of ai makig it a poo choic fo lag statioay machis st colctos gall blog to o of two familis. Siglstag collctos cay th sawst a oth bis icty thogh th fa a ito filt bags o ca tigs. wostag cclo colctos alow havi bis to op ot of th aistam bfo it achs th blow maig lss wok fa amovs filts. th h a moabs ai a fo stth colcto mo bis it ca ca st fom a small ha sa might b c apu ffctiv with as ittl as 00 cbic ft p mit (cfm  bt a tablsa w might i 800 cfm. Aso th fast a colcto movs th 52

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SEE SCO

o f yo u  s

ir the hevier the deri it  rry. The lightweight dut from  mll der might eed  irpeed of  little  3 000 lier feet per miute. The orer mteril pro dued y  pler ofte demd  muh  4000 fpm illy the more effetive  dut olletor' filter, the le ie dut will e retured to the ir. utolletio ytem re like my other thig i life: The fet pproh i to pl for the wort ome modetly pow ered dut olletor  deliver 800 m oly if oeted to  mhie y le th 4  . o flexle hoe The igger hl lege lie i oletig dut rom mhe o the fr ide of the room. A key ueto

 so p c s t e ou g Choe n dut olleton ange fom lghtdut hop va to poweful lone  tle dut olleto. A hop va mght be ou ft dut olleto but t houldn't be ou lat hop va an handle the dut fom mall tool but ae undemathed fo the amount of wat e th at a tatona mahne an thow. n hoong the olleto onde how fequentl ou ue mah ne that podue lage volume of du t an d hp. You alo houl d wegh whethe ou need a olleto that an uppot long egment of du twok .

  inWoo oki ng om

SNGLE STAGE DUST COLLECTOR

TWOSTAGE CCLONE

he tonget of thee hp and 3hp unt an

hee unt move moe a wth the

ollet dut effetve l fom a tableaw o othe lage woodwok ng mahne though eveal feet of dut o hoe Unt ated at   h p an del ve top pefomane onl  though a ho t length of hoe he -hp unt houldnt be eled on to lea all the deb fom la ge ma h ne. Pe ange fom $0 fo a hp olleto to $00 fo a 3-hp unt

ame hoepowe a the ngletage ountepat offeng a muh apat a mot home hop ae l kel to need. f ou want omplete fe edom on hop laout and dutwok th   o u bet bet. Pe tat aound $70.

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S gle- o two-stge  ust col lecto

to cosider about ay dust collector is how much ductwork it ca support We tested a sampig o dieretsize colectors ragig rom a hp sigle-stage uit to 3 hp cycloe he testig proto col was similar to that used or our revew o 1 hp collectors F # 83 pp 3843). We used the results to estimate how much ducwork each machie might sup port while deliverig the baseie perorm ace o 800 cm ad 4,000 pm Which euipmet is ight or you? his survey shoud help clariy you hoices

Bot wl l do t jo  connctd to t t osduct stup. T dffnc s a matt of cost and convnnc

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Chips nd dust re crred through mpeller nto ilter bg.

rechng mpeller.

NGL TAG

TW-TAG CCLN

A snlsta dust colcto cas al l of t ds past ts mpl and tn spaats t nto havy cps and ltwt dust. t s t mo affodal opton

A twosta cyclon alows la ds to fal out of t a stam fo t achs t ow Ths lts t fan spn mo fly wl n mo ffcntly soudd ncasn a flow. T flt ss fa lss dust and so dosnt nd muc mantnanc

A snlesae porable works o shops and bdes Forsaller a woodworker with a garage shop that icudes a tabesaw oiter plaer ad adsaw, ad with 600 or less to sped o dust colectio, the most practi ca choice is a sigle-stage dust collector A p collector is the least expesive, but you're likely to be disappoited with its perormaceaout 40 cm at best less your larger machies have perectly eiciet dust-colectio hoods or ports (extremey rare) that's ot eough he 1 hp colectors are the most power l uits that ru o stadard  0v curret

WE TESTE THE CAPACT OF EACH SSTEM Blow s t amount of ductwo k tat ac typ of colcto suppot d w l

4 ft. of exi ble hose

mantann 800 cfm and 000 lna fpm of aflow nouh to andl t cps and dust fom any macn. W addd fx os and a fw typcal connct os to smulat al-wold condtons  Us ts udlns wn coosn a colcto and lay n out you sys tm.

2 HP 8 t. o fl exibe hose or 4 ft. o rigid d

uct, one el bow, on e Vconnect or n d 6 t. o flexble

hose

3 HP 6 ft. of rigid duct, one elbow one Vconnector, nd 6 t. of flexible hose

2 HP 68 . of rigd duct, one elbow, one V-connector nd 6 ft. o lexibe hose

5 ft. of rigd duct, one elbow oe Vconnector, nd 6 t of flexible hose

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Dwngs, teen chngs

wo wys to u se  s gl e-stge collecto

hy wo wl givn  minimm o x hos n qn ning o ils.  yov go 220v pow hogh, on si sppng p on ng in lss (nd pi). h 2hp singsg olo h w sd hnd h qivln o 18  o lx hos o dopping ow 800 m nd 4,000 ln pm Bs h olo is mo yo n wh i om mhin o mhin, on nng i o h vi  sho ngh o hos This nss opmm pomn  h mhn  siis onvnin An lniv is o p h ollo n  nl loion n s Y-onnos

Fid wih  shor lngh of hos,  1/hp or -hp collcor cn b whld round h shop nd conncd o ch mchin s ndd

s gs nd  opl o hos ns o onn i o yo mos qn onds his ppoh ls yo op  viy o woowoing mhns who noing n oin dsoo onnions  mhins h gn lss ds   hs nd o h hos. s  shop v o hndl h ighs-y mhins s woh psing  his poin o sy  w wods o ils s sml n 10 mionso hl h hnss o his pgn  inhld  mo sily hn xplld on o in h lngs i n s  hos o hh polms Mny snlsg ollos om wih wovn i gs h, whn nw p  pis s sml s 30 mions hi pomn impovs wih s s  ly o inhs swos ls p iy on h il s s ny o hos ds sps whil h o ing ms n h oing wil o n ls sdn ps o lin ds hoh h i n ino h shop Yo will h si wih -mion s  hy sil qi ily qn ning n ons h oion pls o idg is llow mh mo il  in  sm sp insing invls wn nings y h o 0 ims A wning: Cidg ils n  mo dli  hn loh gs A poiv sn  h ils in is  good id As  s wod on singl-sg ollos h  mo powl nis vill A 3hp ingl-sg oo n   in  on n onnd o  sgnin mon o pip. Th on w sd wll pov siin low n vloiy  h nd o 6  o dwo pls n l ow  Yonno, nd 6 . o hos. On h ownsi, h ollo wil  p o 0 sq  o shop sp nd yol www.FnWoodwokngco

Mor horspow r ls you prk your collcor A -hp mchin is srong nough o suppor bou 18 f of xibl hos which lso llows for smi prmnn con ncion o sv rl mchins  onc

Clter yr mhie t eep mxmm r  he  hrt  pble Ue blt gte t etrte ti  e mhe t  time

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gge  ust collectos oe o e s op lyout opto s

have for filter bags to lean not st wo In addton a olletor in this 3-hp ass osts abot $ 00 Upgrading the filter bags whih often is neessa might ost an other $400 hats before dtwor One yove reahed that evel of e pense, it's worth oniderng a yone

A cclone s bes o  ixe cwok he ylones we tested range in pre from $70 to $100 and ome with good ar tridge filtration Any of them an qily move high vomes of air throgh enogh dtwor to span the ength and width of a two-ar garage Assmng yo plan to spend $000 or so the prhase pre leaves plenty o ash for adding that dt wor. Yor hoie shold be gided by yor own shop layot How spread ot are yor mahnes he hp nit we tested for instane an spport roghly 68 ft. of dtwor one 90 elbow one Y-onnetor and 6 ft of e hose As yo might epe the 3hp mahine wll handle larger oads ests show tha it wl deliver simar perform ane wth p to 11 t of straght dt wor and the same elbow Yonnetor and length of e hose here are arger yones on the maret bt they provide more apaty than a home shop is ever iely to need

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THREE POS SLE UCTWORK CONFGURATONS

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Cyclon colctos a powful noug to suppot pmannt nstallatons of fxd ductwok Run ductw ok aong on wall (aov) and us ancs of duct o fxl os to ac macns A dagona duct un (na gt) mountd ovad woks wll fo tools n t mddl of t oom. A duct un aoun d t sops pmt (fa gt) can  mountd ovad o on t walls and woks st fo tools postond along t walls.

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Plae Tablesaw

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DT PRT

FTR Replace 30micron filter bags A micron bag is necessary to keep the fin est dst from escaping back into the shop. Cartridge filters are st as effective bt easier t o keep clean .

ts sometmes possibl e to fit a machine with an afterma rket d st otlet to im prove dst pickp

RDCR or the bes t ai rflo w se ho se and dctwo rk the same dia meter as the collectors inet se a redcng adapter to connect wth woodworking machines that hav e smale  otet s In sta l this fitting at or nea the machi ne.

CNNCTR ecase sharp trns redce arfow ts best to se 45° Y con nectors to mege tw o branches of dctwork rather than 90° T fittings

TRN Keep el bows and Vconnectors to a min im m For the best airflow se the wi destradis elbows that yo can

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DCTWRK

Close off nsed branches. nstall at Vconnectors or at indivdal machines.

Smoothwaled metal dct carries air more efficienty than hose bt its also more epensive and less fleible. In any case se dctwork that matches the nlet dameter on yor colector; airflow friction inc reases eponentially as d ct se decreases

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  

Rdy-Md

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t the heat o any woodwoking hop i a olid wokbench, but thee ha long been a debate ove whethe it' bette to build you bench o buy it. Then thee i the conundum that you need a bench in ode to build a bench. And i you think you can make a bench o a action o the cot o buying one, you may want to eun the numbe Rememb e that you cant buy 1 /4 maple in bulk like a manuactue can and even i you hand pick you boad, youl have to cut away ome not wiy gain, o checking. Add in the cot o ome highuality hadwae and youll ind the aving meting away at. oweve, buying a wokbench i athe like hop ping o hoe A ingle band can have numeou model; the po and con o dieent eatue ae not obviou without ying them out and one ize deinitely doen't it all.

