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TAUNTON’ S

Grind perfect edges

without burning, p. 62

Build an elegant

garden bench

How to:

Add a shelf to a table

Hot-rod your varnish

June 2008 No. 198

Pick a marking knife

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Save time with 4200 series jigs from P ORT ER- CA BL E. ® Each comes with a single-piece steel base that at taches

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of versatilit y. It all adds up to quick setups, easy

adjustments and fewer test cuts. One more

example of how we don’t just pay at tention to

the details. We obsess over them.

B o ar d alignmen t lin e s

Router bit depth gauge

Single -hand clamping

make more.

N ow y ou can cut hundr eds of joints with jus t one jig. T he new O M N I JI G ® come s pr e assembled and calibrated

right out of the box . Color- coded onboard instructions ensure it ’s also easy to use. Router bit depth gauge s and

template -positioning stops combine to of fer repeatabilit y across applications. Add innovative details like a

r ou te r s t abiliz e r bar and var iable -spac e d

finge r s and no o the r jig even c ome s clo s e . To

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READER SERVICE NO. 96

contents

features

38 Japanese

Garden Bench

Mortise-and-tenon joinery

and outdoor-friendly materials

ensure a long, happy life

B y R U S S E L L J E N S E N

46 Marking Knives

These must do more

than follow a straightedge

B y S t E v E L a t t a

50 The Ultimate

Shop Plywood

Build better jigs, tables,

cauls, and cabinets

with phenolic plywood

B y S t U a R t L i p p

55 Add a Shelf

to a Table

Four attractive ways

to handle wood movement

in a solid-wood shelf

B y p E t E R t U R N E R

55 TABle ShelveS

Cover photo: Russell Jensen

MAy/JUne 2008 iSSUE 198

cover

story

tool

test

up front

6 On the Web

50 BETTER

8 Contributors

jIGS

10 Letters

14 Methods of Work

N Rolling lift for a workbench

N Inexpensive substitute for a

sharpening sink

N Oversize lazy susan helps

with finishing

GREATEST

AMERICAN

FURNITURE

22 Tools & Materials

N Compact, low-cost spray

system works well

N Know what a float is?

N Clamp gets holding force

from compressed air

62 Grind Perfect Edges

Without Burning

In just seconds, get

a tool ready for honing

74 Hot-Rod

Your Varnish

Fast-drying, wipe-on blend

builds quickly

for a durable finish

32 Fundamentals

Biscuit-joint basics

in the back

B y j O e L M O s k O W I T z

B y R O L A n D j O H n s O n

84 Readers Gallery

68 Undermount

Drawer Slides

We test 9 models, and

show how to use

these invisible slides

in all types of cabinetry

78 Greatest

Commission Ever?

Irion Company fills a house

with 90 of the finest pieces

of American period furniture

88 Q & A

N Prevention is best cure

for squeeze-out

N You can refinish cabinets

with water-based products

94 Master Class

Glue up curved slabs

in one shot

B y W I L L I A M D u C k W O R T H

B y j O n A T H A n B I n z e n

106 Finish Line

Sample boards: No surprises

110 How They Did It

The back cover explained

Back Cover

Scaling the heights

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