#276-July/August 2019

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  Links from Fine Woodworking issue #276

  Online extras from Issue No. 276 of Fine Woodworking magazine. August 2019
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  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.
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  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.
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  Free Plan: Mid-Century Modular Wall Unit

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

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

  A simple template offers accuracy and repeatability for cutting double tenons.
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  Transforming tray table

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

  Will Neptune pairs dadoes with dovetails in three joinery options for attaching horizontal dividers to a case.
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  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 Tips

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  Table Saw Outriggers Let You Use a Smaller Sled

  MDF panels held in place with rare-earth magnets serve as simple tablesaw outriggers to support large workpieces when using a smaller crosscut sled.
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  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.
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  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…
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  Lock Down Your Layout Tools with Sandpaper

  A straightedge will stop shifting if you secure sandpaper to the back.
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  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.

Tools & Materials

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  Tool review: Jet Hybrid Tablesaw-JPS10-115

  Hybrid saw packed with features
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  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
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  Tool Review: Asabeing Tool Roll

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