To help impli the poce o buying a bench, Fine Woodwoing decided to tet ome model headto head. Becaue peonal peeence play uch a age ole when electing a wokbench athe than ue a ingle autho, we decided to let all the edito have thei ay. ue enough, opinion vaied widely on ome benche but oveal thee wa a conenu on the winne. I you ae in the maket o a wokbench, thi uey hould help you pick one that uit you.

How he benche s wee selece an ese We choe benche appoximately 6 t. ong by  t. wide, with both a ont and a tai vie that wee obut enough to tand up to the igo o planing chopping and awing by hand. Eight manuactue o etaile upplied benche that met thee citeia. ealy all o them make o el benche o deent ize and wth othe eatue than the one we teted, o i you like the band but not the bench check thei Web ite o altenative. Fo the moe ubjective pat o the tet the edito ecoded how table the bench elt, how well the vie woked and how eay the dog wee to ue They alo noted the geneal a ppeaance o each bench the ual ity o the inih and the uti lity o any toag e helve cabinet, o too tay. When we wee done ohn White ou hop man age, moved in with hi taightedge, eele gauge combination uae, and ca le to objectively meaue each bench. Wokbenche vay enomouly. You eally do have a wide choice when it come to pice, uality and con iguation. Moe than anylat othe in you good wokbench hould you tool a lietime o hop chooea wiely.

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Mar Scofield is te managing editor

wwwFineWoodworkingcom

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Lie-Niesen

Hof fma n & Ha m mer

CUSTOM MADE

114102

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rder one of these benches and you're u nkely to see its identI Length: 84 n ca twn: Like a bespoke sut from Wdth : 24 n Savle Row, each p roduct s custom bult to ft the owners needs and Heght : 8 n desires. The owner can specify a Weight: 28  top up to 8 ft 4 n ong and 24 n Wood: Mpl wid e, wth or without a too tray, and any height The ta vise can be postioned at ether end, or you can specify a twin-screw tall vse at one or both ends with a doube row of dog hoes We ordered a tradtiona style of bench that was higher than most No t surprising y, 6-ft  3ln Rodney Diaz, an assocate art di  rector, oved the heght, but a surprising number of sub6ft. edtors aso found ths height more relaxing to work at Both vises earned high marks for ther German hardware and their beautiful handles, whch come compete wth rubber Orngs to stop the turned cherry knobs from bangng against the meta The 50/50 boled linseed oi and turpentne satin finish achieved the right balance of pro tecting the wood and being renewabe This bench fet ke t had been designed and but by a wood worker, and  thnk wed all love to be abe to boast that wed made it ou rselves suspect that ths reason as we as the qua ity and the featu res made t our choce as best ov era Price: 800

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he smaest, li ghtest, an d cheap est of the benches we ooked at, Length:  n Hoffman Hammers medium bench Wdth : 22 n could have been overshadowed by the heavyweght competiton, but Heght : 4 n t stood its ground and earned the Weight 62 . bestvalue award The front vse n Wood: u opn c particuar ha d very ie rackng The man crticism was the ightness of the bench, particuarly the base, which made the bench unstabe when pushed from front to back (endtoend planing pressure was no problem) A soution would be to nstal a tool cabnet n the base, although the eevated stretch ers dont eave much room The dog s and vses were smal but worked smoothy, athoug h the ta vise graduay ncrease d in height as t was extended hs would be an deal choce for someone lookng for an economica, welmade workbench but wthout the physical mass Prce: 800

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One nice vise The tail vises stiffness can be adjusted using a pair of bolts The vise handles with their black rubber Orings to protect the tued cherry knobs from hit ting the metal, eaed unani mous praise

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displayed almost no rack ing when the workpiece was clamped at one end

Dog vs daweWhen a dog is deployed in the central holes of the bench it prevents the drawer from opening

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Diefenbach

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ke MerceesBenz cars Diefen Price: bach benches have ng been Length: 6  symbs f German engineering With: 4%  rwess A few years ag hwever Mercees cars began beng recae Heght : 5   fr esig n faults an the m arque Weight 5 l slie wn the ran kings I n custm  W: oe ee er satsfactn Base n the bench we lke at Diefenbach's ha may als have sie There were severa examles f r qualty cntr: Only tw f the fur screw hles fr attachng the t t the base wer e aigne rery an the threae r n the frnt vise ha t be bent slghty t fit it Int ts he i n the b ench The sring clis n all fur meta gs were s ry rvete that they wun't ft Int the hes althugh

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after being une n a n anv an then fle they wrke fine Examles f r esign ncue the rtrusin f the flnger Jnte en nt the frnt vise area Because the g hles were sace wier than the en vise's trave there was a n ea zne when clam ing certan ength wrkl eces (the Lagu na bench as ha ths rbem; see  62) In ther resects this was a great wrkbench with stut legs an  a thck t gvng a very sl fee The vses were as asscate art rectr Kelly Duntn ut t "ncely massive  an the anti-rackng wheel s n bth vses were a stanut feature

By Vise stas spnnng the paae. metal wheel untl the dstance between t and the vse jaw s slghtly smaller than the thckness of the workpece the pece can be clamped securely wthout rackng or twstng

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itr Matt Berger's cmment When I th nk f a wrkbench Length: 4   ths Is it was t yica f the init a With  4  favrable views f ths wrkbench The shev es an ckable cubar Heght :  . uner the bench were welcme as Weight: 4 l was the nnmarring felt n the jaws W: oe ee f the tail vise. When lani ng an sawing the bench was rigi an stab e but extene use exse sme rblems Mst eitrs fun the w 33 In heght back breakng an the g hes were t cse t the frnt f the bench t gr wie bars securely When cmbne with the se gs an the rly aligne t f the frnt vse this bench eft etrs isainte a reactin Price:

refecte n its sixthlace ranking

Dog goneBecause t he dogs were too loose, they slpped down when postoned about n. or less above the surface.

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H7725

7 FT W  R K B E N C H

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hs bench cetainy ooked die ent om a the est nstead o beng made om age chunks o beech o mae, Gizzys bench s made om thousands o stis o bch, most no age than n sq, am nated togethe The to was Wood: Bh eativey at, and ths method o constuction shoud, n theoy, make it the most stabe o a the benches hat's whee the good news ends: Desite beng the heavest bench, when given a ot it wobbed sevea tmes om end to end, obaby due to the sma stetches and the und esize n uts an d bots that attach them to the egs The ont vse acked aam ngy, whe the tai vise c mbed in. when tightened When

he agest o the benches we tested the Laguna aso was the shotest The ovea aeaance was easng and the bench had good stabty, but on cose insection the constuction and the vises et somethn g to be desied The to was Wood: uopen eeh vsby wavy and dshed 0030 n n sevea  aces inc ud ng the citca ightont cone nea the ta v se, suggesting the to had been ooy w debet sanded Aso, the to o the teste base otudes beyond the ont o the to, inteeing when edg eaning a ong boad The dogs and dog hoes got mixed evews Some editos descbed the t as ust ght, whie othes ound the dogs at

combined wth the act that the dogs eaned backwad unde essue n the  ovesze hoes, the eect was to ais e the wokece into the ai The othe toube sot is the massve dawe n the base Heavy even when emty, it is diicut to oen when stoing anything but buky, ght obects

sot too sma to ocate without a second gance. With some modest edesgn and bette quaity conto, ths coud become a much bette bench

Unsteady wokpiecesA combnaton of sop n the ta vse and dogs that ange backward under pressure causes the workpece to rse of the bench when camped

Good and bad dogs The Laguna dogs sd n and out of the hoes wth

 Length:   Wdth: %  Heght : 3 n Weight: 99 . Pice

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the rght amount of resstance, but edtors dsked the sma fat spot

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Veritas

ELITE 2000

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he Sjoberg oly jus mssed he bes-overa award ial com mes were "hadsome, "beauful, "massive, ad "we made, ad coser ispeco revealed a umber of uiq ue ad useful feaur es: he fro vise ca be swiched o he Wood: uoe eech opposie side of he bech a d he bech roaed 8 for lef-haded use; square vse ruers almos eimiaed rackg despie he early 2f wdh of each vise; he legs are flush wih he op ad fied wih dog holes o allow wde boards o be suppored whe edgeplaig A heavy bech, he op s 3 i hick wih a 4ihick apro, givg  a very surdy fee Uquey, he fro vise was also fed wih a par of dog hoes,

pios differed sharpy o hs bech, wih eary half he ed ors pckig i as bes value whle ohers cosdered i overprced The mos debaed feaure was he w screw ai vsea Verlas exclusive Propoes c ed s a ck of rackg Wood: Me ad ab ly o clam p a 1lwlde board bewee he guides, ad procaimed i he bes ed vise o ay bech Skepcs caed  weird, siff, ad erky The vise arrived uable o ur usg oe hade Shop maager oh Whe spe a few hours ryig o ue  up ad eveually reached a compromise bewee operaig ad o beig oo sack The roubeshoog de as  he maua sugges ha our experece s o uique

which, combied wh he hoes ru g he legh of he fro ad back sides, gives grea campi g flexibiy he dogs were roud wih a la rge, fla ca mp g spo, bu a ie sff ad hard o remove whe ow  he hole he oly oher compa was he slghy rough ad owluser oifiished surface, a mor blem ish o a  oherw se excee bech

he ceer oo ray impresse d som e ediors, bu he desg may be resposbe for he bech beig dished by 6  aroud he ceer The dogs come wh slpo plasc oo proecors, bu hese preveed he dogs from beg lowered ess ha a ich above he bech ad mus be removed whe plag her sock Fialy, he shi y wpeclea fi sh a raced some ediors, bu ohers wodered how i would look afer a few years of use wih o easy way o reew  More ha ay oher bech, hs is probaby oe o ry before you buy; youll ove  or leave 

