#268–May/June 2018
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How To Sharpen and Use a Drawknife
A brilliantly simple shaping tool that’s versatile, fast, and a pleasure to use
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Designer's Notebook: The Dynamics of Designing
As a teacher of three-dimensional design, Aaron Levine has learned there is a wide spectrum of pathways for creating something from nothing
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Contemporary Arts and Crafts Bed
Updated design combines solid walnut with veneered panels
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A Hidden Magnetic Door Catch
This subtle, magnetic method remains unseen
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Workbench Tips and Tricks
Here are eight ideas to make your bench work harder.
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How to make a simple leg-tapering jig
Dedicated sled is dead-simple to build and use
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Stylish Serving Trays
Strong, light, and graceful, they deliver breakfast beautifully
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How to add splines for stronger miters
Quick jig produces clean joints with hidden power
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Creating Curved Furniture
Learn when it's best to saw, steam-bend, or laminate
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Woodworking Wisdom
In this article, Jerry Forshee talks about the pieces of wisdom he's learned from others over a 25-year woodworking career
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German-style hand tools: Try them!
If you pick up a Primus plane and give it the run of your bench for a while, you’ll soon be compelled to discover what else you’ve been missing
Articles
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Two DIY Woodworking Vises
Turn your kitchen table into a workbench with these homemade work-holding wonders
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How to handplane a taper to perfection
Tom McLaughlin’s tapering jig makes quick work of any taper, but some work with a handplane makes it sing
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Rock-Solid Miters with L-tenons
For Duncan Gowdy, the L-tenon miter joint allows for more straightforward assembly than typical splined miter joints
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7 Questions with Joe Morgan
Simple really, we ask Joe questions, and he answers them
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An interview with chairmaker Brian Boggs
Brian Boggs has been building chairs since 1982, when he was a student of French and philosophy at Berea College in Kentucky. Before that, he aspired to be a fine art…
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How to get a new handplane ready for work
From Fine Woodworking Live 2017: A new, high-quality handplane is a great addition to your shop, but no matter how much you pay, it won’t be ready to work right out of the box
Online Extras
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Workshop Tip: Angle Bars Tame Big Panel Glue-ups
The simplest, most effective solution for gluing multiple boards edge to edge
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Workshop Tip: Increase Your Miter Saw's Capacity
My chopsaw has a limited crosscut capacity compared to sliding models, so I often use an old carpenter’s trick to add 1-1⁄2 in. of crosscut width. By adding two layers…
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Workshop Tip: Use Dowel Jig to Mark True Center on any Board
Most boards end up at nonstandard thicknesses, making it a challenge to find and mark their true center for various tasks. I found the perfect solution in my dowel jig,…
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Thin-Strip Ripping Jig has a Bonus Feature
I’m not the first to place a stop on the other side of the blade, opposite the fence, when ripping thin strips, so they can fall away freely. But my…
Workshop Tips
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Tool Review: Turbo T40 Lathe by Harvey
Powerful and sturdy benchtop lathe
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Tool Review: Dovetail Saw by BearKat Wood
Premier Dovetail Saw is Worth the Wait
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Tool Review: WorkTunes wireless hearing protection by 3M
Over the ear hearing protection with bluetooth
