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F rom the Editor "great concern" that F WW would lower

itself to include an article on kitchen
THAT MAGIC MOMENT cabinets. Not only that, he felt the drawer
design was the worst in your history.
I remember clearly the day I looked around my Shameful! And then a letter chastising
you for having a cover shot wherein a
shop and realized I had everything I needed to make furniture. Before that day
block plane was shown lying on its bed.
before I had the equipment to mill my own stock, cut smooth curves, drill straight Horrors! What scrupulous attention to
holes, smooth big surfaces-woodworking was a series of work-arounds. Filling my detail. Was I in over my head?
shop with tools wasn't easy. It took a few years and a significant outlay of cash. I set the magazine down for a minute
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to consider if I should continue, and
then I did, checking the miter-saw story.
ToolShop to tell us "Why I Deserve a New Shop." We'll choose one passionate but Beautiful layout---concise and informative.
under-equipped woodworker to receive a shop full of tool s-enough for a lifetime And, hey, what's this? Alongside a very
of furniture making. fine $500 saw is one by my favorite
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sweepings. Oh, the letters will be pouring
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Letters, FWW #186) that your readers
are purist snobs, and that woodworking
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Woodworking magazine. Until now I column, and what was the first letter I own oak kitchen cabinets, but I also have
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I subscribe to Fine Homebuilding, and I have a large bin of wood shavings
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the article; I had used them before for Ball-and-claw tips removed the knock-out ring to allow
polishing optical fibers. I think this is the I loved the Master Class article by Eugene for the large-diameter bit. I should have
application for which they were originally Landon ("Carve a Ball and Claw Foot," unplugged the router to change the bit.
designed. So alternate sources for the FWW #186). I've always wanted to learn Instead I just laid the router on its side in
polishing film (often listed as "lapping how to carve a ball-and-claw foot, and the lower compartment. The switch hit
film") include vendors of fiber optics and that article gave me the confidence to try a scrap of wood and turned on, and the
related equipment. a couple of test pieces in basswood. I was router began flailing around inside the
-ERIC KALTENBACHER , St. Petersburg, Fla. left with a couple of questions, though. table. At least I had the presence of mind
One, as a beginner, is it best to work not to try to grab it. I pulled the cord.
Why leave the scribe line on dovetails? on all of the feet bit by bit (e.g., work on Did I forget to say that I store the router
Why do some craftsmen ("Half-Blind the first quadrant of each piece before wrenches down there? The bit had all its
Dovetails," FWW #185) go through all the moving to the next) or should you corners knocked off from hitting the steel
trouble to fashion a beautiful piece of complete the first foot before starting the wrenches. Lesson learned: Unplug the
tool before changing bits or blades.
-CHARLES E. WALKER JR . , Atlant a, Ga.
Why do some craftsmen go through all

Krenov-style planes are customizable
the trouble to fashion a beautiful piece of I appreciated Lyn Mangiameli's insight
into "Handplane Blade Angles" (A Closer
furniture only to leave the dovetail scribe Look, FWW # 186). But the article only
dealt with metal-bodied planes. Krenov
line visible? -KEVIN JAYNES
style handplanes, being shopmade, offer
a unique flexibility of design. I just build
planes of different bed angles, widths, and
furniture only to leave tl1e dovetail scribe second? And two, given that basswood is
line visible? Are we to pretend we don't very easy to carve, are there any woods
see it? You'd have to be half-blind. Does it that should be avoided because they
add something to the effort? I have never are too difficult to carve or have grain
seen this issue addressed. I find it quite patterns that do not look appealing?
puzzling that any craftsman would want - M ARK STECKEL, London, Ont., Canada
to leave such evidence of the process, and Managing editor Mark Schofield
actually incorporate it into the piece as replies: I spoke to Gene Landon and
though it were somehow part of the form. he said that he does his multiple feet
- KEVI N JAYN ES, Bonham, Texas on an assembly-line principle, laying
Editor replies: Some people see the them all out, doing the saw cuts on all
line as a hallmark of handcrafted work. of them, etc. In this way you are much
Otl1ers agree with you: See Q&A, p. 108. more likely to get very sin1ilar-looking
feet. Regarding the species of wood to
use, the easiest is mahogany, followed by
cherry and then walnut, which is slightly
About your safety
Working wood is inherently dangerous.
more fibrous and sinewy. The only other
wood used on historical pieces is tiger
maple, the hardest wood to carve. Stay
lengths, so I can pick and choose for the
exact task at hand. Also, I can sharpen all
of my blades at the same angle.
Using hand or power tools improperly or
away from oak, which is both hard to -WILLIA M LOHR , Frederick, M d .
ignoring standard safety practices can lead
to permanent injury or even death. Don't carve and historically inaccurate. Good
try to perform operations you learn about luck and I hope the feet turn out well. Corrections
here (or elsewhere) until you're certain In "Philadelphia Side Chair" ( FWW #186),
they are safe for you. If something about Unplug router before changing bits the chart for the back legs (p. 82) should
an operation doesn't feel right, don't do it.
I have a shopmade router table with an read 1 sq. = 2 in.
Look for another way. We want you to enjoy
the craft, so please keep safety foremost in enclosure below the table. I put a panel
your mind whenever you're in the shop. raising bit into the router and was about In "Exhibition in Ebony" (back cover,
- Asa Christiana, editor to fit the motor back into its base under FWW #187), the photographer's name was
the table when I realized that I had not misspelled. It should have been lain Gibbs.
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methods of work
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Jig cuts
co nto u red seat.
Back
F ron t
c ross ca rr i age
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Base
.BestTip Shape chair seats