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99 Legh: 7% . Wdh :   Heigh : 3  Wegh: 7  Price:

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Edge-pane wide pieces Te egs are

Wide camping abii

us wt te ses o te ben top an on tan og oes so tey an support ong boars

Te arge stane be tween te gues n te ta vse aow we boars to be ampe seurey

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ave some old socke cisels aoud a eed adles? f o peaps you sould Eve wi odays ig colleco iees flea makes esae sales ad aucos sill povide excelle values i ools if you ca make you ow adles. I pefe my ow adles ayway as  cusom-fi em o e size of my ads ad o my wok ig syle Was e ig deal aou old socke cisels i e fis place? Tey geeally ae pemum ools made we cisels wee dop-foged isead of ivesme-cas. xcep fo pce a adle-less old cisel ofe ca e ad fo less a ) e diffeeces ewee a od omas Wi ey o ames Swa ad a mode cisel ae sule u may of my geeaio sill coside em o e e es compo mise ewee edge eeio ad ease of sapeig i a facoy-made cisel. Tey also ae elaivey pleifulee wee a couple doze pemium cisel maufacu es  e decades efoe Wod Wa I, o jus e wo o ee es kow  ike o see ose eiage ools  e ads of uses sead of collecig dus. o make a good adle ay dese ad wood wi do Use wa you ave ocally so you ca make macig adles ae Te oigial facoies used co  woods like icko as ad oak pey iecage aly. I suppose e ades ouges ad eavies woods wi ieocked gai ae eswoods like dogwood ad op o eamu  ave foud oe species o oulas aoe i omal use A eeage wi a famig amme ca desoy ay oe of em as easily as aoe. ee i e adwood-scace Nowes I use Pacfic madoe simply ecause is e deses of e ee adwood speces gowg i my woods I use a lae u you ca make adles wiou oe Ayig doe o a lae ca e doe as well jus o as fas usig a dawkife a spokesave asps ad fles. B Smalse is a wdwke and atilde in Seaeck, Wash

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Saser uses Stat by tuning a stub tenon

Use he par Estabish the tenon shoude

a parig oo o for he eo ad he gues eaher washers over i o creae a durabe srikig surface

ig oo o ark he sar of he eo ha fis i he chise socke he shape he adjace apered secio wih a sa gouge.

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Leathe washers

Cut the hande to fina shapeUse he sa gouge foowed by a skew chise for ceaup This desig reies o sube curves for cofor

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Trasfer he iside diaeer of he socke ouh o he eo shou se an insideutside caipe der checkig progress as you cu he op of he eo o size wih a parig oo.

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 i to 1 i. dia.

Otside diaeter o te socket plus  i eo

dmete, nd tpe o tenon to it et

ANDE DMENSONS After trig ore tha a hdred hadles for hisel ad tradese fieds, Salser fids these di esios ost cofortable for a a with large hads.

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Finish the tapeGauge he sockes deph ad is diaeer a he deep ed Use hese easure es ad he parig oo, o cu he sa  ed o f he eo o size. Fiish he aper by puig a sa skew fro he eo shouder o he poied ed Leave he eo sighy oversize for had-fiig aer.

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Raise the gainWipe the hadle with a dap

the grits up to 320grit

towel betwee each grit. The water swells ad wipig vaish forulated for gustocks looses the wood fibers i the scratches, so less (Tru-Oil or Li-Speed) rubbed out with paste wax ad #0000 steel wool after curig. work is reuired to sad the of.

Salser prefers a thi Appy the inish

4 Ft t a nd se t i t

An agd iing tick After securig the blade i a vise isert the teo firly ad twist it a full revolutio. A dirty socket will leave dark patches o the high spots; le these away usig a fie rasp Repeat util you have full wood-t-etal cotact for a perfect fit

Fixing a tenon that's too smal A tenon that's too skinny wont it secueySiply cut a piece of cloth to fit the teos legth ad circuferece wrap it aroud the teo ad glue it i place as a shi Oce the glue dries drive the hadle ito the socket.

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maet Leave a gap betwee the sock et ad the teo shoulder. This helps prevet splittig You also ca seat the teo ad shoulder i epoxy to prevet the hadle fro coig loose whe the hadle shriks i the dry seaso.

WHY AN OSCILLATNG SANDER MAKES SENSE Te spndl es p-anddo wn moement elps te a base d m wea eenly  t also redces ea bldp. Moe mpotant t pee nts deep contno s scatce s fo mc smoote eslts

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othng bts n osilltng spindl snd fo snding vs Th pnd down movmnt hlps kp th snd ng slv fom ogging Snding gos fst th bsiv lsts long nd th's lss sk of ht bildp. Th Thy' svn snds $640 omptI tstd noghslto fo sit $140 on  to wokbnh lthogh  opl hv  oo stnd On, th Ridgid 4424 hs th niq bilty to onvt qikly fom  spindl snd to n osilting 4x24 blt snd hs mhns won't gind wy lg monts of hdwood

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Test resu  ts Every machne handed ts man Jobsandng curvesvery w el Factors such as tabe heght or onboard storage for tools and accessores mattered more What set the Rdgd apart from the rest s the added versatty of ts beltsandng attachment

wo in oneThe Ridgid 4422 is he only machine ha convers from spindle o bel sander. The changeover akes abou half a minue and doesn' require ools

in no tme Howeer all hae enough power to sand 84 red oak without

de sandersthe ability to change the dum and the sleee that fts oer t to

slowing or stalling I was able to stall the two with he least horsepower the Deta and the Grizzly G038 but ony when they were bolted down and it ted wth a 3in drum and I pushed hard on the stock But that kind of ag gresse sanding isn't right for these machines. Motor speed oscillatons per mn ute and spindle stroke ay but those dferences don't matter I had no trouble sanding to a line or following a cure with any machine. What does matter are seemingly smal thngsa place to store sanding sleees and tools or a dust port that fits a shop ac without an adapter

suit any cure. Drums smaller than  in slide onto metal spindes and are secured by a washer on the top or a camp on the bottom. Those arger than  n slide onto rubber drums that either ft the in spinde or hae a spinde of their own To hold the sandng sleees n place you tghten a nut at the end of the spinde compressing the rubber drum aganst the sleee Thats easiest on the Ridgid which doesn't reuire toos It's outftted wth knobs for drum changes tabe tilting and conersion fom belt to spndesan ding mode Few hings aggraate me more han hunting for the wrenches or parts I need to change spindles or sanding

A d  for or ever  c veG9922 which Except the Grzzly

drums Delta G038 and theThe Ridgd arethe theGrzzly handest they store spindles spare drums and tools on their bases. The Jet s nearly as good it holds spare spindes sand ng dums and table insets but not tools The Clayton has a separate

comes only with a 2in sanding drum these sanders come with at least four spindes generaly rangng n dam eter from n to 2 n That range of sizes highlghts a real benet of spin

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oul get the most uniom, ai cuves wIth a steady eed ate and long ay ast, swe epi ng eeds A sow eed ate o sanding to the line in shot seg ments usuay yields umpy cuves Feed the stock nto the du m genty o bette  conto and ess heat buildup  Sanding sleeves wil last onge too

ak fo pnle bt no tool he Be woo an the Gzzly G9922 ont pove toae

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that not of le than 0005 n oent atte. On that ba, fve o thee an e  ne Bt I eae not of 0009 n on the Gzzly G9922 an a whoppn 0.012 n on the pey Clay ton. When tol abot the not Clayton a t wol  the poble Bt a th

Fo ane hav e tltn table  elo nee to an anle ve, b t t ne to have the opton he tltn table ove on potato-tyle ont hel wth lapn knob. Al an be etne to zeo wthot f, an all have atent fo ettn the zeo top aately.

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 antable Gzzlyhe G9922 havet a tehe lot n the R' oon n.-we te ae whle the Gzzly  only n. we. Wth a e ae o hopae fene above yo an ealy an taht tok o en an. ann aately to a lne ee

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Wtch  vid dt ilin th bsic nty nd uss f  sindl snd.

4 KEEP SANDING SLEEVES FRESH Send $5 to $0 fo a sandingbelt ceanng stc k an d se it often t will geaty extend the ife of sanding sleeves, ncease the efficency of the abasive, and edce the chance of scoching the wood

5  TI LT FOR B EVE LS A tlting table, fond on fo of the seven sandes tested, becomes a handy feate fo bevels and ondoves aong a cve

6 D ON 'T SAN D STRAIGHT EDGES FREEHAND f yo want yo snde sande to foow a staght ne , tn it nto an edge sande with this simle Jig: Take a boa d at least 1 n thck an d boe a hole slghtly lag  e than the sandng dm nea the boad's edge  R the ed ge off the boad, emovng a bit of the hole to eave a gap n the sde of the boad  Clam the fence to the sande table so that the dm peeks thogh the ga.

loog drtl dow at th l. So th wor ds o b about bow-hgh. For m, a 5 . 9  h sadr tabl should b o mo tha 5  off th floor Th Brdgwood Grzzl G9922 ad Jt ar about 8 . tall muh allr ha th ohrs Th Brdgwood ad Grz

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zlaom hat thm at hadwh (forstl mbass hght oput 39  But th Jt s a bhtopol mah ad too tal for m to us omfortabl at m 3-ta ll bh f  wr 6 ft 3 d hav o omplat Ovrall th Grzzl G0538 at   tall s most sutd to bhop

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th tabl Th Rdgds dustollo ss tm was rasoabl good ol wh th mah was  spdsadr mod

Dealn wh d Th Dlta was bst at th rtal tas of dust olto. ts spdl has a small fa that movs ar dow ad ou th dust port

ne clear winne  hos h Rdgd EB2 as h bst ovr al a h bst valu Baus t a wor bothvrsalt a spdlthat sadr a bt sadr tas has th ad othrs do't ts tlg tabl ad otoos-dd dsg add to ts ov. Ad ts $200 pr mas  a xlt bu.

