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in this issue PROJECTS TECHNIQUES 32 Coverproject: Modular shelving 18Createa super-smooth filled finish Foursimple components thatcan be arranqed in infinitecombinations forultimate flexibility. 28Fourways to securea tabletop 46 Dollarcoin holder 74 lnterchangeableboxjoints 5howyour patriotic pride-and your presidential Thisstrong, timeless joint gets a makeoverthanks coincollection-with thishandsome display. toa no-doughtablesaw jig. 58 Drop-leafharvest table 84 Howto installtable-legconnectors 70 (andlewallsconces 78 Three-boxensemble DEPARTMENTS 8 SoundingBoard TOOLS & MATERIALS 10 ShopTips 88 AskW00D 22 Settingup and using rule-joint router bits Twocommon router bits combine toform afoldable 108What's Ahead edgefor drop-leaf tables. 42 Shop-tested:Tablesaw blades Canone general-purpose bladereally crosscut aswell asit rips? Turns out several do,as 0ur tests reveat. gPff3lr+, 50 Hotnew tools for 2008 Oureditors pick the tools and accessories thatwill be s makingnews (and sawdust) inthe next 12 months. 64 Wood-jointtorture test Wesacrifice dozens ofdoor and drawer ioints inthe nameof science-and better woodworkinq. Thisseal is your assurance that we build everyproject, verify every fact, and test every revreweotoot In our worKshop to quarantee yoursuccess and complete satisfa[tion. ,f Dec./Jan.2007/2008 lssue181 on the web woodmagadne.com NOW THAT'S coo L! Browsethe photo gallery at woodmagazine.com/projectga llery andyou'llfind inspired works like thesewhimsical light-switch covers madeby Larry Greengard of Merced,Calif. PEEKTHROUGH THE KEYHOLE... ...asMatt Seiler builds this beautifulwalnut credenza. Manbuilds custom furniture in suburbanChicago. Follow his progressinthis photo-laden blog atwoodmagazine.com/msblog. A H ELPING HAN D Fteeonline slide shows detail how W00D'magazine projects come together.This month, get extra in-progressphotos ofthe Harvest Table (right,p. 58) and Modular Cabinets (p.32) atwoodmagazine.com/sl ideshows. M IGHTY DUCKS IN YOUR SHOP Exclusivelyat W00D 0nline! Learn how to layout irregular curves using spline ducks (/eft). It'sa woodworking technique you'll find only at woodmagazine.com/irrcurves. Better Homes and Gardenso w00lLwoodmaoazine.com December/January2OO7 I2OOB Vol.24,No.7 lssueNo. 181 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF We askedour staff: BItLKRIER Whatis your best finishing tip? ManagingEditor DeputyEditor ....'MARLENKEMMET DAVECAMPBELI... Art Director SeniorDesign Editor KARLEHLERS KEVINBOYLE TechniquesEditor Tool& TechniquesEditor Whenusing an oil/varnish BOBWILSON BOBHUNTER mix on porouswoods, such ProjectsEditor ProjectsEditor asoak, check frequently OWENDUVALL JANSVEC for finishbleeding back in To avoidthe mess puddlesas it cures. DesignEditor MasterCraftsman andclean-up from JEFFMERTZ CHUCKHEDTUND steelwool, I buff betweentop coats MultimediaEditor AssociateArt Director AssistantArt Director with an ultrafine LUCASPETERS GREGSELLERS CHERYLA.CIBULA (gray) synthetic Production/OfficeManager AdministrativeAssistant abrasivepad. MARGARETCTOSNER SHERYLMUNYON Photographers MARTYBALDWIN, JASON DONNELLY DEAN SCHOEPPNER, JAY WILDE lllustratorsTIM CAHILL, LORNA JOHNSON, ROXANNE LeMOINE TechnicalConsultants JEFF HALL, PAT LOWRY ContributingCraftsman JIM HEAVEY ProofreadersBABS KLEIN, IRA LACHER, JIM SANDERS Makesample boards in speciesyou use SUBSCRIBERSERVICE regularly.For stains, Co to woodmagazine.com/helpor writeto WOODmagazine, P.O. Box 37439, Boone, lA 50037-0439 makea sampleboard stainor clearfinish. Build with one and two coats PublisherMARK L. HAGEN up lightcoats and sand to previewthe results. ADVERTISINGAND MARKETING betweeneach coat. CHICAGO:333N. 