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6 TRICKS FOR GLUING UP SEAMLESS, FLAT PANELS
SHARPENING CHISELS & PLANES: A COMPLETE AND SIMPLE GUIDE
APRIL 2003
ISSUE #133
BOOKCASE
Stickley Design
is Easy to Build,
Made to Last
Blanket Chests
and Cabinets
PLUS
• Figured Walnut Photo Album
• 4 Ways to Cut Tighter Dados
• Colonial Chimney Cupboard
• Why You Should Try Dyes
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ARTS & CRAFTS
ARTS & CRAFTS
BOOKCASE
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SOLID JOINTS FOR
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TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
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Thumb-saver for Scraper Users
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Scrapers get hot when you use them – hot enough to blis-
ter. This simple jig keeps your thumbs cool. Also, convert
a junk-store block plane into a rabbeting block plane.
And build storage using PVC pipe.
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Clifton Bench Planes
ENDURANCE TEST
We stripped down, tuned up and used the heck out of four
Clifton bench planes. Do they deserve a spot in your shop?
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DeWalt’s Newest Router Kit
TOOL TEST
DeWalt was one of the last tool makers to manufacture a
router kit with both plunge and fixed bases. It was worth
the wait. Also, Senco has new compressor and nailer kits.
We test out Glen-Drake’s new chisel hammers.
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Precision Stop
INGENIOUS JIGS
You might wonder why we published plans for a block
of wood with a hole in it. Build it, and you’ll wonder how
you ever got by without it in your shop.
By Nick Engler
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Dado Joints
POWER-TOOL JOINERY
Dados are the heart of solid casework. We show you four
good ways to cut this joint quickly, accurately and safely
using a router, router table and table saw.
By Bill Hylton
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Sharpen Plane Irons & Chisels
Learning to sharpen your tools will change your wood-
working. Here are the basics – with nothing left out – that
will set you on the path to sharpening all your edge tools.
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Before the ER
You’re injured. Here’s how to quickly assess the situation
and decide if you need a ride to the emergency room.
By Dr. D. Michael Jervis
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Gluing up Panels
Unless you’re a lucky soul with 24"-wide walnut in the
rack, you need to learn the rules to making perfect panels.
By Lonnie Bird
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PROJECTS
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Gustav Stickley Magazine Cabinet
Reproduce a Stickley classic using plans developed from a vin-
tage original. Subtle tapers and gentle curves lighten the look
of this simple and useful bookshelf.
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Heirloom Photo Album
A special board (scraps, probably) and some hardware are all
you need to make photo album covers worthy of your best
memories. You’ll take scrapbooking to a whole new level.
ON THE COVER
Built for magazines
or books, this small
storage tower looked
awful in the Stickley
catalog. We reproduced
the original in all its
glory and found out
that it’s well-designed
and easy-to-build.
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Classic Wardrobe
The best way to build a big cabinet is to avoid building a big
cabinet. Instead, you should build smaller ones and attach
them using waist moulding. Here’s how.
By Troy Sexton
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Colonial Chimney Cupboard
The perfect cabinet for those small nooks and crannies
of your house. If you can sacrifice a few square feet of
floor, you’ll get a tower of storage for china or books.
By Glen Huey
Cover photo by Al Parrish
IN EVERY ISSUE
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Four Joints for Box Making
Blanket chests are great projects for beginners because
they’re a lesson in the fundamentals of box building.
We present four ways to build a traditional and a
contemporary blanket chest.
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Out on a Limb
A Great Time for
Home Woodworking
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Letters
Mail from readers
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Q & A
We answer readers’
most difficult questions
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Caption
the Cartoon
Win a Makita drill
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Flexner on
Finishing
Colors to Dye For
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Out of the
Woodwork
Plane Night
by Craig Bentzley
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