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et deteto wed to syste Lghts shoud he thei ow it

A BO OST IN S AFET Y AND CONVE NI ENCE h nk aout how you wo k then p lan to have ampe powe exactly whee you need it he ight aay of circuts swtches and outlets makes the shop more pleasant to wok in  an d a ew key accessoies compete the pctue

Wll swith o the i  lee

Reote stte is oeted to dust olleto

A owe sti ovides ety o wokeh outlets

Me ue hee e enough wll outlet

ed ited outlet seves the d ust ollet o d i  oesso

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h lctcl ng, outlts, nd lghtng n you sho should b s scld s you tools t's hd to tun out hgh-ut ok o to ok slyn  pooy llumntd sho t s ully sttng nd otntlly dngous  you tools k tng bks on undod c

cuts o you you oksc oo s  tng o xtnson cods To ugd to mt th scl nds o oodokng, you should kno ho to dnt you nds nd thn conunct thm to n lc tcn th th sks to tun you pln nto lty.  you ut ths ds to us, you oodokng ll b s nd mo stsng

Shop eatres dctate the wrn  aot Instlng th ng o  oodsho s don most sly dung constucton o modlng th th lls on but t cn b don nytm I th ls  closd  n,  th hv th  ng un n suc mountd condut o h n old ok lctcn ho cn un s n xstng lls nd mk  mnmum o hos to b tchd lt To d th sho ccuts, h bst och s to nstll n lctcl subnl bk box s cclly  o ly th sho  bk t n but ll-dsgnd t dos, t hlssystm to h th nl nby Ths  d ng o subn ls vlbl, nd you choc l dnd on ho much o nd ho mny ccuts you nd At ny gvn tm, most on-son shos ll b unnng on mo sttony tool  dust wwwFineWdwkngcm

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Dust coecto needs dedicated powe Check he

esgg he g f yur shp s pey smpe f yu apprah  pee by pee  Sa by eermg yu ghg ees he prve per fr reepaes sevg prabe per s. ay  u he reuemes f sa ary mah es ha mgh ru smuaeusy.

olage ha he dus colecor moor runs on and ire a separae circui or i

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Dedited outlet for dust ole tor

Dedi te d outlet for ir ompressor

with for ir leer

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tdrd outlet Ceilig otlet

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Ceiig drop for joter or other mhie tool

Phoos hs p Roy D f p Mk Shol(); om B boo

letr, an air filtratin sstem, an lghts. n this ase 60 amps at 240/120v likel will prvie enugh pwer. If theres heat ing r air nitning unning as wel a 00-amp supanel pral wll e a euate.  suggest a panel wth rm fr 16 r 20 iruit reakers. These are startng pnts. Beause eah shp s fferent u shul alulate the numer f ruits an pwer nees f ur wn

There are tw nterepenent aspets t wrng a shp. One is iruit esignhw the varus things that use pwer (ale as") are arrange an grupe, an hw the are nnete t ther eetrt sure thrugh wrng an ruit reakers. The ther s the hie an latn f ight xtures, reeptaes, an swthes.

e hee be lh (o n s own cci) Depenng n the sze f the shp, u shu have ne r mre 20v -amp iruits eate t ighting. That wa f u are ripping a  ar an ur taesaw trips a reaker u wnt e plunge int

Conside a sepaate cicuit fo the compessoBy rug your ar om pressor o ts ow rut, you avod the possbty that t w trp a rut breaker whe aother too s used.

les he oe he bee ts a fat that a shp an never have t man lamps an it's euall true that it

arkness an nt a angerus stuatn T mpute hw man lightng ruits u wil nee, a up the ttal wattage f the lights an prv ie ne  amp lghtng rut fr eve ,00 watts This s ase n aing eah rut t aut 0% f ts apait Ths ushin thugh nt re ure n nnmmerial appiatins is still a g ea Fr example t prve ghting fr a single-ar garage-size shp (240 s ) wth 96n hgh-utput (HO) uresent lghts u wul nee fur separate 2amp x tures Eah  amp re ures 1 0 watts s u wul nee a tta f 0 watts t lght this shp Cnsier instaling sme task lighting (sa a trak xture with three 6wa lamps r euivalent ures

ant have t man reeptaes Reepta es shu g n 20amp ruits Theres n limit set  the Natinal Eletrial Ce (NEC) fr the numer f utlets that an g n a iruit n a resential app iatn Fr a shp, t makes sense t ient the as u expet t perate at the same tme an grup the reeptales nt r uits s that eah rut an mral supprt the expete eman A 120v 20amp rut an prvie 2400 watts al thugh ts a g iea t keep the la t 0% r less r aut 1 ,900 watts. T g ure ut hw man iruts are neee k at the pwer neee as shwn n the tl nameplate (sme nameplates wil speif watts, an sme amps). If the tl spes give amps n nvert frm amps t

ent s) as well.  put this lghtng n ne amp ruit

watts fr a 20v tl  multipling amps tmes  20 Fr nst ane if u have a small ar mpressr that raws 13 amps (,60 watts) put n a reeptale suppe  ts wn 20-amp irut alle a eate" ruit. Fr utlets that wn't e suppl ing a spe t, a s in an area l ke an asseml enh where u wll e using varus smal pwer tls I suggest three r fur utlets n a 20-amp ruit. The EC reuires grun fault ruit nterrupter (GFCI) prtetin fr an amp r 20-amp ranh ruts supp ing a garage r ther wrk area at grae level Yu an meet ths reuirement  using a GFCI ruit reaker r  having a GFC reeptae frst in lne an wire t prtet the wnstream reeptaes

Cabinet saws have specia needsCreate a separate 220v rut ad ru t to a foor outet  the eter o f the shop.

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Cnser setting up the ighting s that the general lighting fxtures are wire t tw r mre separate swthes with the task lights swthe separatel frm the general ightng. This wa f ur ma hine an enh areas are separate u an save energ  luminating nl the area n whih ure wrking (Fr mre infrmatin n hw t selet an nstall shp lights see Lghting fr the Wrk shp F  #14, pp 6-6)

Fr fr generaluse utlets like the use ruters, han saners, an nes re rlls t s a g ea t set up iruts ase n the area serve Fr example u mght set up a separate ruit fr eah wall. Or u ma want a uple f 20-amp iruts t see ur wrkenh where OOS & SHOS 7

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CELNG ne way to avod havng power ords strewn about your shop foor s to use a elngmounted drop ord. Ths brngspower to the mddle of your shop n a onvenent and safe way Just rol out the tool of hoe and plug away.

Wokbenh powe.A Plugmold power strp gves you a onvenent plae to plug n power tools that are used often at your workbenh

you migh have hree or four oules on eah irui A nea rik is o run wo ir uis along he wall and feed alernaing reepales from he wo differen iruis Don use a shared neural irui for hs you have o GFCI-proe he oules and

off a he breakers for saf ey when youre no in he shop

keeping he wo iruis ompleey sepa rae makes his easier  A produ aled ugmod  wire mold.om is useul for roviding work benh power   is a seel hanne wih ou  es spaed a inevals lugmold sands abou  in. wide and above he surfae and is available in various reepale spa ings  2 in is bes for sho use ugmod is muh surdier han a ypia ord onneed power srip and is he righ way o ak a o of oules aong a wall. s a good idea o plae wall oules 50 in above he floor (o he boom of he box). h a way if you lean shee goods agains he wal hey won over he oules And he oules will be wel above any be nh o or oh er wor ksurfae .

power ha hey eah reuire heir own iru i Wihou i running wo simulane ousy wil rip a breaker. If he moor an be se u o un on 240v have an eeri ian do i I wil probaby reuire aking he moor ou of he mahine. heres no ower effiieny advanage o running a mahine a 240v vs  20v in a singe- hase sysem, bu he higher voage means ow er amperage and as a resul you an use smalergauge powersuply wiring ha ranslaes ino less exense o run he wire and o hook i up o figure ou wha size iruis you will need hek he amp raing on eah ools daa pae or in is produ manua Kee in mind ha he irui breaker a he sub panel is designed o roe he buildings

Anoher seup is o se asideand a shef area for nie ordlessool hargers pu a 3-lus-f. srip of lugmold wih 6in reepae spaing on he wal behind he shelf u his on a separae 20am irui so you an leave i owered up while urning he oher reepale iruis

wiring from an overurren does no however ensure ondiioni ha he ma hines moor won overload I f he moor does no have an inernal irui breaker for overoad proeion he ool manua will indiae his) a used disonne may be reuired. Ask he eleriian  o insal i.

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Another way to brng power to the mddle of your shop s to use a monum entstyle reep tale. Ths ype avods the problems of a lush mounted reeptale, whh nlude dust log gng and possble shorts from metal objets.

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Ge pl en o j ce o saona r ools he big gunssaionary ablesaw, join er planer dus oleor-raw so muh

 ts pge  g pge: Ke J Dtn

he fuses  the discoect box will potect the moto wdigs fom oveheatg. Some toos are an sand ettg powe to a machie i the middle of the oo ca be a challege ou dot wat a cod uig alog the foo that you might tip ove.  thees a basemet o cawlspace beow  would u cable o codut below the foo ad use a moumetstyle housg to hold the eceptacle at the base of the mache see bottom eft photo facig page) A flush mouted floo outlet is a poo choce o a shop. It wil fil with debis ad coud be shoted out by a stay a o staple. If you pla to move shop machies aoud ad you wat to keep the oo cea use a hagig pedat) outet about 6 t. to 7 t above the oo. o pevet ac cidetal upluggig a ockg cod cap o the eceptacle ed of the pedat outlet is a good dea see top le photo facig page) his wll euie you to ut a com patible lockig plug o the machie cod o make a adapte.

