Woodworker: Michael MasonMason’s Duncan-Phyfe-style chest is made of pine, while the drawer tills are made of ribbon-striped mahogany and walnut. There are five drawers in the front till and 16 in the back. Under each till and in the center are wells that can stow up to 100 molding planes. The inside of the lid is veneered with a star pattern of elm burl, maple, and mahogany. The chest has a shellac finish. Photo: Michael A. Mason
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Next Wave CNC’s Shark RS1000 Pro
Next Wave CNC’s Shark RS1000 Pro allows you to adjust your router’s bit height and fence placement with computer-level accuracy. The software accepts imperial, metric, decimal, and fractional measurements. It also has preloaded applications for common functions like box joints, dovetails, and dadoes.
The Powermatic smoothed boards excellently. It has a plastic insert that sits shallow of the fence, where thin boards tended to catch when flattening faces. The Powermatic was the only model that uses a knob to adjust the angle of the fence—a nice feature—except that locking it caused the fence to move slightly, which made it tricky to square the fence. But when locked, the fence did not move. The 90° stop was easy to set but wasn’t reliable. The guard was finicky to install and would often not snap back fully after a board passed by.
Weight: 7.8 lb. Amps: 8 Variable speed: Yes Belt alignment: Excellent Material removal rate: Good Sanding flatness: Fair Shaping/scribing: Very good Handling on side: Good Dust collection with hose: N/A
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