March/April 2007

Feature Articles Page BUILDING BOOKSHELVES TO LAST by Jeff Miller How to support loads of any size and weight for years to come 38 DYES CAN DO IT ALL by Teri Masaschi Color wood without blotching, tint topcoats, and touch up blemishes 44 ARTS AND CRAFTS SIDE CHAIR by Kevin Rodel With templates for curves and joinery, you can make a roomful of chairs 50 TOOL TEST: JOINTER/PLANER COMBO MACHINES by Roland Johnson Wide jointer, heavy-duty planer, one small footprint 58 THE MITER JOINT FOR CASEWORK by David Hyatt This surprisingly strong joint gives furniture clean, flowing lines 63 ROUTER-TABLE BASICS by Gary Rogowski Are you getting the most from this workshop fixture? 68 CHOOSING AND USING CASTERS by John White What casters work best in which workshop applications, and how to build two versatile bases 76 PRECISION JIG FOR PRECISE JOINTS by Toby Winteringham The miter shoot allows you to plane components for a perfect fit 82 Departments Page ON THE WEB 6 CONTRIBUTORS 8 LETTERS 10 METHODS OF WORK Sandpaper-storage cabinet; Blade-grinding jig for belt sander; Use engineer's squares as windind sticks 16 TOOLS & MATERIALS Festool's Domino makes mortises as easy as biscuits; A resting place for random-orbit sanders; Woodjoy spokeshave leaves slick finish on end grain 24 FUNDAMENTALS Laying out dovetails 30 READERS GALLERY A gallery of our readers' woodworking 86 Q & A Strong joints for shutters; Matching stain on a frame-and-panel door; Making gouge handles 94 MASTER CLASS Curved dividers for glass doors 104 ADVERTISER INDEX 109

Building Bookshelves to Last, Dyes Can Do It All, Arts and Crafts Side Chair, Tool Test: Jointer/Planer Combo Machines, The Miter Joint for Casework, Router-Table Basics, Choosing and Using Casters, Precision Jig for Precise Joints