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Arbo wood dust an aus fals alarms wth a standard smo dttor. A hat dt tor an warn you ofa shop fr and an b wrd nto your hom fr-dtton systm f th shop s n a dtahd buldng

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Eve though they ae full of ammable mateals most woodshops have o smoke alams hat is because aiboe sawdust ca set off the photo-iozato o photo electc sesos typically used i smoke alams to detect smoke he soutio is to

ess youe a ualiied electca o ae willig to take the time to become f amilia with the techiues of th e tade the may euiemets of the NE ad ay local codes petet to shop wig you should d a lcesed electicia o eectica co

istal a heatdetectig e alam that ca actvate the smoke alams  the house. Fex   icca.ivesyscomfiex) has a complete lie of smoke alams that  cludes compatible heatdetecto uits. Its ce to have a phoe  the shop but how do you hea it ig whe plag boads ad weag heaig potectos ou ca add a ashg visual alet. Aothe coveiece is to have you dust collecto sta automatcaly whe you switch o a machie it seves ts pos sble to build a cuet seso/eay setup fo moe iomato see F # 43 pp. 6669) but thee ae commecialy ava  able oes Ecogate  .ecogate.com) ses a system that ot oy tus o the dust collecto whe it seses that a too

tacto to we you shop Look fo oe who does both esidetial ad commecia wok a stictly esidetal electicia mght ot be famla with some of the poducts ad desig elemets suggested hee. Whe wokig with a electica ts moe poductve to explai the objective o goal tha to ty to dictate a pecise method o appoach. St dow with the electicia befoe wok begis ad la y out you euemets clealy If you pla ad goals ae ot clea at the outset be pepaed to pay fo chages Fay do't expect to fid a eectica who will just do the hookups afte youve pulled the wes etc. Few icesed electicias wil take the isk o puttg the

has adjacet stated blast but also ad closes the gate. opes Alteatively you could istal a elay ad eceive o the dust collectos cod that switches o ad off wth a emote-coto tasmitte that ca sit i a coveiet spot o hag o you key g lke a cadoo emote)

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If your shop has a tlphon t wll b mpossbl to har whn you ar warng arplugs and opratng loud mahnry Ths dv uss a flashng lght to lt you now that you hav a all.

A rmotontrol rvr s onntd btwn th dust olltors powr ord and th rptal A small transmt tr lts you tu th olltor on and off from anywhr n th shop Ths wll sav you a fw stps and lt you dvot mor attnton to your wor

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All Abou

Impact

Drivers s there a place for them in fur niture -mak ng shops ? B Y

OLAND OHNSON

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t  uic glce you ght iste  cordess ipct drier or  coo cordess drill Both c dre screws d drill hoes A closer loo shows criticl diereces howeer Curious to id out i those diereces he y sigcce whe ig riture, I ge seer ipct drersrg ig  size ro 96 to 8 worout i y shop

 pac drv ers crank o ore orqe Torue s  esure o twistg orce Copred to  cordless drl with the sesize be,  ipct drier poduces bout our tes the torue der or screwdrig torue,  ipct drier opertes exctly le  typicl cordless dril But whe the driig gets tough,  sprigloded c d ger echis ics i Oe, the drier wors ie  drill s you begi to drie  screw As the screw goes rher ito the wood, the drier switches to ipct ode A ew good thigs hppe whe the ipct uc tio is i cto You do't eed to pply s uch dowwrd pressure o the screw hed to eep the bit i plce You do't eed  hold-o-or-der-lie grip Ad becuse the screw rottes slowly whe i pct ode you he gret cotrol oer the dept o the screw. o eed to ret bout the screw spiig out o cotrol to  poit wel below the surceyou spi the screw hed slowly util it's perectly lush Be wre though tht ipct driers do't he djustble clutches lie cordless drills he Whe diig  screw thts too tight, the plied torue c twst the upper portio o the screw d sp it o Grted, cordless drills he bee ow to sp screws, but it's ore liey wth ipct driers Also, becuse ipct driers re cutchless you c drie  screw too r Thts ost liely to occur wth

ong screws can be a challenge for cord less drlls bt mpact drverssend them home wth lttle fss

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Cordless drlls sometmes stall when drllng bg holes mpact drvers keep on trnng

Po om egal; awg: Jo Hama

a small srew Beause t takes lttle torue to drive a small srew all the way the mpat mode doesnt kik n and the drive behaves lke a regular drill One moe point mpat dives have a uk hange huk so it takes seonds to add or remove a drlldriver o bit But the huks aept only he shank bts whih don't slp but are harde to find and are moe epensive than bits wth round shanks

Power o s ever need

How a impact driver gets its drive Mch ike a hamm e smackig agaist a avil two c ompoets o the impact driver meetat p to 3,000 times pe mitewith co sideable orce The plsig actio ceated by the cotact creates a good measre o exta toqe oe o the mai advatages o a impact diver ts oisy thogh so ea potectio is a good idea

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Codless impat dvers ome n a range of bat tery sizes; typally 96v v 144v and 8v Su prsngly the size and weght of the tool don't

 N GH  HAR AY N CNAC WH ANVL A CHAN PN Anvl ttched to chuck

hange muh as the battery sze inreases After using eah tool in my shop for seveal weeks  onluded that tey all have more power than most frnitue makes need hat said f  had to pik a size d want an 8v driver ts relatively light yet drives 3inlong sews with little uss

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At the end of the day there's a lot to like about ord less impat drivers Their ompat size lght weight added torue uik huk and driving ontrol give them plenty of appeal ndeed fo almost all sew drvng o holedrlling tasks  reah fo an impat diver f  wee buying my frst ordless dil 'd spend the eta 0 to 0 for an impat driver s an impat dve a must-have tool for someone on a tght budget o who aleady has a ordless drll? When you onside that a ordless dill probably an

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Anvl wth lugs

Lght esstnce

Hmme mechnsm

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Scew Hmme sls off nvl

3 PRNG P H CHAN FRWARD AND HAR ANVL Fst, sng foces hmm e fowd Second hmme st kes nvl ug

With a nutrive in the chuck an impact driver can tighten a bolt in no time

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TOOL TES T

Dovetail Thes e fast-cut tin g saws ae affordable and raz o- sha r p out of th e box B Y

CHARLES DUR

FEE

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y firs wdwrking years were spent iding tradiinal wd en ats with a smal grp f similary wideeyed enhsiasts We wld gather arnd the wdstve  warm r fingers and invarialy wld alk abt tls Or handsaws were he ypia ar peners variety rsst and rip wih an asina l aksaw Sharpened as es we ld they  pine and edar adeqately srggled in ak and mahgany and in general made sawing y hand an nwel me hre hen ne day a shp-mae ame in hld ing a arelly wrapped slender pakage He pled  a srangeking saw with a hin blade and a ng sraigh hande. He explained hat the blade was s thin bease his ype f saw s n the pll strke an atin tha keeps the thin blade frm kling The narrw ade narally reaes a thin kerf r  whih means i reqires less effrt t remve less wd and i s faser We ried he saw t was like thing he pedal f a Jagar aer driving a Frd all yr life The saw raed hrgh the  sraigh dwn the line  was my firs expsre t Japanese handsaws and ve been a fan ever sine Althgh ve nw sed Japanese saws fr 30 years  ve never really stdied them her than t read aalg desriptins r he artie When tl  needed a newasina ne  lked thrgh atalgs and tried  figre  the differenes amng he many ffered Other han prie they seemed ver similar in appearane and desriptin s the hane  tes and evalate a range f these saws was a fine pprnity t learn mre

Pusaws h av e d f fe ren t tooth st y es A cose ook The teeth on apanese saws are small yet they have a number of differences in design and performance.

CH OOSE WIS E Y ee ae o es o oo ae o e sas a  ooe a o cossc a o  aaos  e oea cs ae g cs o g a a sa a aso cosscs cea

CROSSCUT This ptt e is typil o d kis The tee th e lo g d ow , sh peed t  gle to the bld e. These mke vey g ood ossuts d ip ts, thogh they ip moe sowy th sws wth  tue ip ptte.

KDA CROSSCUT  the Iked tooth ptte  set o om l osst teet h is ollowed by two ke teeth whih hve less set d e slightly lowe  height. The gol is to le ot the hips moe eiietly bt the oes I tested hd  oughe to th the ove tiol ossut p tte. RP ipsws hve tee th sh ped vey sim l  to Westestye sws lthogh with th bldes d the pull stoke to o ouse. These sws mke the stest dovetl uts but I wodt sk them to d o  y ossut tig.

MODFD RP Modiied ip teeth loo k sim il  to oss ut teet h i  po ile  with the seody bevel. Howeve they e shpeed s ip teeth tht is to sy stight oss the blde. They ip vey deetly d  osst i  ph lthogh with  the ough tio.

