July/ August 2000

Issue # 143

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Table of Contents

Articles		Page
BANDSAW YOUR OWN VENEER by Timothy Coleman Tips for smooth slicing in any kind of wood		44
A WORKBENCH THAT WORKS by Phil Lowe A small top without a tail vise has served this master furniture maker for three decades		51
THREE SIMPLE MOLDINGS by Lee Grindinger You can learn to carve without spending a fortune on tools		52
- Making sense of gouges		53
NO-BRAINER VARNISH TECHNIQUE by Jeff Jewitt Applying thinned varnish with a paper towel		57
COMPOUND-ANGLE JOINERY by Will Neptune Careful tenon layout is the key to cutting and mastering this intimidating joint		60
DUST DETECTOR by Robert S. Wright Switch automatically turns on dust collector when machines are running		66
A CIRCULAR SAW IN THE FURNITURE SHOP? by Gary Williams This carpenter's tool, used with a sacrificial table and dedicated cutting guides, produces joint-quality cuts with ease		70
FULL-EXTENSION WOODEN SLIDES by Christian Becksvoort Shopmade hardware designed to fit any drawer, large or small		74
THE LUYTENS GARDEN BENCH by Tony O'Malley Full-sized drawings and accurate templates help break a classic design into manageable parts		78
SHOPMADE DOVETAIL TEMPLATES by Jamie Buxton Half-blind joints may be variably spaced or fixed and any size you like		86

Departments		Page
CONTRIBUTORS		6
LETTERS		8
METHODS OF WORK Shopmade steady rest; Router-cut pocket holes; Spring-actioin hold-in		14
NOTES & COMMENTS Take a snapshot from the past; Anyone for tossed salad?		24
TOOLS & MATERIALS Rout-R-Lift from JessEm; Veritas enters handplane market		32
CURRENT WORK A gallery of our readers' woodworking		90
RULES OF THUMB Alternative sources for wood		96
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Matching the beading on an antique; finish on teak won't dry		100
MASTER CLASS Tablesaw jig for cutting compound-angle tenons		108
FINISH LINE Varnish: an almost ideal finish		121

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