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Popular Woodworking Magazine April 2010 (Issue 182)
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In this first issue of the redesigned Popular Woodworking Magazine, the cover project is a reproduction of a White Water Shaker Stepback built by senior editor Glen D. Huey. We profile Clark & Williams, Plane Makers, and explore the late 17th-century style of William & Mary as well as the craftsmanship of the 18th-century cabinetmaker Thomas Day. Senior editor Robert W. Lang explores How Tables Work and a Sunken Treasure of ancient Honduran mahogany is reclaimed from the rivers of Belize. George R. Walker in his Design Matters column helps us in Making Sense of Forms, while Bob Flexner differentiates An Array of Lacquers. We test the Rob Cosman Dovetail Saw in our Tool Test, and this issue's I Can Do That project is a sturdy, swedish Skansen Bench. Plus reader Letters, Tricks of the Trade, On the Level, and a Glossary.

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Design Matters: Making Sense of Forms
By George R. Walker
Page number: 20; Article length: 2 pp.
Sometimes a well-designed piece of furniture can feel like it holds on to its secrets. We sense there are many hidden design lessons if we could only see them. A good place to start is to learn how to recognize and visualize forms.
ONLINE:
» Read the Design Matters blog.
» Take a visit to George Walker's shop.
» Read the review of the DVD 'Unlocking the Secrets of Traditional Design'.

Arts & Mysteries: Thomas Day
By Jerome Bias
Page number: 22; Article length: 2 pp.
Thomas Day, a free black master cabinetmaker from North Carolina who worked during the time of slavery, had the largest cabinetshop in the state. Today, his pieces provide insight into the man whose furniture was the envy of elite society.
ONLINE:
» Visit the North Carolina Museum of History.
» Read the Arts & Mysteries blog.
» Purchase "The Arts & Mysteries of Hand Tools" CD.
» Visit Jerome Bias's web site.

I Can Do That: Skansen Bench
By Christopher Schwarz
Page number: 24; Article length: 2 pp.
Based on a Swedish antique, this bench uses through-tenons made with just a jigsaw.
ONLINE:
» Download the complete SketchUp model.
» Read a tutorial on leveling the feet.
» Visit Skansen's web site.
» Download the free plan for an "I Can Do That" step stool.

Shaker Cupboard: Rejuvenated
By Glen Huey
Page number: 26; Article length: 8 pp.
Detective work and educated guesses helped us recreate this poplar cupboard from the White Water Shaker community, a forgotten and unrestored community in southwest Ohio.
ONLINE:
» Watch the video tour of the White Water Shaker Meeting House.
» Download the complete SketchUp model.
» Read about the unique tapered backboard construction.
» Watch a video on making cove moulding on the table saw.
» Read more about the White Water Shaker Village.
» Get the "Complete Shaker Collection" CD.

Clark & Williams, Plane Makers
By Christopher Schwarz
Page number: 34; Article length: 6 pp.
A slip on the ice launched the toolmaking company called Clark & Williams, one of the few makers of wooden handplanes in the West. We explore their shop and their unusual business.
ONLINE:
» Read five years of handplane stories on our Editors' Blog.
» Read our review of William's first DVD.
» Read our review of McConnell's first DVD.
» Visit D.L. Barret & Sons, plane makers.

How Tables Work
By Robert W. Lang
Page number: 40; Article length: 6 pp.
To build a table that is strong and looks good you must tap into both the engineering and artistic sides of your brain. We show you how – and how to avoid some common table-making pitfalls.
ONLINE:
» Download a free excerpt PDF on dining table shapes and sizes.
» View a catalog of manufactured solid wood table legs and kits.
» Purchase Robert Lang's book "Drafting & Design for Woodworkers".

The William & Mary Style
By Charles Bender
Page number: 46; Article length: 4 pp.
This late 17th-century style ushered in a radical shift in furniture design and construction.
ONLINE:
» Read the author's article about secret drawers.
» Watch the free online video, Federal-style Cuffbanding.
» Discover period project plans in the book "Building 18th-century American Furniture".

Sunken Treasure
By Kari Hultman
Page number: 50; Article length: 4 pp.
As much as 750 million board feet of ancient Honduran mahogany sank to the bottom of rivers as it headed to sawmills. Today, it is being reclaimed, cut, dried and sold to woodworkers.
ONLINE:
» Read Glen D. Huey's original story on this topic.
» Read about the vacuum-drying process.
» Get ideas for mahogany furniture in Glen D. Huey's new book.
» Read about logs reclaimed from the Great Lakes.
» Visit Greener Lumber's web site.

Flexner on Finishing: An Array of Lacquers
By Bob Flexner
Page number: 54; Article length: 2 pp.
In common speech and among those in the professional finishing trade, the term “lacquer” usually refers to nitrocellulose lacquer. But there are many other finishes that go by that name.
ONLINE:
» Apply an authentic Arts & Crafts finish.
» Get 'Finishes that Pop' DVD by Glen D. Huey.
» Add 'age' to walnut like a pro.

Endgrain: ‘Put Yer Ass Into It’
By Roy Underhill
Page number: 64; Article length: 1 pp.
Roy Underhill, as a historical interpreter at Williamsburg, learns a valuable history lesson.
ONLINE:
» Read about our visit to Roy's school.
» Video - Roy contemplates the axe.

Tricks of the Trade: Mortising Jig for Hinges
By Popular Woodworking Magazine Staff and Readers
Page number: 14; Article length: 2 pp.
This issue's winner is a jig to accurately make hinge mortises. The other tricks featured include how to remove play from a miter gauge, other uses for bamboo skewers, making a clean final pass with a router plane, unsticking sticky spray nozzles, an effective way to grip an iron for honing, adding age to screws, and a way to remove pitch from saw blades.
ONLINE: » TRICKS-IN-ACTION - Removing Pitch from Saw Blades.
Visit Tricks editor Kari Hultman's woodworking blog.
» Purchase a back issue of our best tricks of all time.

Tool Test: Rob Cosman Dovetail Saw
By Popular Woodworking Magazine Editors
Page number: 16; Article length: 2 pp.
We feature Rob Cosman's dovetail saw which pushes the limits on saws that are designed to cut woodworking's signature joint. Plus we review Festool's five-in-one cordless drill, the T 12 + 3, and Rockler's Pack Rack Clamp & Storage System.
ONLINE:» Read Christopher Schwarz's blog entries on handsaws.
» Read our 12-volt, Lithium-ion powered drill-driver review.
» View a free plan for a shop-made solution to clamp storage.

Two Magazines, One Mission
By Christopher Schwarz
Page number: 8; Article length: 1 pp.
Starting this issue we’ve combined Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazine into one publication. We took the best writers from Popular Woodworking, including Adam Cherubini, George R. Walker, Bob Flexner, Mike Dunbar and David Charlesworth for this new magazine. From Woodworking Magazine, we took a lot of the physical appearance and no-crap reporting. So take a close look at this issue. Read the stories. When it comes down to it, we’re just passionate woodworkers who want to continue writing, building and reading about woodworking for the rest of our lives. And with your support, we’ll all get to do that until they scrap the printing presses for good.

Letters: Recommended Auger Bits
By Popular Woodworking Magazine Staff and Readers
Page number: 10; Article length: 2 pp.
In this issue's letters, the magazine staff answers reader questions about recommended auger bits, how to avoid router burns, liquid hide glue formula, differences among high-end chisels, softening end grain for planing, difference between 'roundover' and 'ovolo' router bits, and food safe finishes.

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