Qi ck o o a Ja panese saw Like their Wesern nerparts Japanese saws me in a range f styes depending n the type f t  be made and whether speed r smthness is mre imprant he type f saw  ested is knwn as a dki whih means enn shder in Japanese The sandard dki is a rss  saw  rip dkis are fnding their way in the market and examples are in ded in his review A dki has a very thin bladegener ally  1 t 1 2 thsandths f an inh r half the thikness f a Wesern sawbladesp prted y a ak f fldedver stee r

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each sa w could rip Durfee cut dove tails in inthick cherry and in soft and hard maple (left The number of strokes it took to make each cut was recorded and th en averaged to give ea ch saw s score (above

 & H 2

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have bades that can be resharpened, but that costs abou $0 and he saw mus be reurned to apan, so you'd be without i for three o four months

The saws wee esed o ease o se, speed, and soohness For this es, I chose 5 saws. I selected crosscu dozukis with 8 o 0 pi, ntend ed for vey fine cus. I aso chose some rip dozuks, whch, ike Western saws have fewer eeh per nch. Two of he ripsaws had ooth patterns smiar o hose of West ern saws, while a couple of others had a

THINNER BLADES CUT FASTER WI TH LESS E FFO RT The number o srokes o make each cu as recorded and he ker idh cu by each sa as measured ih eeler gauges (above). The hickness o he sakers ranged rom 20 o 10 housandhs o an inch (righ)

brass The sraight oval handle is wrapped with rattan The number of teeh per inch tp) on he fner dozukis s usuay n the 24 to 2 tp range compared to 5 o 20 tpi on the average Western dovetail saw. The dozuki crosscut teeth are ong and thin, wih a distincve secondary bevel a he tp. The bade length s usualy 9 in to 0 in. but a coupe of he saws I looked a have 7-in. blades The final difference relates to sharpening and resharpenng. Basically, a Wesern-stye saw dus a bt more quicky, but can be re sharpened wih specialized toos and some experience. On the other hand, mos Japa nese saws arrive wth razorsharp hard ened teeh ha stay sharp longer, and he blade smpy is replaced when it dus, usu ally at a cos of $20 to $0 y saws usuay ast as ong as 0 years under frequen use in a professona shop igher-end saws 82

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modified sharpened a 90 o he bade but wih rip secondary bevels see Choose wisely" p. ). nlke many Western-syle saws every dozuki arrived very sharp and ready o cu. I used each saw to cu a serie s of dovetas in -n.hi ck chery so mape and hard brds-eye maple to a deph of  in. To measure he speed of each saw, I counted he number of strokes needed to get to the fnal depth I also noted how well the saw se in when starting the cut, especialy when making the angled, ail cuts. The smoothness of the stroke the ability to correct the cut and the smoothness of he side wals were also observed As a group, t he saws set in we l, an d their sharpness was ve helpful when geting

REPLACEABLE BLADES ELIMINATE SHARPENING Mos o he sas esed come ih hardened eeh ha canno be sharpened. When hey evenually become blun or i he blade is dam aged he blade is removed rom he back and handle and replaced

hoos: Mc Pekovich

 e  p u    nt s o r us ng a Qu  saw T TAKES TM E TO BECOM E COM FORTABLE wth the pul l·stroke acto n, but any new tool takes some gettng used to Because of the thnness of the saw, use a lght touch n general but especally on the forward stro ke, to avod buckln g the blade When grppng the saw,  prefer to hold the han dle near the end wth al l four fngers wrapped around t Altern atvely, you can grp the front of the ha ndle, wth or wthout th e ndex fnger pontng along the top  Start a cut on the rear corner of the workpece usng the heel of the blade Angle the blade very slghtly and pull back gently,

do a ll the work  Once the cut s on track n the back, come across the top to establ sh the kerf before workng down the front lne n ths way you wont have to deal wth followng two lnes at once Because the teeth have so lle set (a sdeways bend to the tooth, to avod the blade bnd ng n the cut , t s dffcult to cor rect a cut that 's not straght from the start  ts best to back out and restart the cut nstead of tryng to twst the blade n the kerf f youve been used to a Westernstyle saw, you wll notce the fne dust, the thn kerf, the speed , and (wth a few exceptons the very

applyng very lght pressure; the sharp teeth are desgned to

smooth acton of the douk 

SARTING A CUT

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Gude the cut wth your thumb. Ange the saw ery sghty and start cuttng at the back coer Use ony ery ght cuts and et the teeth do the work.

Duree prers to hod the saw near the end o the hande or a ght touch.

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ateate to ex tend the ndex nger aong the ength o the hande hep drect the saw

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ome users prer hod the hande cose to the bade and keep the end o the hande cose to ther sde hep gude the saw

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I you nd that the c ut has drted o course, dont try to correct t by ttng thebend saw;(top). the thn bade w In· stead back the bade out and start agan at a steep ange unt you are back on the rght ne

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CHOOSI NG A D OVET AI L SAW If you only want to cut dovetails then buy a isaw such as the yokucho n. o the Deluxe i dozuki o bot h in g and cosscuttin g the Dozuk cosscut saw is the best buy.

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arrett ade (4970) Lee Valle (60 T 035)

$5 0 $50

Tool for orkng ood (MSS320)

$90

Tool for okng ood (MSS445) apan ood work er ( 9200)

$40 $43

arret t ade (495 0)

$50

gand oodworkng (056406)

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$42

$50

Tool f or orkng ood (MSS420)

$270

gland oo dworkng (056423)

$50

Lee Val le (60 T 030)

$45

Too for  ork ng ood (MSS340)

$90

apan oodworker (05424)

$47

apan oodworker (930)

$39

Tool fo r orkng ood (MSS3400)

84

$51

Roker (65607) oodra ft Sppl (2 27)

$48

a ct stated. ct staight down a line with minimal gidance, which indicates a good o of shapening and setting A ey component of pefomance is speed Yo may e wiling to tae the time fo hand dovetailing, t yo dont want to spend all weeend at it. t was in this categoy that the ipsaws sepaated them selves fom the pac.  was statled, to say the least, y how fast the two te ipsaws flew thogh the cts Thiteen stoes

ntao itsawa is an exceptionally smooth ctte, althogh poaly to a degee that wold inteest ony the te connoisse o most ses, a saw that costs onefih as mch will do nicely. On the othe hand I fond the eda tooth patten saws to have a geneally oghe action than the standad cossct saws I also examined the ality of the ct A the saws left smooth side walls that wold e fine as is fo joine. The stand

to emaale, get thogh especia *-in y lly *-in. che is pet ty when compaed to the 30 to 40 stoes it too some of the cossct saws Al the saws tested had a ovey, smooth action, with only ste diffeences e tween them. he expensive, handmade

ot was theleft fine-toothed 8-in. dovetail saw, which a emaale, glass-smooth sface. As a gop, these saws ewad accate stats and dont appeciate eing sed to ty and coect a misaligned ct (see Hep hints fo sing a pllsaw," p. 83

 Crosscut

30

0.008

000

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21

35

64

A

Short blade

Ikeda crosscut

24

002

0.016

Replace

26

42

48

C

Brass back

Crosscut

26

0011

0014

Sharpen

26

46

60

A+

Very litte set, so not a begn ner's saw.

Crosscut

26

0011

Replace

26

55

70

B

Decent basc dozuk

Crosscut

25

0012

005

Repace

8

31

55

A

Crosscut

25

001

0015

Repace

32

44

75

B

Unusualy wde 3-n bade; n cely fnshed

keda crosscut

18

0012

0020

Replace

29

40

68

B

Same maker as Dozuk saw but wth fewer tp

Crosscut

26

0012

0015

Sharpen

18

34

70

A

Long est blade and handl e of saws tested

Crosscut

23

00

006

Replace

40

46

60

B

Rough stroke; sow due to short bade cloth blade cover

Cros scut

8

00

0017

Replace

43

74

B

Fewer tp than most crosscut saws

Crosscut

26

0009

003

Repace

33

60

A

Enameled back and lo ng bade

Same maker as Deluxe dozuk crosscut saw

007

30 20

The best of the basc dozuks

Z

 Rp

13

0011

Rp

914

002

Modfed rp

20

0011

Modfed rp

20

001

003 0013 0016 0.016

When usng saws wth a mnmal set of about 2 to 3 thousandths of an nch (gen eraly the hgherend saws) the only way to correct a cut s to brng the blade bac to the top of the erf and rewor t hose saws wth a set of at least  thousandths of an nch afford some ablty to cor rect a cut n progress but less than most Westernstyle saws

Sharpen Sharpen

13 3

16

13

n/a

6

3

n/a

More tp toward the

Replace

19

23

22

n/a

heel for startng cuts Dd extr emely well at an affordab le prce

Repace

16

23

22

n/a

Short 7 n bade; coth cove r

Choose or saw

to dovetals cals for a rp-tooth pattern, but whie rpsaws cut dovetals well they are qute rough when used for crosscuts. A crosscut saw on the other hand, cross cuts beautfuly and also rps smoothly al though more slowly hus a good-qualty saw wth a crosscut or a modifed rptooth pattern may be your best choce f you are buyng just one pullsaw Wthn the dovetal-only group, the rp dous clearly have the performance

For best value  chose the apan Wood worer Gyoucho 9n dovetal saw. t does qute wel mang the doveta cuts wth ts modfed rptooth grnd, t has a replaceable blade and ts very modestly prced. f you are oong for an allpurpose dozu,  recommend as best overall the  saw offered by both Rocer and Woodcraft Suppy Beng a crosscut saw t does that very ncely but t also can

basedchoce on heof cs  olshould  akedepend on Your dou what you want to use t for your sll lev el and your lngness to nvest Sawng dovetals conssts of a rp cut Even cuttng the tals (whle on a slght bas) prmarly s rppng wth the gran A saw dedcated

edge oolssaw for Worng Deluxe rp dou and JapanWoods Woodwor er's dou rpsaw aemon both per formed superby However because t s substantally less expensve the ools for Worng Wood saw s my choce as the best overal.

rp adequately Despte the superor formance, the prce s about the sameper as many others tested so the  dou s my choce for best vaue as well

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 1981, Tom ieielse had a edglig usess makg a sgle model of a oze edge-plae doig the assemly wok o his ktche tale. This yea the compays 5th Lieielse Too lwoks makes moe tha 1 models of highed had tools.  ecetly toued the fact o ad talked to Le-Nelse aout the eoluto of his c om pay ad of had-tool use oe the last few decades y fathe had a wood eoat-uildig shop i aie

wo panes that made a pane make The ronze egepane (ef) an he ronze skew pane (righ) enae LieNiesen o gain a oeho in he in usry

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whee we had a small machie shop ad made all the hadwae fo the oaustom had wae mostly out of ass ad oze" he said t was i that shop while still i gade school that ie Nielse deeloped a appecatio fo had tools  1977, ot log out of college he got his st jo At GaettWade a ewly ceated woodwokig etaile i New Yok City he hadled puchasig impoig custome seice ad showoom/telephoe sales t was thee that he ecogized a eed fo topqualiy Ameicamade hadplaes Powe tools wee doig much of he wok oce doe y had The majo plae maufactues wee shikig thei poduct lies  espose to a smalle maket Ee yea i was oious whee (ig maufactu es wee headed ad it wast towad the hadtool RKN

