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Articles
December 2009
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Tool Review: Breaking with tradition, the unusual styles of dovetail router jigs in Chris Marshall's review still manage to produce this joint in a variety of ways that are easy, repeatable, and even fun.
Horizontal Tilt-top Router Table: Sandor Nagyszalanczy gives a whole new angle to your routing with this table with a tilting top to accommodate angled tenons, beveled splines -- and more!
Today's Shop: What are the features of a router table? What do you need? What should you look for? Bill Hylton answers these timely questions.
Queen Anne Highboy (Part 2): The conclusion of this heirloom project will put a stunning finish on your woodworking year - and give you lots of practice in cutting dovetails by hand.
Modular Bookcases: The geometric design gives them a modern look; the modular aspect means they're flexible enough to meet your storage needs. Make one or more of these modular bookcases for any room where they're needed.
Table-Sawn Picture Frames: A great gift from a shop standby tool: this cove-and-dentil picture frame can be created entirely on the table saw to frame your favorite art.
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Last issue, we tackled the base of this classic project. In Part 2, our author builds the upper case and all of the dovetailed drawers.
A table saw is the only tool you need to create a handsome cove-and-dentil picture frame. Suitable for art or portraits, it makes an attractive holiday gift.
This horizontal router table’s tilting top puts it in a category of its own. Its versatility will take your routing to the next level.
This geometric design combines modern styling, flexibility of function and durability into one tidy package. At home in a living room, bedroom or dorm room, it even expands to become a home for your flat-screen TV.
Are clamp-in, template style jigs the only way to make beautiful dovetails? With plenty of practice, you can learn to do it by hand - or perhaps one of these nontraditional jigs could be your ticket.
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An error appeared in the drawing showing the hole location for the threaded insert in the Horizontal Tilt-top Router Table project found in the December 2009 issue of Woodworker’s Journal. Download the attached PDF for an explanation of the corrections.
In our December Issue of the Journal, Field Editor Chris Marshall reviewed a unique subset of dovetail jigs. But we thought our readers might like a more comprehensive list of the dovetail jigs currently on the market. Click through for a spreadsheet Chris compiled of all the jigs that we could find, along with some vital statistics for each model.
One of the easiest ways to cut clean and tight-fitting box joints is with a table saw, using a dado blade and a sliding jig.
There are many projects that require the milling of pockets. Antique game tables nearly always had dished-out areas for candles and game chips . Signmakers often raise letters by removing the background around them, and all sorts of serving trays, bowls and stands are dished out to provide a rim for keeping things in.
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