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January/February 1991 No. 86

January/February 1991 No. 86...$4.00

DEPARTMENTS

Letters:
Methods of Work:
Cutting precise miters; parabola marker; wireless vacuum switch

Questions & Answers:
Waxing cast iron; inlaying lead; keeping finishes from freezing

Follow-up:
More on camphorwood; lathe guards; more sources of supply

Index to issues 80 through 85

Events * Books

Notes and Comment:
A dream shop; kinetic sculpture; woodworking shows

ARTICLES

Wall-to-Wall Built-in Cabinets - by John M. Foster
Modular approach brings a big job down to size

Making a Kaleidoscope - by Steven Gray
A fancy toy to delight the eye

Earning a living from our craft - by Steven and Debra Gray

Craftsmanship in Britain - by Dick Burrows
Contemporary makers show their style

Alee McCurdy'S Music Cabinet - by Sandor Nagyszalanczy
Traditional composition in English walnut

Tuning Your Router - by Mark Duginske
Maintenance and tips for top performance

Building a Gate-Leg Card Table - by Frank M. Pinman
Tackling curved rails and inlaid legs

Bleaching Wood - by Michael Dresdner
A versatile solution for lightening wood and more

Choosing the right bleach

Lathe Duplicators - by Charley Robinson
Machines and attachments for turning multiples

Faster Than the Driven Snow - by Scott Dickerson
Building a Cape racer sled

Cabinet Door Frames - by Joseph Beals
Machine methods for strong construction

Routing Rectangular Recesses - by Ralph J. Harker
Circular templates make setup easy

Variations on a Four-Drawer Chest - by Tage Frid
Divergent details make all the difference

Replicating Stamped Brasses - by Jonathan Thornton
Fiberglass copies for missing originals

Making Elliptical Mirror Frames - by Len Schmidt
Molding a profile on a curved surface

Craig Nutt - by Gary Weisenburger
Combining humor and a bit of cayenne


April 1991 No. 87

April 1991 No. 87 ...$4.00

DEPARTMENTS

Letters: Woodworking by women; pricing work; scrounging machine parts
Methods of Work: Making large pulleys; angle blocks; avoiding sprayer cleanup
Questions & Answers: Restoring an old tool chest; catching glue spots; thinning NGR stains
Follow-up: Feedback on finishing; plate joinery safety tip; chairs from dowels
Events: A look at upcoming programs of interest to woodworkers
Books: Band Saw Projects; Carving Horses & Carriages; Woodturning Guide
Notes and Comment: Saving the rain forest; product review; woodturning symposium
ARTICLES

Building a File Cabinet - by Pat Warner
Router techniques for joinery and decoration

Designing with Moldings - by Cameron Russell
Dressing up a basic case with classic profiles

Tablesawn cove moldings

Wooton Patent Desks - by Deborah Cooper
A Victorian innovation in office furniture

Building the king of desks - by Gene Lehnen

Using Dial Indicators and Calipers - by Robert Vaughan
Machinist's tools for woodshop setups and measurements

Oscillating-Spindle Drum Sander - by Joseph e. Konkle
Shop-built machine for smoothing curves

An Oval Semainier - by Reid H. Leonard, Ph.D.
Quick-set veneering a bendable-plywood carcase

Auto-Body Tips for Fine Finishes - by Scott Lawrence
Swapping elbow grease for a power buffer

Queen Anne Furniture - by Norm Vandal
History and elements of style

Contemporary Queen Anne - by Larry Dern
Designing a bedroom set with period elements

Hickory and Pecan - by Judi W. Arno
America's muscle woods

Identifying hickories

Power Carvers - by Judi R. Bartholomew
High-speed cutting with hand-tool precision

Traditional Swiss Boxes - by Gottlieb Brandi
Top hinges on wooden pins

Making a Child's Rocker - by Mario Rodriguez
A tandem Windsor for two toddlers

Re:Turning; Works - by Stephen Hogbin by Steve Loar
Twenty years of innovation


May/June 1991 No. 88

May/June 1991 No. 88...$4.00

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Notebook:
Why FWW uses paper mailers; Studley tool chest

Letters:
Turning pro; lead inlay warnings; treating cast-iron tables

Methods of Work:
Cabinet pulls; board-straightening fixture; glue roller

Questions & Answers:
Perfume-damaged finish; streaks in purpleheart; box joints

Events:
A look at upcoming programs of interest to woodworkers

Books:
Country Accents; Practical Woodturner; Tennessee Furniture

Notes and Comment:
Mini spinet; turned eggs; product reviews

ARTICLES

A Semielliptical Table - by Bill Clinton
Veneering laminated aprons and inlaying ebony

A Shop-Built Panel Router - by Steven Grever
Tearout-free dadoes in large sheet stock