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maket Lie-else said addg that customes who wated a discotued plae had oe optio Fid a atique ad x t" A few cottageidusty maufactues wee stll mak ig specialt plaes fo GaettWade may of wode ful qualy ut these small makes couldt delie o time Customes wated the tools Le- else sad ut GaettWade had ackodes all the time.  couldt udestad why you couldt make tools  a seious way ad hae them aailale fo people to uy"

1981 : The  rs plane Oe supple made a hadsome ad uctioal oze edge-plae (ased o the eale Staley o 5 most commoly used to squae the edge of a oad to its face the supplie lost felt iteest i makig thee plaeWhe the youg Le-Nielse the tme just might ight fo a ew plae-make aleit oe wth a sgle poduct. He aaged to uy the oze edge-plae usiess icludig a ll the ecessa tooli g pattes ad some utoig sessios. Hed hae GaettWade as a lkely custome. Ad the coectios he had made while thee would e aothe plus. He soo moed to West Rockpot aie uyig popety that icluded a ey decepit old fam house" 5 aces of lueey ushes ad a old woodshed that ecame the shop. A eay atisa with a small oze foudy poduced the ody cast igs. The lades wee puchase d the pats famed out to a few local machists.  was mostly doig the polishig ad assemly the kitche tale" ieNielse sad Despite the low tech poductio facilities the fist ode of 2 plaes was deleed successully to GaettWade i the fall of 1981 That fst ode poed to eNelse that he could make a plae ut it emaed to e see if he could make oe pofitaly. Outsoucig the machiig was expesie so oe of his fist g iestmets was a millig machie. With the help of a expeeced os c wr , Klly  Dut rc st ssa Kasal

 wa gwing the ine,

with n atila gal in min the than t mae inteeting tl an   it at a ve high qalit level 

  

macnst ove a eiod of sevea monts LeNesen leaned ow to oeate t e was now dong eveyng but te castng, and te oft ctue began to look bette t was tme to make a second lane

1983 : Plane No. 2

Seious business About the time LieNiesen began avetising he ae a owange bonze bock to his ine anpane the business began to gow. Soon he ha eft the fam behin an hie an empoyee.

LeNelsens second ane was a bonze skew block lane, modeled ae te od Staney o 1 40 Lke te bonze edgelane t ad long been out of oducton by Stanley Te tool not only functoned well as a bock lane, t conveted easy to a abbet ane by emovng a sde late LeNesen now ad a lne of wo anes, but e stl  was a long way fom beng a ul-tme lanemake oney emaned tgt He and s wfe gew most of te own food Ducks, geese see, and a mk cow wee a of te fam Te summes wee devoted many to famng coes and to asng bluebees We sent ute a bt of tme dong te back-to-te and tng" Leelsen sad Planemakng was set asde fo te ong ane wntes But wt te fam ovdng te famlys basc needs e was abe to deveo te ane busness at a comfotabe ace e ddn't ave to bng a lane to maket unt eveyng was just gt

ltte anemakng busness stated to gow As t dd e nceased s advetsng  an te smalest black-andwte ad  could, and 've gadualy done moe and moe  was fo tunate to ave Fine Woodwoking ave te way ed ucatng and exctng woodwokes about tools and tecnues tat ad been fogotten by te owetool ungy 50s and 60s"

1986: To Warren, a nd goh n 986 Le esen s old te fam and moved oea tons to an abandoned ceouse n Waen ane Te adde d sace soon flled wt moe metalwokng eumenta bandsaw a late a gnde and an ndustalstengt mllng macne One aea became te olsng so He ed s fst, at-tne, emoyee Stl, Le Nelsen emaned te cef macnst olse assembe, ma-oene and teeone answee By 990 s comany ad fve so emoyees e

1985 Low-angle block plane A ow-angle bonze block lane came next At about te same tme n 1985  e elsen began  nng a smal classfed ad n Fine Woodwoking s

Bui d i ng a pa ne  ae s e ha 00 seps  bui a ypial LieNiese beh pae Mahies have a ipa le bu a g eal  he w is e by ha

ie and iceTo impove ha ness the stee pane baes ae heate in an oven unti e hot (top. Late to impove weaesistance the baes ae subjecte to a Puto-ike tem peatue of minus 320°F (bottom.

Side gindingA pai of bench panes campe en to en have thei sies goun fat an squae to the soes.

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The addto hoe a og le of milig machie icldg eveal Compte Nmeica Cotol (CNC) mod el Plae ad poke have blade heatteated i a eaby bdig. ie-Nele' appoach to ality eem to have emaied teadfat Evey plae ad Panemaker to toomakern addi chiel tl get a hado cttig tion to ore than 50 tet befoe t goe to the hppig oom. plane, Lie-ielen Today all plae blade ae made fom A2 tee which now ake hiel, hold a edge loge tha othe teel e e dcte aw, workbenhe, o i hi pae odie athe ha the moe commo and have hore. gay caio; tle fome i toge ad e bittle What'  to e fo e- iele Toowok ove the e 5 to 0 yea? That the $64000 eto" he aid with a comfotabe me Weve away teadly ie-Nele ow make a aomet of pogeed towad ew podct a we cold yig othe high-ed plae amog them to alace ew podct with o capacity ad o chie, abet, cape cb, ad ability to do tig holde plae (I coted abot 50 The woodwokg poplaio doe eem to be ag  the catalog) e alo ha eveal g" he added. B thee doe eem o be a mbe dovetail aw ad teo aw. Bevel of yoge folk gettig teeted." edge ocket chiel wee todced A a ime whe Ameica compaie ae movig to a few yea ago Recety, he bega faaway lad a fat a yo ca ay igge poft makig wokbeche Ad he pla ie-Niele ha figed how to eoy to itodce a have hoe oo. cce wihot tayig fom t oot ieNiele ha ome 70 employee o the ew Egad coate. Lste to te coplete tevew A ecet 0,000-f. addto effectively dobled the wt To eNelse

wa tatg a le of cato bech plae baed o he old Staley Bedock model a decio that boght a ew et of challege The ealy boe plae that wee the fodatio of hi compay weet beig made by ayoe ele o competito wat a i e Bt mot of thee cato bech plae wee availabe fom evea othe etablhed plaemake ie- ele paed t o elevate the ality to a ew level bt with highe ality came a coideably highe pice Wold woodwoke be willig to pay? The too he had to ea the ace of machiig catioa mateial he had ot ed efoead all the othe detail of makg th ype of plae We had to lea how to make hade (ad kob) all the mecham The whole bt." A glace thogh the cet catalog how that the bech plae wee a hge cce They helped the bie moe tha tple  e dg the 990.

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ie of the mafactg ad waehog facltie

Bring out the shineThe operator of a polihing ahine ake the body of a bronze edgeplane look like jewelry

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Tom Begn l s n ssocte edto

All the part on Putting things together verge in the aebly departent, wh ere the plane are put together by hand.

A pane is bo But before it wrapped and boxed, every plane, handaw, and hiel ut pa a handon utting tet

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CHS VESPE V ioa, Ata l  a

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Vesper purh ased this badsaw  ad took a year to tra sform it from a  ioper able wrek to the eterpi ee of hs workshop he badsaw whih he beleves was made aroud is huge (he a lls

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ithe Badosawrus o hs Web site) with wheels that are 2 ft. di a he frame is a hollow box astig ad the whole mahie weghs more tha lb or safety Vesper made guards for the wheels whih were removed for the photo e says the mahi e works extremely wel ad has a resaw apa iy of up to i

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SOLE

Wt Hav o.

his lowage blok p lae s Soule's seod  mproved versio of the tool. e made this plae i wde by 5 i log by 2 i  tal l) a b t arrower tha the first versio so that it would fit easiy ito oe had ad he improved the shape of the rear hadle. he plae a lows for fe b lade adjustmets ad features brass sides dove tail ed to a steel sole  with oobolo ifil he fiish is shela.

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BAY WEAVE aito R.1.

Weaver a retred furiture maker i s a admited tool juk ie havig spe t years olle tig tool s ad atedig too autios. Now Weaver has foud great joy  makig hs ow tools raftg elegat woode leves ad sellg them at the same too au tos he used to browse his mod el . wide by . og by  i ta l ) based o a desg ma de by Strato Brothers of Greefield Mass.  is ma de of eboy ad brass with ivory plugs he fsh s hgh-gloss polyurethae.

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MERV KRIVOSHEIN Rocky Mou ntan House, Al a., Canada

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Krvoshens wooden jonter plane ( 3/ n w de  24 n  l ong  n. tall has a hckor  od wth accents made from moose antlers An tem  n no short supp n the Canad an Rockes the matera takes a polsh well an d adds a ocal flavor to the plan e he fnsh s a mx oftupentne an d ole d lnseed ol.

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JAMES MURSELL West Sussex, England

Havng owned an d roken two stoeought travsh ersa tool wth long thn handl es used to shape Wndsor char seat s Mursell decded to make hs own verson thats eefer and fts hs hands eer. h e pu rchased ade s m croadjustale from the front of the tool va two gru sc ews a nd the dee p nose n front of the lade povdes super control he t avsher s 2 n w de  8 n long  36 n tall and s fnshed wth an ovarnsh m xture.

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Yuba Ciy Calf.

On e of Cra ers passo ns s makng and usng wood en handpanes or ths pane he used hg hl fgued unga left over fom anothe pece he h ad made comnng t wth eon n what he hoped would e a funct onal et eautful tool. Caers exotc plane wth a shap e and stpes remn scent of an old race car s   n . wde  3 n long  2 n. tall and ha s a  n.wde Hoc k pa ne ron . he fnsh s polure thane

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KENNETH

W. GEORGE

Alvin Texas

Whle makng the pats for hs hand plan e, George notced that t was egnn ng to esemle a sna  So he went wth the flow and shaped the handle and kno to look ke a sn als od and head respectvel he plane  s  / n. wde  7 n . long  3 n tal he wood s curl jarrah and redheart the sole s st eel and the od s rass. he fnsh s lacqu e .FineWrking.m

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 ; T.R. F ISH ER Es Yorkshire, gd Since hi s retrement fr om cabi netmaking Fishe has developed a keen interest n both wood carving an d a ntique hand toos. While eading Te o e Toos by Sand or Naszaan czy (he aunton Pess 2000) isher spied an antque swanhea d bowsaw and saw an opp ortunty to combin e both of his passions. His version of the saw, which has a 10- n-long bade s made of osewood and is finished with wax polish.

