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PopularWoodworking.Com   June 2008
Popular Woodworking June 2008 (Issue 169)
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A tiger maple slipper foot Tea Table graces our cover, and Senior Editor Glen Huey shows simple methods to make the solid joints at the core of this elegant project. Mark Adams continues his series on A Better Way to Work with tips and techniques for the Band Saw. Go beyond the basics with Michael Dunbar and discover the best methods in Planecraft: Jointer & Block Planes. Editor Christopher Schwarz explains the three things you need to Build Furniture Without a Shop. Our I Can Do That project is a CD?DVD rack that takes the mystery out of mitering, and we build an Asian-influenced Jatoba Bench. Save some money and do better work at the same time by Brazing Your Own Band Saw Blades and building the Jig Journal Router Dado Jig. Travel back to the 18th-century and learn the Arts & Mysteries of Chairmaking with Adam Cherubini. Tool Test explores a new compact drill, cool new drill chucks, and some excellent chisels. Great Workshops visits a school that teaches old time skills for a modern purpose, and Bob Flexner lays out the Rules to Finish By.


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Articles and Features
Arts & Mysteries: 18th-century Chairmaking
By Adam Cherubini
Page number: 24; Article length: 4 pp.
Building a chair doesn't require a shop full of machinery, and the skills to make one with hand tools are not out of reach. Adam Cherubini begins a new series on old ways of working wood.

Build Furniture Without a Shop
By Christopher Schwarz
Page number: 66; Article length: 5 pp.
To build nice furniture you need three things: A handful of decent tools you won't outgrow, some help getting started and some realistic projects to build.

Flexner on Finishing: Rules to Finish By
By Bob  Flexner
Page number: 86; Article length: 2 pp.
Here are the five favorite rules to stay out of trouble by Bob FLexner, our Contributing Editor.

Great Workshops: Woodworking with a Mission
By Jeff Skiver
Page number: 74; Article length: 4 pp.
Join us as we visit the best woodworking school you never heard of, Tillers International. Classes in traditional tools and skills are aimed toward preserving low capitol technologies and increasing the sustainability and productivity of people in rural communities.

Online Extra: to view a slide show of pictures from Tillers International in PDF format, click here


I Can Do That: Mitered CD/DVD Rack
By Robert W. Lang
Page number: 28; Article length: 2 pp.
The best way to learn a new skill is one step at a time. Many things can go wrong with miters and this project provides a simple solution to gluing them.

Online Extra: to view videos of building and finishing the project, click here for part 1 or click here for part 2


Jatoba Bench
By Bert Johansen
Page number: 49; Article length: 6 pp.
Asian-inspired design details and ebony pegs and spacers give this indoor/outdoor bench a modern yet timeless appeal.

Jig Journal: Router Dado Jig
By Robert W. Lang
Page number: 82; Article length: 2 pp.
Make accurate dadoes to fit any thickness material, without spending a fortune. This simple jig and a few tricks make it simple.

Out of the Woodwork: Does Your Shop Speak English
By Phillip W. Leon
Page number: 88; Article length: 1 pp.
An ocean-wide gap in terminology can cause confusion in woodworking.

Planecraft: Jointer & Block Planes
By Michael Dunbar
Page number: 56; Article length: 6 pp.
Go beyond the basics with the second half of this two-part story as you discover how to properly use jointer and block planes not only for flattening workpieces, but to create rounded edges, tapered legs and more.

Silver Brazing Your Own Band Saw Blades
By John Wilson
Page number: 62; Article length: 4 pp.
Making your own band saw blades not only saves you money, it also gives you better results. And you won't have to run to the store or wait for mail order if you need a new blade in a hurry.

Slipper Foot Tea Table
By Glen Huey
Page number: 34; Article length: 9 pp.
The graceful hand-shaped feet and period details including candle slides and cabriole legs combine for a spot-on traditional tea table in exquisitely finished tiger Maple.

Online Extra: To view a video showing how to make the cove moulding for the table top Click Here


Tool Test
By  Staff
Page number: 30; Article length: 2 pp.
Jacobs introduces a new line of chucks that increase hand torque and make drill-bit slippage a thing of the past, Blue Spruce introduces near-perfect paring chisels and Milwaukee debuts a 12-volt compact drill

Woodworking Essentials: Band Saws
By Marc Adams
Page number: 43; Article length: 6 pp.
The band saw is an essential shop tool, great for straight cuts as well as curves, dovetails, tenons and much more. Learn how to avoid stepping over the line and getting bit by this versatile machine.

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