with a router
Tighten threaded knobs
to lock blank in jig.
The purpose of this fixture is to shape wooden chair have scooped the entire seat at that depth. Now
seats so that they fit the body. The outside tracks
of the base are higher at the ends and lower in the
lower the bit about \-i6 in. and repeat the process.
Keep repeating until the depth of the scooped area
middle to match the desired profile of the chair seat. �s 3;8 in. or more. Leave a flat area for spindle holes.
The outside tracks are used with the back cross ow remove the back cross-carriage and replace it
After careers in
education and real carriage to shape the seat's back. The inside tracks with the front cross-carriage. Repeat the process to
estate, Bill Gamer are used with the front cross-carriage to shape the shape the pommel at the front. While routing, it is a
returned full-time to pommel (front). good idea to install a small C-clamp at the back end
woodworking, where The back cross-carriage has a smooth concave of a track to prevent pushing the cross-carriage off
he has concentrated shape and extended ears to ride on the outside the end of the track and gouging the seat.
on building and tracks. The front cross-carriage has a double -Bill GARNER, Au burn, Wash.
restoring period concave shape and shorter ears so that it rides on

the inside tracks. The auxiliary router base rides
furniture. In a class
on Windsor chair on the cross-carriages.
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an unillustrated tip; $100 for an illustrated one. The
labor-intensive. He o. 45986; www
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author of the best
built this jig to speed bolt the router to the auxiliary router base. Place tip gets a 12-in.
up the process. the router in the back cross-carriage and adjust the combination
depth so that the bit takes a light cut. Standing at square (with
center head a n d
the back of the chair seat, push the router forward
protractor) from the
to take a light cut. Step the router a small increment
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Shopmade brackets support wide stock on edge

If you've ever tried to work on the edge of a wide door
or tabletop, you know how difficult it is to secure a
large, flat workpiece in the veltical position. I've found
a solution in the form of some L-shaped brackets made
from plywood.
To make the brackets, you need two pieces of
plywood, each one measuring 8 in. wide by 16 in. long.
Face-glue the two pieces, taking care to ensure that all
four edges are perfectly flush. From this 1 Y2-in.-thick
J
P lywood bracket
lamination, lay out and cut four L shapes, making each
one 2 in. wide by 8 in. long by 6 in. tall. It is in1perative
that all the corners be 90°.
The fixtures work in pairs. Clamp one leg of each
fixture to your workbench as shown, then slip the
workpiece between the pairs. For a snugger fit, loosen
clamps as needed and push the fixtures closer together.
To prevent the workpiece from shifting, add a clamp
across the fixtures.
Clamp across brackets to prevent
-MICHAEL SHEVELEV, Princeton, N.J.
workpiece from shifting.
M agnetic drill-press fence

Rather than build a complicated auxilialY drill-press table
I use a block of ski wax that I bought about 10 years ago to wax the
sole of a bench plane. Ski-wax blocks are nicely rectangular, very
with an adjustable fence, a sin1pler solution is to use a hard, and last for ages. One swipe does it.
12-in.-Iong magnetic tool-holder as a fence. The magnets -NIAll DUXBURY, Harrogate, U .K.
in the tool holder are powerful and will hold tl1e device
where you put it on your drill-press table. If the tool
holder by itself is not tall enough, you easily can embed
it into a block of wood.
A better glue dispenser
-MICHAEL WILSON , Tuscaloosa, Ala. I like to buy bulk glue to Sports
save money. In the past I cap
transferred tl1e glue to a small
dispenser for use, the kind
with a chisel tip. Over time,
Magnetic
tool-holder however, tl1e tips on tl1ese
applicators clog up and don't
seal very well. When I got
tired of this, I came up with
D ri l l-press ta ble the idea of using a water Water
bottle
bottle with a SPOIts cap.
These seal well, are just the
right size, and produce a thin
glueline. So next time you
buy a case of water, get
one with sports caps, and
G l ue
you'll have enough ready
made glue dispensers to last
several years.
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M ake a giant cabinetmaker's square

