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Winter 2012

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Clear Spring School
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, September 1, 2011
Clear Spring School Incorporating woodworking as a teaching tool for all grade levels. By David Radtke Making subject matter relevant to students is a challenge teachers face on a daily basis. One school with a unique approach to meeting this challenge...
Making money from woodworking
by The Administrator Wednesday, July 21, 2010
By Thom W. Conroy Like any marketable ability or talent, woodworking skills can make you money. People need built-in bookcases, sink vanities, window seats and fine cabinetry items like kitchen cabinets or complex library shelving. Both small and large...
Organize your woodworking shop: 1,2,3
by The Administrator Wednesday, July 21, 2010
By Franz Fleckenstein 1) You want a woodworking shop and workbenches that will be organized and trouble-free to use. You want to see your tools or find them easily and have enough space to walk around without bumping into machinery or shelves. So the...
Tips for creating a functional woodworking workshop
by The Administrator Tuesday, July 20, 2010
By Bob Schmidt There is nothing more frustrating than trying to do a woodworking project and not have enough room in your workshop or on your workbench. Even worse is searching for a tool and not being able to find it when you know you own one. Spending...
Bowl Gauge Sharpening
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Do it by hand, just like you turn. by Alan Lacer How do you make a velvety smooth bowl with evenly thick walls and crisp details? Well, it’s not done by sanding the heck out of it. The secret is to use a bowl gouge that is properly shaped and very...
Plumb Your Shop With Air
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Plumb Your Shop With Air Flexible Hose Saves Time and Money by Richard Tendick Moments after I tripped over the air hose and dropped an armload of boards, I decided it was time to plumb my shop for air. I was tired of having 50 ft. of hose on the floor...
Tablesaw Storage Cabinet
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, September 8, 2009
All of your tablesaw accessories close at hand by Eric Smith The last time I could find them all, I counted 18 accessories for my tablesaw. Dado set, push sticks, throat plates, extra blades, miter gauges, tenoning jig, wrenches, etc.—they’re...
7 Classic Ways to Store Clamps
by American Woodworker Editors Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Conquer Your Clamp Conundrums with These Simple Solutions by Tim Johnson “You can’t have too many clamps,” a wise cabinetmaker once told me. That’s certainly true, but in a small shop, you can easily run out of room to store them...
4 Handy Tablesaw Jigs
by American Woodworker Editors Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Unlock your saw's full potential. by Seth Keller The tablesaw’s power and precision put it at the center of everyone’s shop. Despite this honored position, a tablesaw is mostly used for mundane ripping tasks. To make better use of my tablesaw...
15-Amp Router: Above-The-Table Adjustability
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Typically, it’s difficult to use a plunge router in a router table. That’s because you often need to remove the router from the table in order to change bits. Setting the bit’s height requires fighting the plunge springs while pushing...
The Domino Effect - Fast, Easy and Strong
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Festool has introduced a truly new joinery machine called the Domino. It looks and handles like a biscuit joiner, but the Domino uses an oscillating cutter to make oval-shaped mortises. A Domino tenon fits precisely into these mortises to join parts together...
Super Souped Up Bandsaw
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Grizzly has added some muscle to one of their best-selling 14-in. bandsaws and come up with the new model G0555X machine, $595. I like the large motor (1-1/2-hp, 15-amp), I like the built-in light, I like the tall resaw fence, but what I like most is...
Chairmaker's Delight
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, August 11, 2009
by Tom Caspar Imagine a spokeshave that never tears out the grain, no matter which direction you go, and you have the essence of this wonderful new tool, the Veritas Scraper Shave ($59). The Scraper Shave is a straight-handled spokeshave equipped with...
Digital Angle Gauge
by American Woodworker Editors Tuesday, August 11, 2009
by George Vondriska What woodworker hasn’t lamented over the protractors on table saws and miter saws? If you’ve been disappointed, Wixey can make your life a lot easier with its Digital Angle Gauge, $40. It takes the guesswork out of setting...
Tips For Using Shellac
by American Woodworker Editors Thursday, July 2, 2009
Make friends with this beautiful, versatile finish By Mitch Kohanek Recently I was asked to judge a woodworking show. One of the best pieces was a wonderfully constructed grandfather clock. Unfortunately, a quick brushing of polyurethane ruined the clock’s...