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We just received our office copies of the February 2011 issue, and that means it will soon be on its way to subscribers. And for your (pre)viewing pleasure, we have all but two of the Online Extras available now at popularwoodworking.com/feb11 (and to make things easier, you can download two of the Online Extras as PDFs at the bottom of this post).
The cover story is a three-legged occasional table by contemporary furniture maestro Michael Fortune. Plus, you’ll get a look at a day in the life of André Roubo through Roy Underhill’s eyes (as well as Roy’s translation of Roubo’s folding bookstand). Marc Adams’s final installment on veneer covers the making of “Louis Cubes,” a simple form of parquetry that delivers eye-catching results. Senior Editor Glen D. Huey looks at the pros and cons of three-knife cutterheads vs. stagger-tooth designs to help you decide which is right for your jointer or planer (if not for both your jointer and planer!) and Editor Christopher Schwarz shares his plans for a simple Shaker Wall Cupboard that doubles as a lesson in using three types of nails.
And of course, you’ll find Tricks of the Trade, Tool Test, Design Matters, I Can Do That and much more!
Check out the Online Extras by clicking here (and download the two free PDFs below).
Not a subscriber? You can buy the print version through our store now (or wait for it to appear on newsstands in a couple weeks). A digital (PDF) version will be available soon in the store. (We had a digital version for sale, but it’s missing a few pages – so if you’ve already bought the digital one, we’ll be sending you a corrected version as soon as it’s ready.)
Clark_and_Williams.pdf (1.47 MB)
RightWaytoPrepareLumber.pdf (757.88 KB)
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On the Feb extras page, under Michael Fortune’s article, the "To buy" link takes you to:
http://michaelfortune.com/MAGART.html
I think you meant for it to go to:
http://michaelfortune.com/CDs.html
Yo!
Must be mine is going to come to my mailbox on the slo-mo frozen molasses express. I really do wish you guys would treat us Yanks as well as you do the Canadians. Sheesh, they get theirs sooner than you get your office copies?!?!
Yes – we just got ours this week, too. I wish I could figure out the black magic that seems to constantly effect the delivery system!
Mike, no promises (I don’t know how busy everyone is at the moment)…but I’ll see what we can do.
Same here. I’m in the Toronto area and got my copy on Monday. Maybe a glitch in the Matrix resulted in Canadian subscribers getting their copies early.
ps. A video on sawing free the hinges in that folding bookstand would be worth a thousand words…
You’re just getting your office copies now? I got my copy two days ago, and I’m in Monteal. I guess this makes up for all the times it took forever to arrive
Megan,
Thank you but I enjoy the mag and knew what I was in for. I expected a full blown, "build it article" like most projects are done in Pop Woodworking. I was taken back that the actual build wasn’t done or full excerpts taken from Roy’s shop. Especially when it’s listed on the cover as a project.
I guess you can pull from the article but it’s a real tough one and I bet this nice little jem will be overlooked.
Thanks for offering a refund! There is no need nor desired. I just felt this was not up to par on past projects with regard to actually showing how to build it.
-Peter
Peter,
I’m sorry you find the plans for the bookstand insufficient. As mentioned in the post above and on our online extras page, the instructions are a translation of the original text; we didn’t intend it as 21st-century-style step-by-step approach to the project. The bookstand can, we feel, be completed from the text and drawings as presented in the magazine — though admittedly it does take a bit of thought to suss out the details. If you give me a call at the office tomorrow (513-531-2690 x11348, 8-5 EST), I’d be happy to arrange a refund for you for the download purchase if you wish.
Well, been waiting for this issue. I am a regular subscriber but wanted to build Roy’s Folding Stand so I bought the online pdf.
To say disappointed is an understatement. Um, did we forget something? Like photos, steps from start to finish. Where is the details? The tripod table has like 8 pages..
The old photo doesn’t cut it.. No where does it show how to cut the hinge.
Well at least the research was good by Roy! Delivery of building the stand is a complete zero..
Scott, the two PDFs are from previous issues — but we’re giving them away free online as they tie into the feb 11 issue.
I think you may have posted links to the wrong "extras." The links above go to articles from April 2010 and November 2006.