#255–July/Aug 2016

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Learn From Antiques

Avoid construction mishaps by looking at mistakes from the past

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Learn From Antiques

Avoid construction mishaps by looking at mistakes from the past
A Table for 2, 4, or 6

Gate-leg design expands from small to large in a jiffy.
Track Saws

For fast, accurate cuts in plywood and more, these compact saws are hard to beat
Make a Sleek Box with a Sliding Lid

Clean, versatile design offers easy access to what’s inside this mitered box.
Which Waxes Work Best?

A close look at price, performance, appearance, and smell.
Marriage of Metal and Wood

Woodworkers in search of a perfect union of materials for all types of furniture, from tables to desks and chairs.
Turn a Bowl

Make a functional and beautiful bowl from a chunk of green wood

Contemporary Chest with Colonial Roots

Designer's Notebook
10 Essential Layout Tools

Ten tools that every woodworker should have to lay out their next project.
Two Block Planes Are Better than One

Furniture maker Garrett Hack uses an apron plane for coarse work and then switches to an adjustable-mouth block plane for fine-tuning.
Make an elliptical tabletop

Make an elliptical tabletop
Looking Back: In my imagination, all of my tools are sharp

In my imagination, all of my tools are sharp
When Metal Meets Wood

See how Robert and Tor Erickson made the strong and stunning connections between wrought steel and solid wood in their trestle table.
Re-enter the Iron Age

Robert Erickson’s trestle table was his first time marrying metal and wood, and he sought inspiration from the California Arts and Crafts-era designers Charles and Henry Greene for this first design.

How To Make a Tracksaw Crosscut Table

Ben Strano shows how to build a table that will make the track saw your go-to tool for crosscutting panels that are too big for your tablesaw.
Behind the Design - Duncan Gowdy

Furniture maker Duncan Gowdy walks you through his design process—from inspiration to sketching, scale mockups, full-size mockups, and finally the finished piece.
Does Your Tape Measure Up?

Tape measures have a hook at the end that moves in and out to compensate for inside and outside measurements. However, after years of constant use, the holes wear out and can move 1⁄16 in. or more. In this Drawing Board video, you’ll learn how to make sure that your tape measure is still reliable.