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6 Contributors

8 Letters

16 Methods ofWork

Tablesaw splitter you will actually

use; Handplane chamfer guide;

Curved moldings with a router

26 Notes & Comment

A masterpiece in miniature; Carving

by sight alone; FWW artistry award

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34 Tools & Materials

New router table from Bosch; Heavy

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frog tames unruly grain

92 Current Work

A gallery of our readers'

woodworking

100 Rules ofThumb

Metalworking skills make you

a better woodworker

106 Questions & Answers

Clamping around curves; Can PYA

glue fill gaps?; Sharpening curved

scrapers

116 Master Class

High-style ornamental carving

129 Finish Line

Rubbing out water-based finishes

Master the miter, p. 42

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Biscuit joiners, p. 58

Shopmade bowsaw, p. 82

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On the Cover:

by Mike Dunbar is

Articles

42 Master

the Miter

How to trim, glue up and reinforce

this multipurpose joint

58 Biscuit Joiners

BY GARY ROGOWSKI

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demonstrate a tablesaw jig for cutting miters

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Follow a few simple rules

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Colonial Cupboard

Freestanding cabinet offers

a tutorial on hand-cut joinery

BY MIKE DUNBAR

BY FRED SOTCHER

54 Designing a Chest

of Drawers

Borrow form and detail from

the past to help develop new ideas

Air-Drying Lumber

It takes patience and a watchful eye,

but the benefits go far beyond

cost savings

Designing a chest of drawers, p. 54

BY LEE GRINDINGER

BY GARRETT HACK

Tackling

Large Tabletops

Make a tabletop that's as strong

as an airplane wing

using torsion-box construction

BY KIM CARLETON GRAVES

Build a Bowsaw

This classic tool still has a place

in the shop

BY J. CRATE LARKIN

86 AlIAbout

Thinning Finishes

You don't need a chemistry degree

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BY JEFF JEWITT

91 The right glove

for each solvent

Thinning finishes, p. 86

Drying lumber, p. 72

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