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Woodworking Magazine, Spring 2004 Premiere Issue: Committed to Finding the Better Way to Build Things Filled With Good Craftsmanship, the Best Techniques and No Ads OODWORKIN W MAGAZINE G Shaker Hanging Cabinet Two Better Ways to Cut Accurate Rabbets Stub Tenons: The Secret to Simple, Good-looking Doors Wipe-on Finishes – What You Must Know To Get Good Results Why Most 6" Rulers Don’t Measure Up Simple Cabinet Organizes Your Most-used Tools POPULAR WOODWORKING $4.99 U.S. $7.99 CAN 03> 71486 01355 06 SPRING 2004 “By all means read what the experts have to say. Just don’t let it get in the way of your woodworking.” Contents — John Brown (1932 – ), Welsh stick chairmaker 1 On the Level 29 Glossary “Listen to Your Lumber” – Your wood shouts, Woodworking can be overwhelming at first. whispers and murmurs. The careful craftsman Some terms from this issue are defined here. understands what these noises mean. 30 Understanding 2 Letters Wipe-on Finishes Questions, comments and wisdom from The simplest finish is a wipe-on finish. But wipe- readers, experts and our staff. on finishes either can be durable or worthless depending on what’s in the can. We clear up 5 Shortcuts the confusion. Plus: We test six popular brands Tricks and tips that will make your of varnish to find the best. woodworking simpler and more accurate. 32 End Grain 8 Cut Accurate and “Bad Treehouses & Good Medicine” – With Clean Rabbets MAKING STUB-TENON DOORS, PAGE 12 fond memories from his own childhood, a After trying every method we could imagine, father tries to build a treehouse with his son. we show you step-by-step our two favorite ways to cut this essential case joint. ALMOST-PERFECT 6" RULERS, PAGE 25 12 Making Stub-tenon Doors A stub tenon is a great joint for small doors. Here are the two best ways to make it. SHORTCUTS, PAGE 5 16 Shaker Hanging Cabinet This cabinet is a good lesson in rabbet joinery, wood selection, wood movement and fitting a door. Plus: Pick a hinge that is easy to install. Learn smart ways to hang a cabinet. Choose HANGING TOOL CABINET, PAGE 26 the best hardware for adjustable shelves. 25 Almost-perfect 6" Rulers We test a handful of 6" steel rulers and discover that we like (but don’t love) only two. 26 Hanging Tool Cabinet Use the same techniques you used for the Shaker Hanging Cabinet to build this simple, wall-mounted tool cabinet. Plus: Clever tool- CUT ACCURATE AND CLEAN RABBETS, PAGE 8 storage tips and tricks. UNDERSTANDING WIPE-ON FINISHES, PAGE 30 OODWORKIN W MAGAZINE G Spring 2004 woodworking-magazine.com On the Level Editorial Offices 513-531-2690 EDITOR & PUBLISHER ■ Steve Shanesy ext. 1238, [email protected] ART DIRECTOR ■ Linda Watts ext. 1396, [email protected] Listen to Your Lumber EXECUTIVE EDITOR ■ Christopher Schwarz ext. 1407, [email protected] SENIOR EDITOR ■ David Thiel You should hear what your pile of project wood how you machine it in your woodworking. For ext. 1255, [email protected] has to say. It has all sorts of suggestions about nice pieces, it will make or break a project you’ll ASSOCIATE EDITOR ■ Kara Gebhart how to make the best use of it. What? You say spend hours building with the hope it will last a ext. 1348, [email protected] your wood pile doesn’t talk to you? Well, you lifetime, maybe even become a family heirloom. ASSOCIATE EDITOR ■ Michael A. Rabkin must not be listening. Pay attention and you’ll be It’s important to choose grain patterns wise- ext. 1327, [email protected] a better, safer woodworker. ly to match color in side-by-side boards in a glued- ILLUSTRATOR ■ Matt Bantly Each piece of lumber is like a relative who up panel. If you have “cathedral” or “V”-shaped PHOTOGRAPHER ■ Al Parrish has a story to tell – some stories are really inter- grain patterns, make sure all the “V” patterns MAGAZINE GROUP HEAD ■ David Hoguet esting, some are downright boring and some are point in the same direction. Don’t glue one piece CIRCULATION cautionary. And there are some that have secret of straight-grain wood adjacent to wild grain. GROUP CIRCULATION MANAGER ■ Mark Fleetwood tales that have to be pried out, slowly. When choosing wood for table legs, select stock Let me explain. Here’s a hardwood board with that has straight-grain on all four sides. (Hint: PRODUCTION VICE PRESIDENT ■ Barbara Schmitz a tight, hard knot and I’m going to saw right Look to the edges of wide boards with end grain PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR ■ Vicki Whitford through it. That board is telling me I ought to that’s running close to 45°.) be careful – danger lurks When selecting your Newsstand