May/June 2019
May/June 2019 Issue Preview
The May/June issue of Woodworker’s Journal that range from the practical, like a simple-to-make Entry Bench featuring dimensioned lumber, to the impressive, like a Limbert Style Hutch patterned after the style of one of the 20th century’s premier Arts & Crafts designers. Practice hand cutting dovetails with a Whiskey Cabinet from Anne Briggs, and build a Compact Drop-Leaf Table as a space-saving solution. Other things you’ll learn in this issue? All about drill presses, the backstory on burls, and how to craft collapsible baskets with shallow angle cuts on the scroll saw.
Compact Drop-Leaf Table: Chris Marshall’s compact version of a dining table can be regularly set for tea (or breakfast, dinner, etc.) for two, and easily expands to seat four through drop leaves and gate legs.
Entry Bench: Dimensioned lumber, pocket-hole screws and purchased baskets create a simple storage unit with a shiplap look.
Dovetailed Whiskey Cabinet: Anne Briggs hand cut her dovetails and put several other hand tools through a workout when building this liquor storage cabinet.
Mid-Century Modern Dresser: Plank legs and decorative cutouts, elements of Arts & Crafts designer Charles Limbert’s style, make their appearance in this impressive piece of furniture, with an upper open hutch and a lower enclosed cabinet.
Tool Tutorial: A.J. Hamler takes you through the drill on everything you need to know about drill presses: what to look for, how they work, and how to make the best use in your shop.
Woodturning: Burls, abnormal growths on a tree, can be beautiful in the eye of the beholder – especially if that’s a woodturner. Ernie Conover discusses burl basics like finding, harvesting and best uses.
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Installing Cam Locks with a Biscuit Joiner
Willie Sandry lays out his process for installing cam locks in the drawers of his Limbert-style hutch.
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Mortisers: The Drill Press’s Versatile Cousin
A.J. Hamler gives a basic overview of mortiser setup and maintenance and how (and why) to use them.
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VIDEO: Making a Dovetailed Whiskey Cabinet
Anne Briggs designed and tackled a dovetailed whiskey cabinet in the Krenov Cabinet style with a frame and panel construction door, waterfall grain, butt hinges, and a sliding dovetail shelf.
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VIDEO: How to Set Up and Use a Mortising Machine
In this video, Chris Marshall shows you to set up and use one of those machines, plus a trick you won’t find in the owner’s manual!
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VIDEO: Routing a Rule Joint to Make a Drop-Leaf Table
Set up and use the best router bits for making a rule joint on a drop leaf table project and how to choose a matched set of round over and cove router bits.
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VIDEO: How to Install a Drop Leaf Hinge
Learn how to install drop leaf table hinges. This step-by-step instruction video demonstrates how to properly position drop leaf hinges on your table joint.
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VIDEO: Harvesting Burls for Woodturning
Follow the process of how a tree with a burl was harvested from the forest and how to use a chainsaw to remove a burl from a log.
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May/June 2019 What’s in Store Round-up
Take a closer look at some of the cool new tools that were featured in the May/June 2019 issue of Woodworker’s Journal.
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VIDEO: Make an Entry Bench
Learn how to make this attractive and functional entry bench project. We made this bench using lumber that you can find at any home center and a few portable power tools from WORX
