#287-Jan/Feb 2021
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Online extras from FWW issue #287
Online extras from FWW issue #287 Video: In hot water (Coming 12/18) Russ Filbeck shows how he uses boiling water to get his chair parts up to bending temperature. Video:…
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Editor's letter: Finding sanctuary in the shop
For many of us, woodworking allows the chance to change gears, change focus, and quiet the noise.
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Making custom brass hardware
Clark Kellogg shows you how to make your own metal hardware using many of the tools you already own, plus a handful of others.
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Light and Lively Side Table
Behind the front's flowing grain lie simple and smart building strategies.
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Handplaning With Precision
You can use a smoothing plane for more than just smoothing.
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Simple, handsome 17th-century box
Underneath the carving, this traditional form is a great exercise in hand skills
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James Krenov’s dowel joint
Use a simple shopmade jig to create cabinets that stand the test of time.
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How to bend wood to your will
Use steam to create strong, curved parts with continuous grain.
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17th-century relief carving
Peter Follansbee demonstrates how to carve his 17th-century box using two common motifs: S-scrolls and lunettes.
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From the bench: Resilience runs in the family
Tony O'Malley's thoughts turn to retirement, role models, and how he learned to deal with life's setbacks through the example of his grandfather.
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The Hepplewhite House
Ted Lott's Hepplewhite House was inspired by a garage-sale find and a desire to explore the common motifs in furniture and architecture.
Articles
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Workshop tip: Modular storage system adjusts to fit cargo
Quick-to-make, adjustable cabinets will hold a variety of tools and equipment.
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Workshop tip: Use push pins to align your track saw
Keep both ends of a long track stable with this simple trick.
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Workshop tip: Marble or granite tile is a low-cost lapping plate
Floor tiles are inexpensive and give you a long, flat surface.
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Workshop tip: Use spacers to plane strips to perfect thickness
Spacer system handles pieces that are too short to plane safely by machine.
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Workshop tip: Adapt a pencil sharpener to make small pins
You can turn a small dowel by making a few changes to your carpenter's pencil sharpener.
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Workshop tip: Heat-shrink tubing makes clamp handles easy to grip
It's inexpensive and makes handles larger and grippier.
Workshop Tips
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Tool review: Grizzly G0860 dust collector
Anissa Kapsales takes a look at this dust collector for a small shop.
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Tool review: Little Proteus power feeder from Al Ladd
Rollie Johnson reviews an interesting DIY power feeder kit.
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New tools to look out for this winter
Festool edge sanding guide, The Anarchist's Workbench, and Veritas 4-in. Carver's model drawknife.