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In not much more than an hour, a carpenter's framing square
can be converted to a jumbo-size cabinetmaker's square. For
the fence of the square, I used \t8-in.-thick by �-in. by �-in.
Bolt aluminum
aluminum angle stock, available at most hardware
angle to framing
stores. Cut the angle stock into a pair of square.
16-in. lengths. Align the angle stock
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Fra m i n g square Align edge of stock
the three parts together. Drill holes
flush with inside ___-
for three Allen-head screws, then add
edge of square.
the screws, lock-washers, and nuts.
-BOB WEY, Westford, Mass.
Nut holds setting on locking clamp

Locking c l a m p A locking clamp is one of my most useful tools. Unfortunately,
J Adjustment
screw
the clamp setting tends to change when the tool is used
repeatedly for the same task, because the adjustment screw
loosens. So, I have to constantly readjust the screw.
Nut locks
To solve this problem, I threaded a 7/ 16- 1 4 nut onto the
adjustment screw to create a locknut. Now, once I establish
the needed setting for the clamp, I tighten the locknut
against the tool handle and everytl1ing stays put.
By the way, I cut the nut in half, making it 'Y16
thick instead of % in. thick. The thinner nut allows for a
in.
greater range of clamp adjustment.

-ROBERT C. WA L KER , Harbor Springs, Mich.
Table-leg finishing jig

Ha nger bolt
Finishing some table legs recently, I discovered how
difficult it can be to get a spotless, dripless finish on
such parts. The project became a lot easier after I
built this rack from scrap.
The rack is just two lengtl1s of 2x4 stock
screwed to a plywood base. Common
nails serve as spindles. Allow about Y2 in.
of clearance on either side of each leg.
Drill holes the same diameter as the nails
in the 2x4s at appropriate intervals. Make
some indentations in the top and bottom of
each leg to act as bearing points for the nails.
In my leg design, I installed hanger bolts for
attaching the legs. The hanger bolts also allowed
me to freely spin the legs to reach all sides. If
hanger bolts are not part of your design, affix a
screw in some hidden area of each leg so that you
can grip the leg without touching the finish.
-BARRY BORTNICK, Calgary, Alta., Canada
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Street price: $250
porate turning into their work but Weight: 89 l b .
who don't want to commit the money Motor: '12
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or space for a ·full-size machine. Swing: 12 i n .
Indexing head does double
Distance between centers: 16 i n .
These benchtop lathes are strong (40 i n . with o n e b e d exte n s i o n , duty. The 12-position head
enough and have the capacity to 64 i n . w i t h two) locks a workpiece for marking,
handle most furniture-related tasks, such as knobs Speed settings (rpm): 430; 810; routing, or carving, and it makes
1,230; 1,810; 2 ,670; 3 , 900 removing the faceplate easy.
and spindles. And most accept bed extensions to
increase the length between centers.
We reviewed five midi-lathes (also called mini
lathes) in 2002 ( FWW #1 58, pp. 68-73), and now
Rikon (model 70-100) and Steel City Tool Works
(model 60100) have entered the market. Both lathes
operated smoothly and accurately, so the choice came
down to features and capacity. Both include faceplates
and have standard #2 Morse tapers and I-in. by 8-tpi
threads. Neither offers outboard turning.
The Rikon has a 1 2-in. swing-2 in. more than
most of the competition-a 16-in. capacity between
centers, and the ability to add multiple bed exten
sions, for a capacity comparable to a floor-standing
machine. Plus, its stock 8-in. tool rest is superior to
the standard 6-in. rest on most midi-lathes.
The Rikon also features a headstock with a
1 2-position indexing head to assist when marking,
routing, or carving on the lathe. This feature also
locks the spindle for easy removal of the faceplate.
The Steel City has the advantage when it comes to
speed control. It has a variable-speed drive, which
I love because I can go from roughing a blank to S T E E L C I T Y 6 0 10 0
sanding a finished piece with the turn of a dial. www.steelcitytoolworks.com
Rikon requires you to change speeds by moving a Street price: $380 ($280 with
belt on stepped pulleys, but it takes only a moment. manual five speed, model 60170)
Forced to pick between the two, I'd go with the Weight: 7 2 l b .
Rikon because of its lower cost, big capacity, and

