#276-July/August 2019

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Online extras from Issue No. 276 of Fine Woodworking magazine. August 2019
How to Dye Wood with Indigo

Heide Martin uses a vat-dying technique with its roots in fabric dying to give vibrant indigo color to her furniture.
Shopmade Winding Sticks Guarantee Accuracy

Whether you're checking for twist in a board, a glued-up assembly, or a specific joint, there's nothing like a pair of winding sticks for a simple, foolproof method.
Free Plan: Mid-Century Modular Wall Unit

Anissa Kapsales's wall-unit features mitered cases combined with a unique hanging system for versatile storage
The Basics of Milling Lumber

Bob Van Dyke shares his smart machine strategy for making boards flat, straight, and square.
Create Perfect Double Tenons with a Router

Simple template offers accuracy and repeatability
Indigo Tray Table

A removable parquetry tray transforms a simple, three-legged table
Strong and Stylish Dovetailed Dividers

Three options for these classic components of casework
How to make dovetailed dividers with a built-in bead

Will Neptune shows how to add dovetails to keep dividers square when the case has inset drawers with cock beading

Workshop Tip: Tablesaw Outriggers Let You Use a Smaller Sled

MDF panels held in place with rare-earth magnets serve as simple outriggers to support large workpieces when using a smaller crosscut sled.
Workshop Tip: Use a Pencil Sharpener to Make Tight Plugs in Any Wood

Start with a square stick, chamfer it to an octagon, use a pencil sharpener, and presto! You have tight-fitting plugs.
Workshop Tip: Floor Vise Makes Adze Work Safer and Easier

Adapting a tip from Dave Fisher's "Carve a Greenwood Bowl," (FWW #263), a reader uses a clamping jig to secure large bowls on the floor while working with a two-handed…
Workshop Tip: Lock Down Your Layout Tools With Sandpaper

A straightedge will stop shifting if you secure sandpaper to the back.
Workshop Tip: Relief Cut Makes it Easy to Chop Out Dovetail Waste

The kerf left by a Western-style handsaw, located in the center of the dovetail waste, makes it easier to chop out between narrow pins.

Tool review: Jet Hybrid Tablesaw-JPS10-115

Hybrid saw packed with features
Tool review: Festool CT-VA-20 Cyclone/Pre-separator

Festool’s new CT-VA-20 Cyclone Dust Collection Pre-Separator, promises to cut down on the number of bags you have to buy
Tool Review: Asabeing Tool Roll

Mary May takes a look at the handy 14-pocket tool roll