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June 1998

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Engineering

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to air power

Wood storage

cherry finish

strategies

dining table

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Garden bench built for weather

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Departments

14 MethodsofWork

Blemish-free nail holes; Horizontal

boring jig; Turning straight tapers;

Sizing miniature lumber

24 NotesandComment

Ben Franklin's glass harmonica;

German woodworking license

32 Tools & Materials

Tablesaws from Sears and DeWalt;

Longer-lasting bandsaw blades;

What's new at Porter-Cable

88 RulesofThumb

A guide to the wayward ways

of wood grain

100 Questions & Answers

Designing a rocking chair;

Refinishing antique varnish;

Honey locust for furniture

110 MasterClass

Making a curved pediment molding

Craftsman dining table in curly maple, p. 80

Boatbuilder David Snediker knows

how to make agarden bench that

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Photo: Scott Phillips

Moving to air power, p. 75

Finish cherry without blotches, p. 46

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8 Letters

On the Cover:

Fine Wo odworking (ISSN 0361-3453) is published bimonthly, January, March, May, July, September and November, by The Taunton Press, Inc., Newtown, CT 06470-5506.

40 Engineering a Table

with Drawers

There's a simple, adaptable system

hidden in almost every table

c Ie s

64 Not Your Father's

Pegboard

An organized wall of tools

gives you instant access

46 Finish Cherry

Without Blotches

This common problem can be

avoided easily by choosing either

of these methods

66 Picture-Perfect Clamps

For all mitered joints and budgets,

there are clamps to get the job

done right

4 9 Mix your own dye stains

70 Build a Houseful

of Doors

... without coming unhinged

BY JEFF JEWITT

50 Three Ways to Rack

Lumber

Efficient stock storage

opens up varuable workspace

72 Measuring without a rule

BY JOHN LIVELY

75 Coming Up for Air

Making the leap to air-powered tools

5 2 A Garden Bench

for All Seasons

A boatbuilder wards off weather

with Spanish cedar, marine epoxy

and copper rivets

80 Stickley Done Lightly

Banquet-sized Craftsman table

looks leaner in curly maple

Picture-perfect miter clamps, p. 66

54 Getting set up for epoxy

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82 No Jointer? No Problem

THEESSENTIALTABLEWITHDRAWER

BY DAVID SNEDIKER

BY REX ALEXANDER

58 In Search of the Right

Mortising Technique

Five strategies from hand tools

to expensive machines for cutting

fast, easy and accurate mortises

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Engineering a table with drawers, p. 40

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