Motor: '12 hp, 3 amps Change speeds with a twist
Swing: 1 0 i n .
of a dial. The Steel City 60100
handy features, including a helpful handle that Distance between centers: 15 i n .
has a variable-speed drive, which
makes the heavy lathe easier to carry than its lighter ( 3 7 % i n . with b e d extension)
Variable speed (rpm): 500 to 1 , 3 50 ;
allows you to crank up the speed
competitors. 1 , 400 t o 3 ,800 for sanding, for example, without
-Matt Berger is the online managing editor. turning off the machine.
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- SHARPENING - TRADE SHOW
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Fa ir i n Atlanta is always a hot event-a nd not just because it's
J ET'S NEW WET SHARPENER HAS A LOT IN COMMON with the held in August. At the fair, held every other year, manufacturers
Tormek SuperGrind 2000, which I reviewed in FWW #182 unveil new and exciting tools for the woodworking market. As
(pp. 38-43), but the Jet has a lower price. Like the Tormek, the usual, editors returned home this year with worn-out shoes,
Jet Sharpener uses an ultraslow lO-in.-dia. by 2-in.-wide grinding sore feet, and a su itcase-load of information about the new
wheel-running through a water trough-and a leather-faced offerings. Here are a few items that turned our heads.
honing wheel. Both machines share a similar micro-adjustable
support arm to hold jigs for grinding and honing.
Unlike the Tormek, the Jet has a variable-speed motor (90
to 1 50 rpm) that allows you to maintain grinding speed as the
wheel shrinks in diameter. And the Jet does a great job at man
aging water by adding splash guards and a large trough.
The Jet system offers a variety of accessory jigs (interchange
able with the jigs on the Tormek system) for sharpening carving
tools and turning gouges, as well. as an accessory support arm
for grinding on the side of the wheel, which can be helpful
when sharpening tools where a hollow grind is not ideal, such
as a skew chisel.
The machine I looked at had a few small problems. The
straightedge jig that came with the machine required me to file GRIZZLY UPS TH E ANTE ON CABI N ET SAWS
a slight hump to allow the tool to register at 90°. Additionally, Grizzly's showcase product was the " Extreme Series 12-in. Table
the support arm exhibited a slight amount of slop and required Saw with Riving Knife" (model G0606X). While adding a true
extra attention to lock it down parallel to the wheel, and the riving knife and keeping the price competitive at $2,000, Grizzly
honing wheel wobbled. Yet despite these small problems, I was has outdone the competition i n a n u m ber of ways: The blade is
able to achieve excellent results when sharpening and honing. 12 in.; the power is 5 h p, single phase; and the trunnions move
The jet's performance and price ( $ 1 00 less than the Tormek) up and down i n a straight line (instead of pivoting), keeping
make this machine a good value. The basic kit ($300; www
. the riving knife just below the top of the blade. Other notable
woodcraft. com) includes the machine, a stone grader, straight features are the q u ick-release action on the riving kn ife, and
edge jig, angle measuring devices, support arm, honing com a digital gauge for blade angle. A three-phase, 71h-hp model
pound, and a training D VD. is available for the same price. Grizzly products are sold direct
-Tim Albers is a hobbyistfurniture maker and tool refurbisher. (www.grizzly.com).
BOSCH VACUUM CLEANS ITS OWN FILTERS

The Bosch Ai rsweep 3931A is a tool-actuated vacuum designed
to work with a variable electrical load to avoid tripped circuit
brea kers. A dial on the Ai rsweep lets you adjust its amperage
to accommodate a high-draw tool. The 13-gal. wet/dry vacuum
automatically senses when its two drop-in filters are dirty and
shakes them clean. It's also very quiet: 69 db. , or about the
same as normal conversation. The street price is $430.
SELF-CLOSING H I N G ES AND SLI DES

Available in popular woodworking catalogs, two new prod ucts
join the growing n u mber of self-closing hinges and slides, which
bring d rawers and doors softly and stead i ly home whether
they are n udged or slammed. Accuride's ( www
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new Eclipse Easy-Close undermount d rawer slides bail out
cabinetmakers with lIa i n . of adjustment in every direction
after installation-wh ich ensures perfect action . Blum ( www
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www.F i neWoodwork i n g . com TOOLS & SHOPS 2007 25

tools & materials continued
• , I r- " T ..
blum .us) i s adding t o its self-dosing lineup with
Blu motion for Doors. The tiny regulator snaps onto
standard Blum cup h i nges, with options for inset
and overlay doors i n a variety of opening angles.
PORTER-CABLE REI NVENTS THE OMNIJIG

