Woodworker's Journal

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Keep on Learning, Building and Enjoying!
This October magazine brings 48 years of Woodworker’s Journal to a close. And that fact has had me pondering what content should fill the very last issue. If you're a longtime subscriber, you know that this publication has provided a rich source of f
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Editor Picks: Taper/Straight Line Jig
Cutting tapers is a bread-and-butter woodworking technique you'll need sooner or later, and it requires a jig. But while tapering jigs are easy to make, few offer the simplicity of setup or the added safety features of Rockler’s Taper/Straight Line J
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Volume 48, Number 5 ALYSSA TAUER Associate Publisher CHRIS MARSHALL Senior Content Editor VERN JOHNSON Art Director DAN CARY Senior Content Strategist NICK BRADY Project Builder/Designer MATTHEW HOCKING Internet Production Coordinator Founder and Cha
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Ginkgo Leaf Table
Although it’s my original design, the inspiration for this Ginkgo Leaf Table draws heavily from Japanese influence. Tapered elements that are wider at the base, and rafter-like members that project through legs and posts, are common in Japanese desig
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Wine Presentation Box
A good friend celebrated a milestone birthday this year, and since he’s a real wine aficionado, I wanted to give him a few very nice bottles of wine presented in a special way. I’ve seen expensive vintage wines sold in wooden presentation boxes, but
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Dual Stop Vertical Drilling Jig
Properly adjusted, nothing beats a drill press for boring perfectly vertical holes. With your stock flat on the table, held by hand or with a clamp when needed, as long as your table’s square to the chuck, you’ll get spot-on vertical holes. However,
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Tambour Console Cabinet
As I was growing up, the furniture in our home was Mid-Century Modern style. Of course, then it was just furniture … period. So that may be one reason that I am drawn to the style. Not everything Mid-Century Modern strikes my fancy, but this console
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Waterfall Corner Joinery
Waterfall joints are a subtle but lovely design feature that has gained popularity lately. Featured on kitchen islands in some home improvement shows, this particular type of mitered corner has become nearly ubiquitous. That’s really what we are talk
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Add Orange to Your Walnut
Walnut lumber that has been kiln-dried sometimes ends up looking gray and wan. Our finishing expert, Michael Dresdner, recommends using an orange dye on bland-looking walnut to pop the colors that may have been muted by the drying process. The dye is
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Classic Cherry Chest
Whether you use this moderately sized chest for storing bedding, photo albums and other keepsakes or off-season clothing, it’s also just the right height to serve as a quick seat for putting on your slippers or shoes. I think every woodworker should
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Custom Knife Kit
A folding pocketknife or fixed blade is handy to have around the house or in the field, and stainless steel knife kits from Sarge and Camillus (see facing page) are fun to build, even if you have only modest skills or no knife-making experience. Alte
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Sarge, Camillus Knife Kits
Rockler (rockler.com) offers numerous variations of folding and fixed-blade knife kits from Sarge and Camillus. The Large Folding Knife (item 53335) shown in this article sells for $26.99. Regardless of style, each kit involves creating and attaching
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Stickley-inspired Plant Stand
The Stickleys strived for function over flair in their designs, but that early 20th-century sensibility makes some of their furniture seem imposing and “heavy” by today’s standards, particularly with a dark finish. So, we’re giving the conventional A
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Turning Rolling Pins
Any cooking store sells wooden rolling pins and most kitchens still include one. Unfortunately, modern examples are puny and of poor workmanship compared to the ones our grandmothers turned out pies, pastry and cookies with. Rolling pins make nice gi
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Making a Pasta Cutter
Cutting grooves into an American-style rolling pin turns it into a pasta cutter. Grind a pointed scraper (the author used an old screwdriver) to cut the grooves, and be sure to scrape with the tool pointed down-hill. A pasta-cutting pin should be no
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Master Your Table Saw
Learn to confidently operate the most important tool in your workshop – the table saw – with the Mastering the Table Saw DVD from Woodworker’s Journal. Everything is covered, from fundamental cuts to advanced techniques. Expert or rookie, this DVD ha

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