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JOE WINGERT Lkewood Coo.

Whe n Wngert, a c olector of ant iqu e Stanley tools got his hands on this old transt iona pane (3 n. wide by 5 in long by ntall) all of the wood pa rts wee shot Fortunately the metal pats were savageable so he made a new wood base and pai nted and polished the metal body he finis h is Danish oi

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MATT MORlAN Jsper, exs Morian says the shape ofthe handle and the heavy weight of these scapers make fo greatpefoming tools he body of each scraper is walnut crotch and inc orporates three brass threaded insets he blades are made fom an old planer blade the locknuts are pink ivory and the handles are made fom a de nse backjack oak sapli ng Each scraper has a 1in.long handle with a head that measures  in wide by in . tall. he finish is lacqu e

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MIC HAEL WOLLO

WSKI

erre He Ind.

Wolowsk used an eay version of this panel gauge whch s basically an oversize making gauge while b uld ing a blan ket chest. But he had dfficulty contr o lin g the scoing knfe on that vesion so he modifed the design to include a hande that allows him to put pessue diectly ove the bl ade providng mo re contol with less wobbe Wollowski's panel gaug e ( 0 in wide by 30 n . long by in tall ) is ma de of beec h and is finished wt h l inseed ol an d wax.

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MI CHAEL

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Belgham Wash

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Barrett mad e tis oobolo offi smooter to be awarded as first pie i te Otario Provii al Carpetry Appretiesip Cotest wi reogies te top arpeters appretie i te p ovie. e 1/itik adlemodeled after te adle o s greatgradfaters Matieso ak pl ae is mortised ito te body e plae is 2/ i . wide by 10% i  log by 2% i. tall e fiis is boiled liseed oil ad wax

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Laroix built tis reprodutio "Yakee plow pla e after seeig a 18tetury versio made by omas Nixo of Fr ami gam Mass (e srcial is owed by te rami gam Historial ad Natual History Soiety.) Lar oixs p lae (7% i . wide by 10 / i log by % i tall ) is m ade of yellow bi r wt riveted feeliseed alog wit tumbsrews eskate isad is boiled oil. woode

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and o hold a wokpic o cly han o ock i gag hi i pcially hlpfl whn cocing wid pic wh a ld i a ch af opion han nning a wokpic again h ip fnc which i a cip fo kickback h d i acca in pat bca i win nn n ha h ock ov in a aigh in pa h blad h ock i gid again a back fnc ha i cafy  a 90 o h bad h fnc i adjabl o i can b  if i g knockd o of whack

2 I ns ta  t he run ner s ae e e s o a esa aoo  e a oee  s a seasoa oo oee  case e es o s o se  cess as oose o  s eas e es o 

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Make a test cut.Cssut  piee f wide stk t guge t its fu height d ut thugh the sed.

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w w at a aarm rate Make he ruers f hadwear uartersaw stk suh as a  mape au   thk r shty ther tha the depth f the aue sts. Yu d't wat the

ae sbe. Mut these sews ad the fp the sed e ad dr ad mut the fur ema srews ae the sed  the sts ad t push t. The uers w praby be t

rers bttm ut  the sts ad ft the basepate ff the saw tabe Make the rers t ft suy  wdth tmm them wth a hadpae t t t the aue sts. e dr fur utersu hes  eah ruer fr fat-head srews t hd t  pae

tht. Wax them ad the bttm ad see f w sde f t hek f ak spts  the rues that shw where they're rb Use a sraper r shuder pae t rm thse aeas rewax ad t aa Te sed shud me effressy  the sts wth  sdetsde pay Nw yue ready t start wrk Make the frst ut  the sed by as the bade just euh t se thuh the basepate. The rase t fr a hher ut. ae a pee f srap  the sed ad rssut t hek the resuts wth a suare Adjust he fee ardy Yu a make a hruh rssut ad fp the pees t see f they e up perfety, ut I pefer t use a suae k dw the fee wth the bts

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ae the ruers  the sts ay the assembed base ad fees  them ad push the pakae a the way t the

 i Woodwork i  g  c o m n  ido G Rogoki o  ip  nd ick o upgd   b cocu d Hi uggion  i kp hi uu i g  oki ng  ooh

rear f the saw tabe that e f utesuk hes s s sbe. Makesetse the j's fee s reatey parae t the bak ede f the saw Mut tw srews t the sed e  eah ue. The sde the assemy bak t the frt ede f he saw tabe s that w mre hes

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: E VAP OR AN SME  ARE WEKNOWN TO WOO URNERS e qkettng

ha pure smelled chlorinelike Wha caused he gl ue o ehave h a wa?

mnly nplent. ee oonfom mll mont of gle  well ventlte op nt lkely to poe  et poblem.

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  t Do you ave a queso youd lke us o osder or e olum? Sed  o 6 S. Ma S., Newow, CT 06470 o emal wqaauoom

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Hole llow het to ee.

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·· When calig, meton code    E EVCE NO 4

 E EVCE NO 39

   Yu       m  Yu m 

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          ( )   ( )    @

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 E EVCE O. 8

  Solid Carbide Camgound Straight Flue Inset Dado Cuttes Oveszed Undersied Scewon Desgn Down sear acon Open roat for iproved performance Insert V-Ctters

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                 

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 

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 E EVCE NO 0

S & SHS 27

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  av mar n vai? 

Q on t unerstan why peope eave a ayou t line m arking the tais on a oveta Joint Other ayout lines an marks never show on a finishe piece,

A: W NOIC T LAYOUT LINS on dots bcus thos onts lwys ttct sctny A dotl s on o th w jonts wh you cn s how pcsy th pcs  cut nd ttd My guss s tht som woodwoks l th scb ln n th nshd

so why are ove tails an excepton? -DICK SN EDEKER, West Wso NJ

jont to mult tdtonl pcs Psonly  nd th lyout ln not y ttct  mk my lns wth  lght touch so  cn sly pln thm wy whn  cn up th jont Grrtt Hk i  ntributing editr

Making a markhe ne markng doeta tas s often eft to ca attenton to a tradtona handcraftedjont not one made by machne

Finn in a jinr I

Oud adjust

Q: recently change the knives on my 6 - in  ointer

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an set them level with the outfee table  Now the jointer leaves boars slightly concave In the mile  Do have to ajust the outfee tabe again?

mpo  onts ccucy by ntunng th outd tbl hght t th kns  n plc. Ths ntunng s sst  th outd tbl hs  hndwhl o hght djustmnts. ts most mpossbl  th tbl hs  l o hght djustmnts Bgn wth th outd tbl  bt low nd dg-jont two bods tht  on-hl to two-thds th lngth o th jont Youl lmost suly s  gp whn you put th jontd dgs togth. Rs th outd tbl n sml

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B LL MI

Nort Attleboro Mass

mnt any jonters hae a handwhee for fne tunng the heght of the outfeed tabe You  need

YS NO MAR OW

you nstll nw kns you cn nly lwys CARFULY

ncmnts jont th bods tnd ch djustmnt Whn th dgs mtch pctly, you don.

to do tha t after changng knes

CLOSE THE GAP T O DAL  N THE O NTE dg-ot b  ads chck fo a gap btw thm th as th otfd tabl ad ot aga. Rpat t th gap s oe Gp me the jite tble till eed jutmet

Edge tht mte etly tell yu the jite i et

hp

-Jhn ite i

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FIN WOOWORKN

Poos tis ag, t ot to v m (nr dawing" lly J unton

Wa d i bw av i  wi yur prj ?

--b b  *       *        *     *   REER SERICE NO 14

Nthin Expt t s m f w n pst mnts n hs  unq fnish

 fi is us bsorb  sock of srcig d coprssi udrds of is I us wisd ri sl d sow  us pss uous frzw cycls d b brsio rsis If you  ui for  durbl fis you d o you c u wi!

Fast Dry Polyurethane

KWICK KLEEN Resan Pd cs 888 -9767

 a $5.0 gh d into $75.0 woh of m  just  mes! Make ove sandad t·  tens, curved oldng, tongue csm desgn    paner o Drum Sande o weed MutBade R Saw!

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     Just a st of the daadusts he Wmster fom 7 to ove cuts  nch Puces a gass·s th

fnsh on tcky gan es o othe mode/ane can hande Pey of Amecanmade "muscle o hande moneysavng, saghtfo the·sawml uber 5'Yr Warrany

           F F

 665  =    

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REDER SERICE NO. 

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Low-cost scrap er pane

CONVER A O-ANGE PANE SIMPY Y CHANGNG ADES B

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A BOGGS

sap and wellned ben plane an andle te vast maity f sfaes, b eve nw and ten y n int an aea f wd s ne tat nly a sape an deive a gd finis Hweve ve fnd it diffil  pevent atte n sme mmeial sape planes s  ame p wit a way f nveting w angle panes t wk as sape planes N mdifiatins ae made  te bdy f te plane; te ny investment is te pie f a epaement blade Te nvesin fm ne mde t te e is ik and eies n tls. Rerind a replacement blade

Any type f lw-ange plane an be nveted t appy a sape plane. Jak panes alw y  me pwe and wk n a age aea ikly b blk planes wk fine Bease y will be tning a ve small and deliate b,  ge y t by an A genially teated blade ate tan a ega steel blade A blades ae available fm Hk ls (  ktlsm

MODG A PLA LAD OR SCRAPG Pne bed nd ew bevel mbi ne f  sg ngle f 87°.

Oiginl bevel

New bevel gund t 75

Sml bu lled ve

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