Drill Press Workstation
A mobile drill press center with a wide, adjustable table is an asset to any shop. By Danny Proulx Pages: 58-63 From the June 2004 issue #141 Buy this issue now A drill press is an important [...]
The Speed Demons of Sharpening
We test three new machines that try to replace grinders and traditional sharpening stones. By Christopher Schwarz Pages: 53-57 From the June 2004 issue #141 Buy this issue now For hundreds of [...]
Woodworking Essentials: Edge & Surface Treatments
By Nick Engler Pages: 45-52 From the June 2004 issue #141 Buy this issue now Routers were developed to cut moulded shapes in wood. Although their workshop role has expanded (greatly) during the [...]
CABINET SCRAPER
IF YOU HAVE A OLD SAW?DONT THROW IT AWAY,CUT OUT A 6X4 SECTION WITH ANGLE GRINDER?THEN PUT AN EDGE ON ONE SIDE.AND YOU HAVE A CABINET SCRAPER.OLD HARDPOINT SAWS HAVE QUALITY STEEL.WHY WASTE MONEY [...]
Federal Inlay Table
If you can rout a mortise for a hinge, you can handle the inlay on this table. By Glen D. Huey Pages: 38-44 From the June 2004 issue #141 Buy this issue now This table will test and improve your [...]
Great Woodshops: Cerritos College – An Orderly Education
Attention to detail is essential for building furniture and running a woodworking school. By David Thiel Pages: 35-37 From the June 2004 issue #141 Buy this issue now Some woodworkers will tell [...]
From the Bench: Simple, Useful Cabinet Scrapers
The cabinet scraper is an effective weapon in the war against tear-out. By Don McConnell Pages: 32-34 From the June 2004 issue #141 Buy this issue now The cabinet scraper (also known as a card [...]
3 Rasps Give You Superpowers
At Woodworking in America I made an offhand comment during a lecture that has come back to haunt me 100 times since September. I was passing around the English Layout Square I built for the [...]
Bench Building in Berea with Big Wood
The biggest challenge in building a workbench isn’t the design. It isn’t the joinery. And it isn’t even the physical labor. It’s finding the right wood. This May I’m teaching a class in building [...]
Ingenious Jigs: Flexible Fence Fixture
This accessory will rise to the occasion to make cuts safer and easier. By Nick Engler Pages: 28-30 From the June 2004 issue #141 Buy this issue now Now and again you may have to turn a board on [...]
Squaring the English Layout Square
Several readers have asked how to go about squaring up the two legs of the English Layout Square from the December 2010 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Do you square it up before assembly? [...]