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3 strategies

for getting

a sharp edge

on toois

For your router:

straight bits

or spiral bits?

Pick the right

bandsaw blade

for the job

Drill-press jigs

Selecting wood

for your next

big project

Craftsman

wall cabinet

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Departments

6 Contributors

8 Letters

18 Methods of Work

Center-finding jig for bandsaw;

Adjustable dovetail marker

& Comment

26 Notes

& Materials

Teachers with real tenure; Mountain

bike in miniature

34 Tools

Carving bench with a comfortable

work surface; DeWalt tablesaw

134 to 139

96 Rules of Thumb

Practice makes closer to perfect

92 Index

Index to issues

& Answers

Spiralbitsvs.straightbits,p. 62

98 Questions

Bubbling veneer under shellac; Box

dovetails with a mitered edge

55 multiplane

106 Master Class

The Stanley No.

129 Finish Line

Shopmade stains enhance your

finishing talents

a fine finish for funiture. But

before you pick up that old, dusty can of

wax and apply it to your

next project, read this

wax primer to polish

your skills. See p.

the right place, p. 66

Gettingasharpedgeontools,p. 56

46.

Photo: Michael Pekovich

The right board in

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On the Cover:

Wax has proven its versatility over time,

and it's

Articles

46 A Wax Primer

66 The Right Board

Although it's not waterproof,

in the Right Place

wax is a simple finish that can be

BY STUART M. ALTSCHULER

A guide to selecting the best wood

BY LOUIS IRION

blended, buffed and tinted

for each part of a piece of furniture

48 For best results,

make your own wax polish

72 Jigs for the Drill Press

Increase the versatility of this basic

52 Cratsman

BY GARY ROGOWSKI

accessories

Wall Cabinet

BY IAN INGERSOLL

door and a tilting drawer

76 Four-Poster Bed

Lights up a Room

56 Getting an Edge

Create fine stringing by laminating

contrasting layers of veneer

Waterstones, oilstones, sandpaper

BY NICHOLAS A. GOULDEN

and selectively exposing them

BY JEFFERSON KOLLE

different sharpening methods

83 Barbed Hinges

Craftsmanwallcabinet,p. 52

62 Spiral Router Bits vs.

for Fine Boxes

Straight Router Bits

BY DAVE FREEDMAN

and quite respectable

Can the old standby straight bits

BY PAT WARNER

expensive spiral bits?

86 ll About

64 How to tell an up-cut bit

Bandsaw Blades

from a down-cut bit

There's a blade for each cut

you make

BY LONNIE BIRD

89 Wider blades

need more tension

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Jigsforthedrillpress,p. 72

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