Description
Contents: Connecticut Blanket Chest (An authentic reproduction of an 18th-century classic); Waterstone Pond (This sharpening station will keep your stones ready to go); An Introduction To Chip Carving (All you need are two knives and a comfortable chair); Top Drawer (How to make a drawer with a piston fit); A Simple Wall Mirror (Dress up a basic frame with curves, pegs and carving); Sanding Blocks (Sand faster and better for next to nothing); Shop Tested – Benchtop Planers (We rate 13 machines – including 6 brand-new models); Turned Ring Box (A tiny container that’s easy to turn and tricky to open); Cornish Knot Puzzle (Make this brainteaser with a drill press and a Forstner bit); AW‘s 1996 Excellence In Craftsmanship Awards (Winners of our fifth annual competition); Sliding Dovetails (Rout these locking joints with a pair of simple jigs); Retempering Tools (How to bring edge tools back from burnout) Departments – A Word From The Editor’s; Letters (Flip-uup bench stops); Q & A (Finishes that won’t yellow); Offcuts (Wild walking sticks); Tech Tips (Circular sawing made simple); Wood Facts (Douglas fir); Just Finishing (Nitrocellulose lacquer); Toolbox (Hottest new tools from two big shows); Gallery (AW Excellence Award finalists); Shop Solutions (These sawhorses do double duty)
Issue: December 1996
Condition: Very Good