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    Jim Richey

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    A charter subscriber to FWW, Jim Richey began illustrating and editing Methods of Work in 1979, with issue #16, and has been at it ever since. Richey produces the column from his home, which was Houston in the early days and now is a small town in western Oklahoma. His interest in woodworking stretches all the way back to high school, where he built a conga drum. His latest effort was reproducing two 1929 medicine cabinets for a bathroom remodel. He is also an avid photographer.

    • Treadle Lathe

      April 26, 2010

      Build your own from ash and yellow pine

    • All About Push Sticks

      November 11, 2005

      Push sticks, push blocks, hold-ins, and featherboards are simple little things, usually made up from scraps around the shop. But there's a common thread among the woodworkers who unfailingly use…

    • All About Router Jigs

      November 5, 2005

      The router is often the first power tool a novice woodworker buys -- just the tool to put a fancy edge on a bookshelf. But there's much more to the…

    • All About Power Tool Jigs

      November 5, 2005

      The anticipated use for any given power tool is only a small portion of what it can actually accomplish in the shop when coupled with innovative jigs and fixtures. The…

    • All About Workstations

      November 1, 2005

      If we were to able to travel back through time and wander through the woodworking shops in ancient Egypt or early New England, we would instantly recognize at least one…

    • All About Clamping Jigs

      November 1, 2005

      Store-bought clamps are fine for standard woodworking tasks like gluing up boards into a tabletop or assembling a drawer. But not everything you want to do is standard. When you're…

    • All About Workbench Jigs

      November 1, 2005

      The holding function of a workbench starts with the vise. But a bench's holding power is augmented by other shop-made fixtures like bench stops, holdfasts, and bench hooks. The basic: • Bench dogs…

    • All About Workshop Systems

      November 1, 2005

      There are big differences between a woodworking shop and just another room in the house. Yes, the creature comforts of heating and cooling are important in a shop, but a…

    • lumber storage racks for solid wood and sheet material

      All About Lumber Storage

      November 1, 2005

      If there is a universal problem in the woodworking shop, it is lumber storage. To work efficiently, you need a good inventory of solid wood and sheet goods. Your inventory…

    • All About Measuring and Marking Jigs

      November 1, 2005

      Every woodworking project, from simple to complex, involves measuring and marking. In projects that lean toward complex, standard marking tools don't always suffice. In these cases, a jig or fixture…

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