Ta king a run at the Leigh for the title of most
• HAND TOOLS versatile doveta i l jig, Porter-Cable is reengineering
Bevel-up jointer its Omnijig for a January 2007 release. Like the
Leigh, the new Omnijig uses a single set of sliding
plane makes fingers for both through- and half-blind dovetails, all
silky-smoo h cuts
variably spaced . But what sets the Omnijig apart
is a series of stops for template position and bit
depth designed to remove trial-and-error from the
process. The sliding-finger template is standard on
ITH THEIR LONG SOLES, jointer A big mouth. The adjustable the 24-in. version ($550). A 16-in. version ($400)
planes are unmatched at preparing sole plate on this Veritas plane comes with a template for half-blind and sliding
makes it easy to adjust the
dead-flat surfaces and edges by doveta ils, though all templates will be available for
blade for coarse or fine shavings.
hand. The typical jointer plane both jigs. A versatile mortise-a nd-tenon system will
has its blade with the bevel down, but a be offered for $300.
new Veritas jointer features a bevel-up blade configuration that has some
distinct advantages. First, the blade is supported nearly all the way to its RIKON 14-I N. BAN OSAW HAS BIG RESAW CAPACITY
cutting edge, dampening vibration and chatter. Second, the chipbreaker With 13 i n . of resaw capacity, two speeds, and
is eliminated, which simplifies sharpening, setup, and tuning. Finally, the Ph hp, Rikon 's new 14-in. bandsaw (model 10-325)
bevel-up format allows the plane's cutting angle to be fine-tuned easily to offers big-saw capacity in a sma ll package. The saw
suit the task at hand by sharpening the blade at different angles. has a n u m ber of other useful features: cast-iron
The 22-in. plane has a 2%-in.-wide A2 blade with a 25° bevel, a Norris-type wheels; q u ick-release blade tension; micro-adjust
adjuster, and rosewood handles. Veritas sells accessOlY blades (sharpened roller-blade guides; large,
to 38° and 50°) to handle trickier grain, and a fence to make jointing boards 26-i n . by 201h-in . table; one
easier. Jointing board edges for glue-up was quick and predictable, and pan piece table support trunnions;
els flattened with the plane were ready for finish-flat and smooth, with no blade tracking and tensioning
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VACUUM CLAMPS HOLD ON
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ROUTI NG THE EDGES OF A SMALL PART often requires clamping the piece
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it can lower the quality of the work with burns or lumps where the rout 20-950) offers some great features
ing stops and starts. Vacuum Pressing Systems is now selling a clamping kit for woodworkers, one of which
based on pads that use vacuum pressure to hold parts in place, effectively is a mechanical variable-speed
eliminating the need for clumsy clamps. adjustment. It also has a
The machined aluminum pads, with a built-in vacuum valve on each 24-in . by 14-in. table, a
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on. The vacuum pressure (up to 1 ,800 lb. per sq. ft.) adheres the pads to 6-in . quill stroke. The drill press reta ils
the benchtop and secures the workpiece to the pads. The workpiece can for $750.
be released from the pads by depressing a foot switch. Pads can be used
individually or linked together with plastic tubing, and they can be mount FREUD FUSION SAWBLADE
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The system works well. It was strong enough to hold a part while I purpose sawblade combines
carved it with chisels and mallet, and it also held a piece solidly for rout H i-ATB tooth geometry with double
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surface to ensure adequate holding power. Also, the workpiece must be is chi p-free cuts top and bottom when
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VacuClamp pads can be purchased directly from Vacuum Pressing materials, and a glass-smooth edge. A
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the company's pumps. eliminates blade vibration. The street
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or 1 5 years I dreamed of building the perfect shop. After making

do with space in cramped, dark garages and basements, I wanted a
workspace that was bright and inspiring. When we moved from New
York to Connecticut, I had my chance.
Designing my ideal shop building consumed the first few months
of 2004. I made lists, read books and magazines, drew on 1 5 years of
experience, and made dozens of layouts on graph paper.
I kept asking myself if the shop building would create a positive, a neutral, or
a negative value for the property. In the end, I decided that a building
made with conventional framing would be a neutral addition at best, but a
properly executed timber-frame structure would be a positive--especially from
inside, where it would be obvious that this was no ordinary structure. A
timber-frame shop also would fit in with the neighborhood and would be
adaptable for other uses.
Hardwood floors, wainscoting, and finished walls between the exposed post
and-beam structure give the shop the bright and inspiring appearance I've
It just looks old. This

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dates from mid-200S.
It was made to resem
ble a 19th-century barn,
using post-and-beam
construction. Inside, the
massive timbers domi
nate. Arranging the
tablesaw island and
other machines for
maximum efficiency
took weeks of planning.
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shop design "o"o",d
craved. If the next owner doesn't need Setback requirements for local zoning over-engineer the design. If you're not
a shop, the building will work as office restricted me to a 24-ft. by 36-ft. up to dealing with the local building
space or as a studio. structure. With its second-floor loft, the department, be sure that the tin1ber
In my experience, building a timber building has 1 ,500 sq. ft. of floor space. framing contractor you hire can obtain
frame structure involves about as much That's large enough to satisfy my main needed permits and variances.
time and expense as a conventional requirement: being able to work with
stick-frame building. The biggest plywood sheets anywhere in the shop. Getting real
drawback to timber framing is the extra Still, I couldn't make space for a finishing Internet research turned up companies
time needed to get building permits room or a dedicated place to dry wood. that would build a brand-new
and find a reputable, affordable timber Before I could proceed, I had to gain timber frame, but they were way too
framer. Timber framers don't use graded the building inspector's approval. I used expensive-about $45,000 just for
lumber, so a building inspector may Tedd Benson's book Building the Timber materials. That's three times the cost
require a structural engineer to provide a Frame House (Fireside, 198 1 ) to provide of conventional stick framing. My best
set of plans that include all the necessary tables, charts, and stress calculations option seemed to be a company that
load and span calculations. for evelY joint and beam. It helped to could dismantle, repair, and reassemble
O LD TI M B ERS, M O DERN S K I N 6-i n . expanded

polystyre ne foam
In a typical tim ber-frame structure, vertical posts, horizontal beams,
and rafters are fastened together on the ground to make an assembly OSB
known as a bent. The bents are tlJen ho isted upright and tied together sheath ing
with horizontal members called girts. Here, the contractors added
rafters after raising the bents. This age-Old timber frame
skeleton is sheathed and insulated with Asphalt
modern materials. shi ngles over
roofi ng felt
Rafters
Roofer
boards
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G i rt
Exterior siding over Wiring for 120v

