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    #241–July/Aug 2014

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    The Garden Chair, Part 2: Assembly

    Curvy chair is built to last

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      Articles

    • How to Engineer a Chest of Drawers

      How to build a case that will stay square and stable through the seasons

    • Drawbored Tenons

      Ditch the clamps and add detail with this age-old technique

    • Tool Test: Benchtop Mortisers

      These fast, accurate drilling machines cut square holes easily

    • How to Carve a Ball-and-Claw Foot

      A veteran carver reveals his secret to success

    • Smart Jig for Pattern Routing

      Rout multiple shapes with just one jig

    • simple scandinavian kitchen table plans; dining table woodworking plans

      Scandinavian Kitchen Table

      Pure lines meet powerful joinery in a handsome everyday table

    • Do More with Your Block Plane

      Pound for pound, no hand tool in the shop packs in more value than the block plane. Its compact size makes it great for trimming parts flush, breaking edges, and…

    • How to Use Dividers

      Divide and conquer distances with speed and precision

    • Dry Small Parts in Your Oven

      Q: I want to make a box out of wood from a tree that fell recently. I had it milled into boards, but the sawyer told me that it would…

    • Size Turnings with a Gate Jig

      Q: In "Shaker Side Table" in FWW #239, Christian Becksvoort used a “gate jig” to size elements on the pedestal. Is it better than using a parting tool and a…

    • Prevent Springback in Bent Laminations

      Q: I’m building Adrian Ferrazzutti's coopered table from "Star Burst Coffee Table," FWW #225. For the bent-laminated staves, I’m using three layers of ash, with a walnut outer layer, all…

    • How to Understand Wood Movement

      Learn how to predict dimensional changes in your furniture parts

    • From Lumber to Leaves

      See how Greg Brown built the organic base to his tilt-top table

    • Mother Nature Meets Her Match

      Greg Brown's live-edged table with an organic base

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