distribution: Curtis Circulation Co., around knots. Between project wood, be mind- 730 River Rd., New Milford, NJ 07646 the crazy grain that’s full “Each plank … can have only one ful of which pieces will You can preorder our next issue for $7 ($9 Canada; $11 other for- of tension around a knot be positioned adjacent eign). This includes shipping and handling. Send check or money ideal use. The woodworker must find order to: Woodworking Magazine Next Issue, F&W Publications and the sudden change to each other. If you have Products, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54990, or call 800-258-0929. in density, that board this ideal use and create an object of three drawers running Please specify Woodworking Magazine, Fall 2004 issue. stands a real good chance utility to man, and if nature smiles, horizontally, choose a IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE of binding up on the saw single board, whenever Safety is your responsibility. Manufacturers place blade and kicking back. an object of lasting beauty.” possible, to make all the safety devices on their equipment for a reason. In That same board also drawer fronts. Keep the many photos you see in Woodworking Magazine, — George Nakashima (1905 - 1990) these have been removed to provide clarity. In some has a loose knot and it’s woodworker, author of “The Soul of a Tree” sequence of the boards cases we’ll use an awkward body position so you can warning me, too. “Better in order so they “line up” better see what’s being demonstrated. Don’t copy us. wear your safety glass- when the project is com- Think about each procedure you’re going to perform beforehand. Safety First! es because I’m just bound to come flying out. Oh, plete. Make sure door panels have a uniform ap- did I mention I’ll make a sudden, loud noise and pearance. startle you?” Think of your project materials as an unre- Highly Thankfully, most boards aren’t dangerous. hearsed orchestra and you will act as the con- They may be “plain Jane” or drop-dead gorgeous. ductor. Lead your project through thoughtful Recommended That wallflower of a board is telling you “make wood selection. By doing so, you will bring har- “Reverence for Wood” by me a drawer side” or “use me for the inside of a mony – literally – to all your projects. Eric Sloane, a landscape cabinet.” Just look at the grain pattern. It could Even though the cost of wood can be high, painter and chronicler of be too boring (or too wild) to be featured on the don’t be penny-wise and pound-foolish. Don’t early American life, is a outside in plain view. One piece of this ugly board just cut boards to get the most possible parts. Be portrait of the United States when may be so bad that it says, “Send me to the burn willing to waste some to make your project the Americans were more intimately connect- pile. I am not worthy.” best it can be. Your enjoyment of a well-com- ed to wood. You’ll learn how lumber Of course, there’s that one board you might posed project will last years and you’ll soon for- fueled early life, how early Americans knew call “Monday’s child.” It stands out in the pile, get those extra pieces that landed in the scrap pile. a lot more about wood than we do and all sassy, wide and “fair of face.” It says, “Hey, So listen to what your wood has to say. It’s not how they used that knowledge to survive. look at me! Put me front and center. I’m the cen- crazy – unless you start talking back. WM The book is full of surprises (ash entryway terpiece for this project.” doors kept out evil spirits) and it will help Then, once in a while, you will come across you connect and understand the material a special board, so precious it screams, “Don’t we use in unexpected ways. you dare waste me on this project. Just stand me This short volume was printed in 1955 in the corner until you come up with the perfect and is still available in hardback ($15) and project that I deserve.” paperback ($9) from Ballantine Books. I’m sure you get the idea. I don’t mean to make Steve Shanesy — Christopher Schwarz light of the importance of wood selection and Editor & Publisher woodworking-magazine.com ■ 1 Letters ILLUSTRATIONS BY MARY JANE FAVORITE If Your Benchtop Saw isn’t holes that were made by the ambrosia beetle Edward, Making You Happy, Then it’s (hence the name “ambrosia maple”). It has been Hand-planing knots often results in tear-out. Your used for years as a secondary wood for cabinet best bet is to smooth the surface with a sharp card Time to Move On interiors and the like – somewhat similar to poplar scraper and then sandpaper.
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