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RetailSales Retailers<an order copies ofWOOD forresale by e-mailing I D t ortall toll-free888-636- 4H,78 tO [email protected],1805. lvr ll $6.99U.S., $8.99 Canada WOOD magazlne December/lanuary2007 12008 wDor08 SoundinBoard Ourbulletin board for letters, comments, and timely updates Reader puts a new spin on end-grain cutting board After making severalend-grain cutting %" drill bit (samesize as the pivot pin I Plywood circle boards from your plans in issue 172 used to cut the circles)to align the (October 2006),I got the idea to make a hardware, as shown at right. lazy-Susanserver, shown atrtght, using BecauseI couldn't drive screwsinto the sameend-grain pattern. I bought both the baseand top-the hardware the 6" rotating hardware (Shepherd doesn't come apart-I marked and Hardware paft #9548) for $5 at The drilled shank holes for the screwsand Home Depot. counterboresfor the nuts in the base. Here'show I built it. First, I glued up Then I attached the screwsto the lower the strips according to your plan-but bracket with hot-melt glue. I next made them 4'long so I could get centeredthe hardware on the top and matching discs-then cut 12" and'l'6" secured it with four #8xVz" self-tapping circles from that blank. Next, I routed wood screws.Finally, I attached the the edges,sanded both discs smooth, basewith four #8-32x/a" machine and applied my finish. screwsand nuts. After assemblingthe To center the hardware on each disc I two discs to the hardware, I attached cut a /+" plywood circle that fits into rubber bumper feet to the base. the lazy-Susanhardware. Then I used a -Ted Lone,Sarasota, Flo. Boston show canceled Settee glider provides armrest, table for two The ConsumerWoodworking ExPo has I always wanted a gftder rocker, but : 2000) with the glider. My settee glider canceledits show scheduledfor Nov. never found one I liked. Then my i isbelow rtght.I had to modify the base 30-Dec.2 in Boston. father showed me the Adirondack slightly to receive the gliding hardware glider, shown below,in WOODv (Rocklerpart #58330, $20, 8OO-279- Article update magazine issue 155 (May 2OO4).After 444I or rockler.com). Now it's on mY Issue L78 (September 2OO7) looking at other issuesin his collection, porch-the perfect place to enioy r ln Tip #2 of "Clampdown on glue-uP I decided to combine the Adirondack evenings. mistakes"(page 98), you shouldwipe off while it'swet. settee,below center,in issue 125 (August -Brian Tillor,Cincinnati, Ohio glue squeeze-out r Forwoodwo*ingadvice: r Subscriptionassistance: r Toordel past issues and articles: Postyour woodworking questions (ioinery, finishing, Tonotiff us of an address change, ort0 gethelp with 0rderpast issues ofW00D nagazine, ourspecial issuel tools,turning, general woodworking, etc.) on one of yoursubscription, visitwoodmagazine.com/service. ordownloadable articles from issue 100 to present Visit 14online forums atwoodmagazine.com/forums. 0rwrite to W00Dmagazine, P0Box 37439, Boone, lA ouronline store atwoodmagazine.com/store. 50037-0439.Please enclose your address label from a Someissues are sold out. r Tocontact our editors: recentmagazine issue. Sendyour comments viaE-mail to r Updatesto previouslypublished projects: [email protected];orwrite to r Tofind past articles: Foran up-to-date listing of changes indimensions W00Dmagazine,1716Locust St., LS-221, Seeour index at woodmagazine.com/index. andbuying-guide sources from issue 1through today, DesMoines, lA50309. goto woodmagazine.com/editoiial. WOOD magazlne December/January2007 12O08 Sho Ti s Helpingyou work faster, smarter, and safer PVC to fit blast gates Downsize @ o When I installed a central ductwork o I used = system for my dust collector, A 4" PVC pipe instead of steeland saved E percent on the cost. But the inside 75 Youthink yourneighbors aie close? diameter of the 4' PVC is /4" too large i Onlyone wall sepirates Top Shop Tip ' for blast gatesdesigned for steel ducts. winherScott PerrY's townhouse- My dad and I solved that bY Problem basementshoP from the folksnext shrinking the PVC pipe slightly with a door."l buy mostof mYwood rough-I propane torch. sawn,so I iry to machineit whenthe To soften the PVC for the we : ioints, neighborsaien't around," he saYs.To slipped a hose clamp