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5 Essential Jigs for the Router Table Great fixtures and renres
offer hetter control and new possihilities BY PETER SCHLEBECMER
Bench Chisels 23 brn nds go head to head in a real-world test BY CHRIS GOCHNOUR
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Side Table with a Twist Classic Englisb table IS a shape-shifter BY CHRIS GOCHNOUR
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Blotch-Free Cherry We tried every known
approach and emerged wilh rhe su refire wi nnerl' BY MARK SCHOFIELD
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ROLn"ER·TABlE JIGS
up front 6 On the Web 8 Contributors
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RULE )OINT DONE RIGHT
14 Methods of Work Multipurpose workbench is a space saver • Grooved clamping blocks
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for panel glue-ups • Repairing veneer with a can
ClASSIC SIDE TABlE
20 Tools & Materials Beefy band saw fence adjusts with precision • Oneida rolls out a portable cyclone Squarc-kcrt sawblade great for joinery
58 A Low Console
68 The Rule Joint Done Right
for Home Th eater Versatile cabinet fits today's technology
Auracuvt! drop-leaf joint
revolves around precise layout and matching router bi~
BY STEVE C ASEY
B Y MICHAEL lUB ...
64 Cut a Mortise in Minutes Drill out the waste , then use a unique chiseling technique to handle the rest BY CHRISTIAN BECKS\lOORT
26 Fundamentals Get safer, cleaner cuts on your tablesaw
inthe back 80 Readers Gallery
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5 Overlooked Woods \X'd l-known uut WeM,
84 Q&A
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• Concea ling sapwood on walnut or cherry
BY ANISSA KAPSALES
• Tips fo r working witt] bamboo • Cutting multi-sided shapes on the tablesaw
90 Master Class Pinned miter combines strength and beauty
102 How They Old It The back eover explained
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Mike Zuba ("The Rule joint Done Right") started woodworking under the Instruction of lonnie Bird at the University of Rio Grande in soutflern Ohio, then apprenticed at the shop of LW. Crossan. Today, he is a furniture maker at Kinloch Woodworking Ltd. In Unionville, Pa. Knowing how important It Is to learn the craft from a master, he's wasted no time passing on his woodworking expertise to his S-year-.old son, Mike Jr.
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