Jigsaw Puzzles - by Anne D. Williams
Pictures on plywood scroll sawn to pieces

Handling large-scale puzzles - by Al Pergande

Building an Entertainment Center - by Carl Jordan and Tim O'Brien
A pivoting cabinet reveals hidden wine closets

Making Salad Servers - by Tage Frid
Curved laminates for lifting the lettuce

Bandsaw Blades - by Mark Duginske
Making the right choices for top performance

Curved-Leg Nightstand - by Judith Ames
Tablesawn splines reinforce mitered drawer

Adventures of a Wood Sleuth - by Bruce Hoadley
Making a positive ID settles each case

Making a Fretsawn Mirror Frame - by Ben Bacon
Reflections on a classic design

Carving stylized leaves

Custom Miter Gauge Fence - by Randy Jenkins
Adding speed and accuracy to tablesaw crosscutting

Decorative Routing on the Lathe - by Daniel Agron
Special fixtures provide unlimited possibilities

Precise setups for inlaying turned forms

Windsor Settee - by Mac Campbell
Stretching a traditional design to seat two

Roycroft Furniture - by Richard Ewald
At the roots of Arts-and-Crafts

Woodwork from Australia - by Bill Hawtin
Melbourne-area group shows its finest work


August 1991 No. 89

August 1991 No. 89...$4.00

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Notebook:
Updates on salt-cured stock and tuning a router

Letters:
Maintaining forests; bandsaw tires; free business counseling

Methods of Work:

Grooving dowels; shopmade micrometer; concealing nail holes

Questions & Answers:
Protecting wood's color; bending cherry; centering dadoes

Events:
A look at upcoming programs of interest to woodworkers

Notes and Comment:
Joinery challenge; Grinling Gibbons' carvings; product reviews

ARTICLES

Building a Trestle Table - by James Merritt Dunlap
Draw wedges make self-tightening joints

Visiting a Veneer Mill - by John Kriegshauser
From steaming logs to thinly sliced sheets

Sharpening a l6 ft. long knife

Figured veneers - by Jim Dumas

Building an Open Hutch - by Ronald Layport
Moldings detail frame-and-panel sideboard

Water-Base Finishes - by Chris A. Minick
Tips and techniques for choosing and using these new materials

Applying a water-base finish

Inlaying Turquoise and Silver - by John S. Manuel
Adding life and luster to ancient ironwood

A Close Look at Dado Blades - by Jim Puterbaugh
How blade design affects quality of cut

Knockdown, Stand-Up Mirror - by Bill Bivona
A contemporary version of a cheval glass

Reproducing an Antique Plow Plane - by Dwight H. Barker
Substituting Corian and brass for ivory and gold

A Disc Sander on a Bandsaw - by Roger Ronald
Getting double duty from a common shop tool

A Tablesaw Crosscut box - by Kelly Mehler
Safe and precise cutting with a shopmade jig

More than a crosscut jig

Production Basics for a Small Shop - by Jim Tolpin
A reversal of fortune with a revision of procedures

Joining cabinet face frames

A Woodturner's Chess Set - by Michael D. Mode
Checkmate in cherry and ebony

Making a Chisel Cabinet - by Carl Dorsch
A simple case for an elemental tool

California Design '91 - by Sandor Nagyszalanczy
Recent furniture from the Baulines Crafts Guild


FineWood October 1991 October 1991...$4.00

DEPARTMENTS:
4 Letters
Retrieving ball bearings; sexless woodworking; beauty of wood

12 Methods of Work
Standing shaving horse; drilling jig; shopmade brad pliers

20 Questions & Answers
Regluing a chair; dyeing maple; cutting walnut crotch

32 Follow-up
Finding the radius of an arc; determining shelf spans

106 Events
A look at upcoming programs of interest to woodworkers

114 Books
The Band Saw Book; Projects for Woodworkers; Seat Weaving

120 Notes and Comment
Rocket-powered trike; Canton woodworking show; finishing tale

ARTICLES:

