#282-May/Jun 2020
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Build a contemporary pencil-post bed
Jeremy Zietz gives this Shaker classic new panache with tapered facets, beveled cutouts, and ebonized ash.
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All-in-one workstation for dovetails
Mike Pekovich's simple stand holds the work for every step of the dovetailing process.
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A comfortable Craftsman-style side chair
Tom McLaughlin builds a Craftsman-style side chair with a reclined backrest, curved crest rail, and angled mortise-and-tenon joinery.
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Tips and techniques for taming tearout
Don't let gnarly grain stand in your way. Gary Rogowski outlines his strategies for handplaning woods that are prone to tearout.
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From the Editor: Partnership revolves around turning
Fine Woodworking and the American Association of Woodturners launched a content partnership in February 2020.
Articles
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Fuming Wood with Ammonia
Chris Gochnour explains how to darken wood without touching it.
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How to Make Pierced Panels
Learn how Brian Newell creates his pieced panels using precision scrollsaw work and delicate carving.
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From the Bench: The problem with passion
Nancy Hiller will tell you, when you're talking about having a passion for your work, it pays to know exactly what "passion" means.
Departments
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Workshop Tip: Simple setup hones planer and jointer knives
With this jig and a set of sharpening stones, you can rehone even the "disposable" jointer and planer blades in your shop.
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Workshop Tip: Extended chopsaw stop handles short cutoffs
Stop-block design allows the stop to get real close to the blade, making it ideal for short cutoffs. It also has a built-in measuring tape.
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Workshop Tip: Align sander disks faster
Dowels make it easier to line up disks perfectly and quickly.
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Workshop Tip: Braided sleeve helps vacuum hose navigate benchtop
Sleeving keeps the corrogated vacuum and dust collector hoses from snagging on the sharp edges of a bench or machine table.
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Workshop Tip: Quick, perfect octagons for turning
A tablesaw and a tilted blade make it easy to cut a perfect octagon
Workshop Tips
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Tool Review: Cordless router by Milwaukee, Model 2723-20
Asa Christiana takes a look at a cordless router that gets everything right.
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Book Review: Chip Carving by Tatiana Baldina
Chip carver Daniel Clay reviews a new book from Tatiana Baldina, one of today's most prolific and original chip carvers.
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Tool Review: Spike Plate by Amy Grigg Designs
Mike Mahoney calls this new spike plate "the ultimate version of a center faceplate."
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Tool Review: Slab Stitcher Master Pack
Adam Godet tests the Slab Stitcher kit, which makes adding bowties and other inlays routine and quick.
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Tool Review: Trend Air Stealth P3(r) Half Mask
Rollie Johnson tests out Trend's newest light, comfortable dust mask.
