136 popular woodworking 2003.10, Popular Woodworking
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IN EVERY ISSUE
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Shop-made Squaring Sticks
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Two cleverly machined sticks will confirm that an
assembly is square. Also: Build a better blast gate;
promote household peace with a doorbell.
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Jet’s JBM-5 Mortiser
ENDURANCE TEST
With a few small tune-ups, this benchtop
machine can handle any “boring” task.
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DeWalt’s New Planer
TOOL TEST
This planer has it all – including a
three-knife cutterhead. Also tested: new
chipbreakers, very inexpensive clamps
and an 8" dado stack for $50.
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The Magic Trammel Jig
INGENIOUS JIGS
You don’t have to go around and around
looking for ways to rout precise circles or
ovals – just build this simple device.
By Nick Engler
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Right Time for Splines
POWER-TOOL JOINERY
Learn how to make one of the best joints
to align miters – the simple spline.
By Bill Hylton
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Fixed-base Routers
WOODWORKING ESSENTIALS
Get a complete course in routers with our seven-part
series on this remarkably versatile power tool. In the
first installment, we give you everything you need to
know about fixed-base routers, the workhorse of the
modern shop.
First of seven chapters.
By Nick Engler
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Back-roads Bodger
GREAT WOODSHOPS
Endeavoring to keep traditional chairmaking alive,
Don Weber traded California sun for an old general
store in Paint Lick, Ky., and couldn’t be happier.
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