OSB sheath ing c i rc u its is routed
in channels cut
M O D I F I E D J O I N ERY Beam
Foertsch had the origi n a l
mortise-an d-tenon joints recut
to add strength. Mortises in the
Su rface
posts were e n l a rged to add a haunch,
mou nted
a n d beams were cut shorter with a Drywa l l and
cond u it for
new hau nched tenon on the ends. bead board
240v c i rcu its
over OSB
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a timber frame on my property. Their oriented strand board, and rigid foam.
prices came closest to fitting my budget. Over the rough sheathing on the
That led me to Jesse Benedict of interior, I attached beadboard wainscot
Benedict Antique Lumber and Stone, panels 4 ft. high. A large beam called
in ew Milford, Pa. Benedict had a a tie gilt hides the seam between the
hundred-year-old barn that could be beadboard and the wallboard that runs
modified to meet my needs by cutting a to the ceiling.
foot off each main beam. And, to stay on The shop cost me about $35,000 in all,
the good side of the building inspector, about what a comparable conventional
I had Benedict recut the post-and-beam building would cost in my area.
joints to make them haunched moltises,
thereby strengthening each joint. Finishing touches
I didn't limit my recycling to the post
Barn raising and-beam structure. The 1 1 double-hung
In early May, Benedict and his four-man windows came from a contractor tearing
crew arrived with a flatbed truck hauling down a nearby house. Windows in the
the components for the basic frame. roof cupola are salvaged French doors
Rafters, roofing lumber, and sheathing turned sideways. The beech hardwood
filled another two trucks. floor came from a company auctioning
The men raised each of the 1 ,000-lb. offcuts and seconds online. I also turned
post-and-beam assemblies (known as to the Internet for the porcelain barn
bents) by hand, pulling it upright with lamps that supply most of the lighting.
ropes. Then, balancing themselves on I still have to finish the second-story
the 8-in.-wide beams like trapeze altists, loft and add window trim and a few
they attached the rafters. That palt of the other details. But from the outside, the
barn raising took them only three days; building looks just like a 1 9th-century
they needed another month to sheathe barn. And my wife says the space inside
the walls and roof with plywood, is already nicer than our house. D
Lots of storage.
The shop has more
than 20 ft. of draw
ers and cabinets
along one wall
(above), with more
built into the work
bench and tablesaw
island. Upstairs, a
loft provides ample
storage for wood and
assorted odds and
ends (right).
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fter a career of 3 5 years I had col tools as well. Think twice before making and that open to reveal additional space
lected a substantial number of the cabinet smaller; even if your tool col for saws and marking tools. The lower area
woodworking tools and I finally lection would look lost in a cabinet of this is divided into cubbyholes for smoothing
decided that they deserved a proper home. size, it's nice to have space to grow into. planes and other specialty planes, willie six
I set out to create a cabinet capable of small drawers in the bottom hold smaller
holding my tools in a relatively small but
accessible area. The result is home to
No wasted space
The inside surfaces of the main doors hold
tools such as block planes, drill bits, and
router bits.
well over 300 tools, yet covers only about thin tools such as chisels and screwdrivers. The cabinet hangs on upper and lower
1 2 sq. ft. of wall. Inside the cabinet, working down from pairs of French cleats. Behind the cabi
I deliberately dedicated this cabinet to the top, the upper shelf seats larger hand net, in the space between the cleats, is a
hand tools to keep them apart from dusty planes; the middle section has a pair of place to hold a carpenter's square on one
power tools, but the design can be modi internal doors that support tools on both side, and three panel saws, held securely
fied easily to accommodate small power sides (increasing the hanging area by 40%) by means of the friction of their teeth, on
Drawers for small objects. The six drawers Hinged pane's add storage. Tools hang Storage behind the cabinet. A carpenter's
at the bottom of the cabinet hold small objects on both sides, adding 40% to the cabinet's square on one side and three panel saws on the
such as block planes. hanging area. other fit into slots in the back of the cabinet.
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A C O M PACT C A B I N ET W I T H A M P L E C A PAC I T Y
T h e cabinet i s made almost entirely from birch plywood, which gives di mensional stability a t a
budget price. The main carcase is 3f4-in.-th ick plywood connected with finger jOi nts.
Top and bottom , 13'14 in. deep

by 32 i n . wide
Rabbet, 1/2
i n . deep
by %in. wide
Front and back,

Sides, 31 i n . wide by 1. Cut doors 2. Split doors
from case.
13'14 in. deep
by 48 in. tall
47'14 i n . tall in two. 3.Add %-in.-thick
center door side.
Build a big box.. The main body of the cabinet is connected at each
corner with 1f2-in. fingerjoints cut on the tablesaw (left). Rabbet the
front and rear for the panels. Glue and nail the front panel (above),
but attach the rear with screws for interior access.
42 Photos: Mark Schofield; drawings: Bob La Pointe

