Tornado Table
One afternoon – start to finish – is all it takes, even for a new woodworker. This may be the easiest (and coolest) table you’ll ever build. If mid-20th century modern furniture design were as [...]
Four Good Ways to Build Drawers
Our staff offers simple, strong and fast ways to make this important furniture component. In woodworking magazines, books and plans there’s almost always an omission that’s big enough to drive a [...]
Flexner on Finishing: Finish Both Sides? Not Necessary.
Leaving the underside of your tabletop bare doesn’t cause warping. By Bob Flexner Pages: 110-111 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now Logic is usually a good guide, but it doesn’t [...]
3 Most Essential Tools
You can’t buy them, but you already have at least two. By Jim Tolpin Pages: 102-103 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now When I started woodworking in New Hampshire with my fellow [...]
Make Your First Cabriole Legs
Learn to create this classic furniture detail using a template, a band saw and a little lathe work. By Glen D. Huey Pages: 96-100 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now I like the [...]
$1,500 Workshop
You don’t have to sacrifice quality to set up an affordable (and complete) workshop. These tools do good work on a budget. By David Thiel Pages: 66-71 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this [...]
3-D Mortising Upgrade
A modified cross-sliding table turns your drill press or benchtop mortiser into a precision boring machine. By David Thiel Pages: 61-65 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now [...]
Woodworking Essentials: Intro to the Table Saw
By Nick Engler Pages: 53-60 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now Few tools have revolutionized a craft as much as table saws have changed woodworking. These saws saved tedious hand [...]
Tool Test: Sjoberg Benchtops – One Less Thing to Build
By David Thiel Page: 32 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now Every woodworker needs a workbench. Building one can be a very involved project that highlights the woodworker’s [...]
Tool Test: Craftsman’s New Hybrid Table Saws
By David Thiel Page: 32 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now Hybrid is in. Manufacturers are working hard to offer the features of a cabinet saw at a contractor saw price, and [...]
Tool Test: Noden Adjust-A-Bench
By David Thiel Page: 31 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now Because woodworkers come in a variety of heights, one bench height doesn’t satisfy all. And the perfect-height [...]
Tool Test: Dadonator Makes the Cut
By Christopher Schwarz Page: 31 From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now After months of testing the new Dadonator stack dado set from Infinity Cutting Tools I’m convinced this tooling [...]