44 Building a Loveseat - by Gary Rogowski
Interlocking tenons for a strong frame

47 A simple router template for complex joints

48 Webbing for a comfortable seat

49 Ball Bearings in Shop Tools and Machines - by Robert M. Vaughan
When and how to replace these vital components

52 A Beginner's Jewelry Box - by Jim Cummins
Tablesaw tricks with casing, curves and coves

56 Building a Router Table - by Ed Walker
A drop-in baseplate for easy access

60 Space-Saving router tables - by Charley Robinson

62 A Cabinetmaker's Tool Chest - by Tony Konovaloff
A home for hand tools

65 Thicknessing boards with a scrub plane

66 Turbine Spray Systems - by Philip Hostetter
A high-volume, low-pressure finishing alternative

68 Conversion air systems: HVLP performance with a Standard Compressor - by Michael Dresdner

70 The Basics of Classical Relief Carving - by Nora Hall
A first lesson from a second-generation woodcarver

73 Beveling both sides of a carving tool's edge

74 An Elegant Writing Desk - by Terry Moore
A three-drawer case on fluted legs

79 A Router Fixture for Making Dowels - by Ken wells
Spinning square blanks into round stock

81 A dowel maker you can buy - by Gary Weisenburger

82 Quilt Patterns in Parquetry - by Charles Detweiler
Scroll-sawing interchangeable pieces

86 Spiral-Routing On the Lathe - by Norman Zentil
A shopmade setup for putting a twist on turnings

90 A Shaker Style Drop-Leaf Table - by Greg Isaak
Turned legs with drilled-and-chiseled mortises

94 Craft Show at the Smithsonian - by Dick Burrows
Top notch woodworkers reap profits



February 1992 No. 92

February 1992 No. 92...$4.00

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Notebook
Product review process unveiled

Letters
Women woodworkers; chuck-removal wedges; fingerboard safety

Methods of Work
Modifying drill bits; storage rack; clamping picture frames

Questions & Answers
Storing glue; restoring an oak relic; boat finish

Index to issues 86 through 91

Events
A look at upcoming programs of interest to woodworkers

ll6 Books
Marquetry Manual; Identifying Wood; Lutherie Tools

Notes and Comment
Woodworking family; library ladder; product reviews

ARTICLES

Random-Orbit Sanders - by Sven Hanson
Eccentric machines for fast, scratch-free sanding

Putting your angle grinder into orbit - by Richard Danzey

Computer-Desk Design - by Jim White
Keeping enclosed components cool

A versatile mortising fixture - by Lars Mikkelsen

Stock Preparation - by Mark Duginske
Dressing for success

Turning a Rustic Birdhouse - by Andrew Barnum
A natural attraction for feathered friends

Computers in the Shop - by Sandor Nagyszalanczy
From microchips to wood chips

Computer-aided design - by Pete Conway

Glass-Top Coffee Table - by Christian Becksvoort
Bent-laminated glass-supports within a mitered base

The Demise of American Chestnut - by Jon Arno
Tragic loss of a great American timber

Chestnut: A European perspective - by Rudi Wolf

A New Hollow-Chisel Mortiser - by Robert M. Vaughan
Bench-top solution to boring square holes

Profile; Chad Voorhees - by Dick Burrows
Eavesdropping leads to more delicate furniture.

Constructing carcase-housed drawers

Workshop Solvents - by George Mustoe
Selecting the right chemicals and using them safely

Will new VOC regulations affect you? - by Michael Dresdner

Disposing of solvents responsibly - by Jeff Jackson

Making a Landing Net - by Geoffrey G. Carson
Steam-bending and laminating a curved frame

Router-Assisted Cockleshell Carving - by Howard Wing
A swinging jig shapes the interior and defines the flutes

Gluing up a shell with tapered segments - by Philip C. Lowe and Justin P. Smith


August 1992 August 1992...$4.00

DEPARTMENTS:
* Letters * Events * Methods of Work * Books * Questions & Answers *
* Notes and Comment *

ARTICLES

Cabinetmaker's Assembly Table - by Charles Davis
Torsion-box construction and a wooden brake make this mobile work surface strong and stable

Dealing with Woodworking Mistakes - by Sandor Nagyszalanczy
And strategies for avoiding slipups

Reeded Columns from Shaped Staves - by Tim Carr
Bandsawn and routed segments simulate carving

How to Install Bandsaw Tires - by Robert M. Vaughan
Getting them on is only part of the job

Routing Tapered Flutes in Flat Panels - by Malcolm Vaughan
Jigs make short work of a magazine rack's fan-shaped ends

Choosing the Grain Pattern for Curved Parts - by Peter Tischler
Endgrain orientation determines surface pattern

Simple Instrument Sets Precise Angles - by Tom Rose
A shopmade sine-bar and basic math yield accurate miters and bevels

Curvaceous Carcase Construction - by John Eric Byers
Slats dress up bendable-plywood sides

Build a Bent-Plywood Kayak - by Chris Kulczycki
Stitch-and-tape construction can put you on the water in less than a fortnight

Double-Blade Tablesaw Tenoning - by Mac Campbell
Spacers and shims between blades make setup fast and accurate

Threaded-Lid Boxes - by Steven Gray
Shop-built device simplifies threading wooden containers

Molding on a Radial-Arm Saw - by Dick willford
Auxiliary fence and table provide safety and versatility

Cutting Sheet Goods Down to Size - by Charley Robinson
Alternative rigs for sawing and routing large panels

Flocking a box - by Spider Johnson
Simple, inexpensive method for adding a velvety lining.

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