#271-Nov/Dec 2018

Articles

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  Links for Fine Woodworking Issue #271

  Online extras from FWW issue #271 Video: Sharpening a Curved Scraper For many, sharpening a curved card scraper can be a hit or miss proposition, but in this video, Peter…
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  How to Sharpen and Use a Curved Scraper

  Peter Galbert uses a curved card scraper as a shaping tool to fair curves and dial in complex shapes on chair seats.
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  Precision Jig for Cutting Curves

  Template-guided cuts on the bandsaw are clean and accurate.
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  Coopered Containers

  Peter Lutz demonstrates the jigs he uses to make stackable trays that are handsome, light, and strong.
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  How to Make a Coopered Basket Without Math

  Peter Lutz demonstrates jigs he uses so that he can work safely and accurately, building a coopered basket with sides that cant outward
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  How to Make a Wooden Pendant Pull

  Philip Morley tackles the challenge of working with small parts by starting with long blanks that will each produce two pulls
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  Building a Chippendale Chair

  The combination of angles and curves in a Chippendale-style chair can seem complex, but the techniques needed are not out of reach.
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  How to Make the Cove-and-Pin Joint

  A clever way to re-create a vintage joint
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  Compound-Angle Tenons on the Table Saw

  Steve Brown tackles the tough job of cutting the angled joinery on a Chippendale chair using two ingenious jigs.

Online Extras

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  Sharpening a Curved Scraper

  Peter Galbert demonstrates how to get a perfect edge on a curved card scraper consistently and efficiently.
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  Design Discussion: Evan Court's Salmon Falls Chairs

  Up-and-coming furniture maker breaks down his design process from beginning to end.
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  The history of the cove-and-pin joint

  Megan Fitzpatrick explores the history behind the Knapp dovetailing machine, one of the first machines to efficiently manufacture first class drawers
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  7 Questions with Steve Brown

  Steve answers life's most important questions, like, what is your favorite tool?

Workshop Tips

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  Workshop Tip: Best push stick is one that’s close at hand

  Thirty years of teaching woodworking has convinced me that woodworkers will use a push stick consistently—if it’s convenient. If not, they’ll often go without, finishing cuts by squeezing a few…
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  Workshop Tips: Sign your work with branded nameplates

  To sign my work in a distinctive, repeatable way, I ordered a custom brand. Available at major online woodworking retailers, these come in electric and torch-heated versions. but it always…
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  Workshop Tips: Magnetic LEDs attach to many machines

  Good lighting is an integral part of any workspace, and it gets even more important as we grow older. When I purchased my bandsaw I was offered an optional plug-in…
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  Workshop Tips: Jack up projects forfinishing

  My favorite way to raise wood projects for finishing or to let a finish dry is a set of jacks (yes, the childhood toy). Throw down a handful on any…

Tools & Materials

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  Tool Review: Bosch GKF125CEn Colt Palm Router

  Variable-speed palm router punches above its weight
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  Tool Review: The Gage’t Thickness Gauge by Tompkins

  Intuitive thickness gauge for turners
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  Tool Review: Harvey Machinery’s Gyro Air G700

  Innovative, super quiet dust collector

Back Cover

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  A love of the craft, exposed

  Heidi Earnshaw’s white oak seven-drawer dresser is based directly on the 18th-century French semainier form, which had one drawer for each day of the week

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