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I Shop-Made Scratch Awl Dowel Storage Rack

I Usina a Skew Chisel Grinding Wheel Basics

EDITOR llm Robertson

A~DCIATE EDITOR Tom Begnal

I fit's in your way, put it away. As method of organizing them - a

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ART nlnEcroR Gary Christensen

a kid, that was the rule that was better way to put them away.

intended to keep our garage from

DOWEL RACK. The solution was a

SR. BR~PHICDESIGNER Kurt Schultz

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There's only one problem. For

rules to work, you have to follow

them. I found that out the hard way.

I laid my bike down on the garage

floor. (After all, it wasn't in my

way.) Still, it didn't prevent the bike

from getting crumpled when my

father backed over it with the trnck.

As the years have gone by, I've

come to realize the wisdom of that

rule. But I have to admit, I don't

always follow it as well as I should.

CATCH-ALL. For instance, there's

one corner in my shop that's sort of

a catch-all. (One of those places that

the spiders like to hang out.)

It's the type of place where I put

things and forget they're even there

- odd lengths of threaded rod,

strips of molding from an old pro-

ject, and metal corner beads from

the time I drywalled my kid's room.

In front of this clutter was a plastic

bucket with dowels sticking out of it

like pencils in a jar.

So recently, I decided to do some-

thing about that corner. I slid out

the bucket, brushed off the cob-

webs, and sorted through the junk.

Well, the corner was cleaner

alright. But as I set the bucket of

dowels back in place, I realized I

was up to my old tricks again. The

dowels were out of the way. But

what I really needed was some

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rack that uses a sim~le"stairstep"

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design to organize dowels by lengh.

This rack works great for storing

dowels. But it's also a good way to

organize any long strips of material

-like pieces of angle iron, threaded

rod, or strips of molding. (For more

on this Dowel Storage Rack, refer

to the article beginning on page 6.)

GRINDING STATION. A ~illlil~

thing happened with my grinder. It

was sitting on the end of my bench

where I'd been using it to sharpen

my chisels.

So I picked up the grinder and

turned around to put it away. In this

case, "putting it away" meant sit-

ting the grinder on a shelf that was

already mled with too much stuff.

Once again, I was just moving

things around to make it appear like

they were organized. But they

really weren't. In a day or two, I'd

have to haul out the grinder again,

lug it to the bench, and then repeat

the entire process all over again.

This time, a better solution turned

out to be a wall-mounted Grinding

Station like the one shown on the

cover. It's a permanent "home" for

my grinder. And it has severaladdi-

tional features that simplify the job

of sharpening tools.

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Dowel Storage Rack 6

With four "stairstep" comparhnents, this shop-made storage

rack makes it easy to organize dowels by length.Also, a set

of drawers provides storage for all your doweling supplies.

Using a Skew Chisel 10

This versatile turning tool does it all - from making a

glass smooth planing cut, to turning a bead. Here are

some simple tips and techniques to show you how

Selecting Grinding Wheels

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The secret to sharpening a tool on a bench grinder is

using the correct grinding wheel. Check out these

handy guidelines for choosing the right one.

Grinding Station

A sturdy mounting platform, a clean, well-lit sharpening

area, and plenty of storage. That'swhatyou get when you

build this wall-mountedstation for your benchtop grinde,:

Benchtop Drill Presses 22

0;r editors test four benchtop drill presses - and the

results are in. Find out which one is best. Also, a close-up

look at a drilipress designed especially for woodworkers.

Scratch Awl 26

Each of these scratch awls has the look and feel of a

finelv crafted tool Yet it only takes an hour or two to

c0~~1ete.

Our step-by-step plans make it easy

Departments

Readers' Tips

Our readers offer their own shop-tested tips dealing

with some of the most common woodworking problems.

e New Products 31

Three new products that are sure to come in handy in

your shop Plus, information on where to get them

Shop-Made

Scratch Awls

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ShopNotes

Readers' Tips

Power Cord Reel I

W This simple hand reel is a

nifty way to store a long power

cord. To wind up the cord, you

just "pedal" the reel like a bicycle,

see photo. Once the cord is

wrapped up, it won't get tangled,

so it's ready to go when you need

it. (This reel holds a fifty foot-

long power eord.)

The reel consists of two ply-

wood sides connected by a pair

of dowels, see drawing. Besides

providing a rigid support to

wrap the cord around, the

dowels adas handles for the reel.

The dowels fit in holes drilled

near the ends of each side. It's

also a good idea to cut a curve on

the ends of the sides. This keeps

the power cord from getting

snagged as you wrap it up.

To assemble the reel, it's just a

matter of inserting the dowels in

the holes in the sides. The han-

dles are formed by extending one

end of each dowel past opposite

sides of the reel. (The other end of

each dowel is flushwith the side.)

After screwing the dowels to

the side, I slipped a short length

of PVC pipe over each one. The

pipe spins freely on the handles

fender washer over the end of $

each one and screwed it in place.

All that's needed to complete

the cord reel is to glue a

clothespin to one side. Clipping

the end of the power cord in the

clothespin frees up both your

hands to crank the reel.

Wallace E. Delo

Buffn7- Vew York

Utility Saw -

This simple utility saw really

comes in handv when working. in

tight places. Ail that's neededY to

make the saw is a reciprocating

saw blade and a hardwood block

for the handle, see drawing.

The blade fits in a kerf that's

cut in the handle. After shaping

the handle to provide a comfort-

able grip, I used epoxy to hold

the blade securely in place.

R. B. Himes

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which makes it easy to wind up

the cord. (I cut the pipes '116"

shder than the handles.)

Next, to prevent the pieces of

pipe from slipping off, I placed a

IN TOP EDGE

Quick Tips

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A By applying hot glue to the A To collect chips from his planer; A To see at a glance what5 inside

edge of a chisel, Alex Schultz of Don Zillioux of Brevard, NC rolls his tim storage containers, Ed Page

Otlex /A forms a reusable cap it onto a tarp. Then he folds the of Erie, PA uses hot glue to attach

that keeps it from getting nicked. tarp and empties the chips.

a piece of hardware to each lid.

Cutting Threaded Rod

w Cutting a threaded rod with a The solution is simple - an As you apply pressure, the

hacksaw can be a nuisance. If you ordinary hex nut. The trick is to jaws of the vise pinch the nut

clamp the rod in a machinist's cut a kerf through one of the tightly around the rod. This

vise, the metal jaws chew up the "corners" of the nut, see Fig. 1 holds the rod securely without

threads. And if you use a wood- and detail below. Then just damaging the threads, see Fig. 2.

worker's vise, the threads mar thread the nut onto the rod and

clamp it in a machinist's vise.

Simbuq, Connecticut

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Table 5a w Tip w Every time I crosscut a wide

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workpiece, the head of my miter

edge ofthetable saw. Over time, i

this knocks the miter gauge out ,

of adjustment. So I filed a bevel in I

the table that allows the miter i

gauge to ride smoothly across.

gauge "clunks" against the front

Bt11 Edwards ,

Kansas Cvty, Kansas

I(b the wood faces of the jaws.

Nathan Gutman

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