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Contents: Eastern Red Cider: The Fragrant Survivor (Pinkish heartwood and a pleasingly sweet aroma make this wood the first choice for lining closets and chests); Cases To Catch A Craftsman’s Fancy (When Illinois woodworker George Goatey builds the basic box, he’s only just begun. See how he then adorns his boxes with straps and hinges, leafy plants, sunflowers, carpenter’s tools, and other relief-carved designs); The Cover-Up Specials: Wood Putties (Hide nail holes, splintered edges, and other flaws in wood with one of the hardworking products tested here); Router-Table Turning (Make tapered spindles for table legs, and then add flutes, beads, or coves to them using our special, multi-purpose jig and a table-mounted router. Your friends will swear you’ve done it all on a lathe); Stylish Storage (Keep CDs, cassettes, and videotapes organized and in easy reach with this attractive cabinet, complete with pull-out shelves); Boy, Do They Ever Know Their Wood! (Travel with your own Pete Stephano as he pays a visit to the U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin); Bring In The Air Force (Find out how today’s air compressors (and the woodworking tools and accessories available for them) can improve your shop, as we review nine different models priced under $400); The Nuts And Bolts Of THreaded Fasteners (Give your outdoor furniture and other heavy-duty projects the needed strength and durability using the hardware choices found here); Restaurant In The Round (Combine the plastic cylinder of a pop bottle with a few shapely turnings and create a feeder for both you and the birds to enjoy); All-Star Cookie Jar (Put our router-table turning jig (featured earlier) to good use by making this lidded container. It will look great in the kitchen); Scrollsawed Safari (Cut out and plant a jungleful of friendly animals with this exciting puzzle. Plans include a full-size pattern); Comfy Country Chair (Looking for just the right outdoor furniture for your porch, deck or patio? We’ve got it! Start with the chair plans inside, and then consider building the two companion pieces – a settee and a handsome table – from our mail-order plans); Eek! Eek! Mice (We need to shy away from these amiable rodents. They’re fun to shape, and they look right at home perched on a bookshelf or on top of the fridge) Short-Subject Features – Editor’s Angle; Talking Back; Tips From Your Shop; Ask WOOD; Great Ideas From Your Shop; Products That Perform; Outdoor Finishes; Finishing Touches
Issue: April 1994
Condition: Very Good