140 popular woodworking 2004.04, Popular Woodworking
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STOP RUST NOW: 7 SIMPLE SECRETS TO SHINY TOOLS
SPECIAL BONUS SECTION: ROUTER-BUILT DRAWERS & BOXES
APRIL 2004
ISSUE #140
MASTER THE
& TENON
Tools, Tricks and
A Great Project
Draw It Right
Better Plans
For Fewer Errors
PLUS
• 4 Spokeshaves That Work
• Japanese Garden Bench
• Beat Blotchy Finishes
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Don Weber
Builds a Table
With Hand Tools
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MORTISE
Draw It Right
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contents
IN EVERY ISSUE
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Ripping with the ‘Right’ Hand
Q&A
Learn why it’s not smart to switch sides when you’re
ripping on the table saw. Plus: Why your mortiser head
wiggles and reasons to use sandpaper for sharpening.
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Quick-set Honing Guide
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Set your honing guide in this jig to duplicate the exist-
ing bevel of your chisels and plane irons. Plus: Improve
dust collection at the lathe, set your bits with a combi-
nation square and a shop-made circular saw guide.
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Excalibur Sliding Table
ENDURANCE TEST
We might have a couple of complaints about this
table-saw attachment, but after seven years and
thousands of cuts, it’s still the one we use.
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Multi-base Router Kit
TOOL TEST
Porter-Cable’s new router set covers all the bases. Plus:
Fisch improves its benchtop mortiser, a “smart” circular
saw guide and new sanding products from Norton.
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A Jig for Precision Trimming
INGENIOUS JIGS
Turn your laminate trimmer into a device that brings
surfaces flush with incredible precision and finesse.
By Nick Engler
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Tight Joints on the Loose
POWER-TOOL JOINERY
Want to make your projects stronger? Just connect a
pair of matching mortises with a strong loose tenon.
By Bill Hylton
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Battling Blotching
FLEXNER ON FINISHING
Forget commercially available wood conditioners –
what you need to prevent ugly blotching is a gel stain.
By Bob Flexner
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