the other. The cabinet holds all these tools While a t the saw, cut the newly removed bottoms, made of l,4-in.-thick plywood, sit
within easy reach, and every blade and front section of the cabinet in half to form in a rabbet rather than a groove because
tooth stays sharp and protected. the two main doors. When this is done, at the latter would reduce the depth of these
tach pieces of ¥I-in.-thick plywood to form already-shallow drawers.
Construction starts with a si ngle box the center side of each door. Don't worry After unscrewing the back panel of the
I built my cabinet out of Baltic-birch ply about the exposed edges of the plywood cabinet, rout a dado on each side for the
wood. at only is it more economical than sides; these will be covered by banding. upper shelf, and then glue in the shelf.
solid lumber, but it eliminates problems Stack the drawers using laminate or thin
such as stuck drawers from dimensional Create the gallery and drawers cardboard as spacers, and mark the top
changes caused by the high humidity in The central gallery, with its cubbyholes of the stack for the location of the bot
the orthwest. The body of the cabinet used to store planes, gives the cabinet rigid tom dado of the gallery. Lay the gallery
starts out as one large box with the sides ity. Cut the upper and lower crosspieces, across the cabinet and mark the location
made from ¥I-in.-thick plywood. Join the then cut the dadoes for the 14-in.-thick shelf of the top dado. Cut the pair of dadoes
corners with Y2-in. finger or box joints (for partitions either on the tablesaw or with on each side, and then install the gallety
more on this method, see "A Lesson in Box a router. Use the same method to create and the central drawer divider. The latter is
FWW # 1 8 1 , p. 84, or "Box Joints on
Joints," the dado on the underside of the gall elY to screwed to the bottom of the cabinet from
the Tablesaw," FWW # 1 48, pp. 60-63). receive the center drawer divider. the outside and is not dadoed, so as not to
Rout a Y2-in.-deep by %-in.-wide rabbet Before installing the gallery you need to weaken the bottom of the cabinet.
around the inside front and back edges to make the drawers, because their height and I hung the drawers by attaching l,4-in.
accept panels of Y2-in.-thick plywood. The spacing will determine the location of the thick by Y2-in.-wide strips o f hard maple to
front of the cabinet is attached with glue gallery. The six drawers are made of Y2-in. the sides of the cabinet and the central di
and nails, but the back is attached with thick plywood with 14-in. finger joints. The vider. To get the drawers to hang perfectly
screws only to allow access during later
construction.
Next, cut off approximately the front
third of the box to form what will become
the main doors. On the tablesaw, using the
rip fence as a guide, cut through both ends
of the box. Attach a thin piece of scrap
plywood to each end by nailing it on both
sides of the cut. This is to keep the two
parts of the box attached while cutting
through the long sides on the tablesaw.
Cut away the door section. With the front

and rear panels installed, cut away the front
quarter of the box to form the main doors.
Cut the short sides first, and then tack a Next cut makes the two main doors. Tack two strips of wood across the cut line as shown. Then
batten across the cut to hold the section in set the sawblade to just score the underside of the strips. In this way the panel is cut in half but
place while cutting the long sides. won't bind on the sawblade.
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French cleats, o/s
i n . thick by
Carcase
3 i n . wide by 30'12 i n . long
Piano h i nge
Butt
nges
I nside doors,
o/s in. thick
000 r post, o/s

