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Table of Contents

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Tips & Techniques

working with tools

Coping & Fret Saws 44

Every shop needs one of these essential saws.

Here's how to choose one and put it to use.

all about

Choosing Veneer 8

Veneer 'offers options you don't have with solid

wood. Here's how to make the right choice.

finishing room

Applying Shellac 46

We'll show you three easy ways to successfully

apply this versatile finish to your projects.

tools of the trade

Dust Collectors 10

Find out what you need to know to select and

set up a dust collector for your shop.

details of craftsmanship

Solid-Wood Drawer Bottoms 48

A traditional project deserves all the right details

- including solid-wood drawer bottoms.

jigs and fixtures

Rockier's Concealed Hinge JIG-IT ..14

This handy jig makes using European-style

hinges even easier. Take a look.

in the mailbox

Q &A

tips from our shop

Shop Notebook

hardware and supplies

Sources

When it comes to shaping perfect duplicate

parts, a router and a template can't be beat.

Silverware Tray page 16

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woodworking technique

Router Templates

Sawdust

projects

weekend project

Box-Jointed Silverware Tray

how long you've been at it, there always seems to be some-

thing new to learn. The silverware tray in this issue is a perfect

example. At first glance, it looks like a simple enough project - a

handled tray with angled sides. But take a closer look and you'll

notice that the comers of the tray are joined with box joints.

Now, we've made a number of projects with box joints in the

past, but figuring out how to make angled box joints - that was

something new. Because the sides of the tray splay outwards, it

took quite a bit of head-scratching to come up with a method for

cutting the box joints. After a lot of experimenting, we finally came

up with a technique that works great and isn't difficult to master.

And when you take a look at the end result, I think you'll agree that

it was definitely worth all the effort.

But as nice as the completed tray looks, I have to say that the real

satisfaction for me came from the challenge of figuring out how

to do something that I'd never tried before. It's this kind of new

woodworking experience that keeps me looking forward to the

time I spend in the shop.

The design is classic, but the woodworking

is definitely up-to-date. You'll learn how to cut

angled box joints on the table saw and get atray

with countless uses out of the deal.

designer series project ..

Storage Bench 22

You usually don't think of a bench as a storage

project - but this one sure qualifies. It features

plenty of seating on top as well as a place for

three, roomy storage baskets below.

heirloom project

Craftsman-Style Wall Cabinet . ... .32

The Crahsman heritage of this handsome wall

cabinet is unmistakable. And you'll appreciate

the fact that the woodworking is uncomplicated

and, of course, solid as a rock.

home office project

Three-Tiered In-Box 38

It's surprising that something so practical could

look this good. With its splined miter joints,

contrasting woods, and sliding trays, this stylish

in-box is sure to be a hit.

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editor's note

O ne of the things I enjoy about woodworking is that no matter

Rouler Guide and Clamp

Whenever I needed to the clamp isn't flat on

cut a groove or a dado top, I had to run the

in the middle of a large router with the base on

workpiece, I would usu- the workpiece.

ally turn to my router

This required figur-

and the thickness of the

router bit. And it also

meant a lot of extra mea-

suring to position the

clamp for each cut.

So I modified a simple

self-clamping straight-

edge that let's me do

away with all that figur-

ing. I can just clamp the

guide to the workpiece

and place the router on

top of the guide. A pat-

tern bit with the bearing

against the edge of the

guide is the key.

Here's how it works. I

cut a piece of MDF about

three times the width of

the straight-edge clamp.

Then I cut a groove in

the MDF wide enough to

hold the clamp (drawing

below). Some double-

sided tape holds it in

place (inset photo).

Now all I have to do

is position the clamp on

the line. The MDF cre-

ates a flat surface for my

router base to ride on

while I rout the dado or

groove (main photo).

Roger Tumbleson

Lake Havasu City, Arizona

along with a pattern

ing out the distance to

bit and a straight-edge

set the clamp from the

clamp. But since

layout line, taking into

account the diameter

of the router plate

NOTE: Clamp is

shown inverted

NOTE: Cut groove to

match thickness and width

of straight-edge clamp

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Nylon Rollers

Tend Hoses

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To keep the hose

from my shop vac-

uum out of the way,

I have it suspended

from hooks over my

bench. But some-

times the ribbed

hose catches on the

hook - a frustrating

situation. So I added a few, inexpen-

sive nylon spacers to keep the hose

from snagging on the hook.

As you can see in the drawing, the

nuts keep the rollers on the rod and

the eye bolt lets me hang it from a

convenient hook overhead.

Sean Ewing

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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PUBLISHER Donald B. Peschke

EDITOR Terry J. Strohman

MANAGING EDITOR Vincent Ancona

SENIOR EDITOR Ted Raife

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Dennis Perkins

ASSISTANT EDITOR Carol Beronich

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Bryan Nelson, Phil Huber,

Randall A. Maxey

EDITORIAL INTERN Catherine Seiser

EXECUTIVE ART DIRECTOR Todd Lambirth

SENIOR ILLUSTRATORS David Kreyling, Dirk Ver Steeg,

Harlan V. Clark, Peter J. Larson, David Kallemyn

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Bob Zimmerman

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Shelley Cronin

Squaring Your Drill Press

I recently found the drill press table in my

shop was not perpendicular to the drill

bit.The improvised machinist's "wiggler"

gauge you see in the photo at left makes

resetting the table easy.

The gauge is nothing more than a

piece of 3/ 16 " -dia. steel rod with a couple

of 90° bends. To use the gauge, I chuck

the rod in the drill and then turn it by

hand. The tip of the rod should touch the

table at each point as it turns in the drill

press. Just keep making adjustments

and checking the table with the gauge

until it's set correctly.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Ted Kralicek

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