in.
thick, screwed to
the cabi net through
cou nterbored holes
Top shelf,
'12 in. thick
Bottom shelf,
o/s
i n . thick
G a l l e ry d ividers,
'14 i n . th ick
layers of 'I4-in.
thick plywood.
The i n ner layer
has sections
cut out to hold
panel saws and
a carpenter's
square.
Drawer guides, hard ma ple,
'14 in. thick by '12
in. wide by Drawer d ivider
9'12 in. long
Grooves, '14 i n . deep by
T 9'12 i n .
'12 i n . wide by 9'12 i n . long
7 in.
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'I2-in.-th ick plywood Drawer fronts and
backs, 'I2-in.-th ick
1¥. i n . plywood
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either 5/S in. or :lf2 In. thick, and the front and back
a re :lf2-in.-thick panels. The drawers are made from
1h-i n .-thick material with 1/4-in.-thick plywood used for
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13'14 i n . the drawer bottoms and the gallery dividers.
parallel, I used the same spacers when cut The two inner doors and their posts With the main cabinet construction com
ting rabbets in the drawer sides and when are made from 5i8-in.-thick plywood. Cut plete, make and attach custom hangers for
attaching the strips to the cabinet. matching recesses on each door and post each tool using scraps of plywood.
On a router table, create a guide channel for a pair of hinges, and then screw each I finished my cabinet with two coats of
the same width as the drawer sides com post to the sides of the cabinet between oil-based sealer that were sanded with
prising two outer guide strips, two center the top of the torsion box and the upper P320-grit sandpaper. Then I wiped on a
strips of wood the width of the straight-cut shelf. Hang the doors on these posts. couple of coats of tung oil.
router bit, and two equal spacers to go The separate unit at the back of the cab The cubbyholes and the bottoms of
above and below the bit that center the inet is built of two layers of lJi-in. -thick the drawers were covered with industrial
drawer side over the router bit. Clamp the plywood and should be designed to ac rubber-backed floor covering, available
outer strips to the table, remove the spacers commodate carpenter's squares and panel from home centers. It comes in many colors
and the center strips, raise the bit to IJi
and cut a groove until just before the fin
in. , saws. Screw this unit to the back of the
cabinet between the French cleats.
and gives excellent protection to edge
tools. The final step was to attach pulls to
ger joints at the front of the drawer. The outer doors are hung using piano the drawers and doors, and stout handles
When all the grooves have been cut, use hinges and magnetic catches; ball catches to the outside of the cabinet. These are a
the spacer strips from the router table and give a positive latch to the doors. After great help when you and a friend lift the
the laminate spacers used earlier when hanging the front doors, conceal the ex cabinet onto the wall-mounted part of
stacking the drawers to establish the loca posed rabbet jOint around the front panel the cleats. Install all of the tools and then
tion for each maple drawer runner. Screw
the runners to the sides, and the central
with a }'\6-in.-thick by ¥I-in.-wide strip of
solid maple, rounded slightly (as all ex
start putting them to use. 0
divider and the drawers are hung. posed corners should be). Jan Zoltowski is a professional antique and art
restorer who lives near Seattle, Wash.
Attach the
inner doors.
Stretching from
the top of the
gallery to the
bottom of the
upper shelf,
each inner door
is hung from a
post screwed to
the cabinet.
Install the upper shelf and gallery. Cut a dado on both sides of the cabinet and Storage behind the cabinet. An inner layer of %-in.-thick
install the upper shelf. This gives the carcase extra rigidity. After routing the dadoes plywood is cut to receive panel saws and a carpenter's
for the upper and lower shelves, test-fit the gallery and then glue it in. square, then covered by a solid outer piece of plywood.
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Set Up
M
ost furniture makers would
welcome a few more chisels,
planes, and clamps, and prob
ably a wider jointer, but there is a critical
mass of tools that allows you to get fine
woodworking done in an efficient way-a
point when the balance tips from struggle
to satisfaction.
It's easy to charge past that pOint, be
coming obsessed with building or buying
every jig and having the best of everything.
Ch oose wisely a n d yo u r fi rst In the meantime, you're probably not pro

ducing much furniture.
Space is one important factor in decid
set of too ls co u l d be yo u r last ing when to stop buying and start building.
There is no point in adding another ma
chine to save time if you no longer have the
B Y ASA CHRISTIANA room to move projects around efficiently.
I'd like to make a case for my essential
tools, with two goals in mind. For one, I'll
These require the biggest investment

because they do the most work, turning
rough lu mber into precisely sized
JOINTER
furniture parts. They also drill clean Whether you buy
holes and cut joi nts. new or used, wider
is better, but a n 8-in.
model will handle
most workpieces.
BAN DSAW
- ------------ .
A 1 4 i n . or 15-i n . bandsaw
�
TAB LESAW is e n ough, and a riser
Get as powerful a n d block accessory is a good
heavy-duty a s a w a s way to dou ble the resaw
y o u can afford, with a t capacity to 12 i n . This
least 30 i n . o f ripping tool is ind ispensa ble for
capacity. For safety, use ri pping, resawing, a n d
a spl itter or riving kn ife cutting c u rves.
and put an outfeed table
on the back.
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Shop for $5,000
provide beginners with a shopping list for can't fill your house with bass-unless they will get curves, joints, and final surfaces
this lifelong hobby. Also, I hope to reas are stuffed or singing. I'll take furniture. veIY close to perfect before hand tools and
sure more experienced woodworkers that Of course, my own way of working has sandpaper take over.
they may already have what they need to informed my list of essential tools. I am not However, if your machines lack capac
make beautiful projects. a professional woodworker. Almost every ity, power, or accuracy, you'll find these
To arrive at a bottom line, I've assembled piece I make is different. And I do a fair preliminary stages frustrating. If the first
a list of specific brands and models, most bit of woodworking to beautify my home, surface of a board isn't flat and straight, the
of which have been winners in recent tool such as built-ins and trim. join our Knots opposite one won't be either. If edges and
reviews in Fine Woodworking. I won't cov discussion at www
.FineWoodworking.com! ends aren't square, you'll chase those inac
er a few categories of tools that are truly toollist to share your opinions about my curacies all the way through the project.
necessary but vary too much to pin down: tool choices. When it comes to setting up shop, a plan
marking and measuring tools, sharpen er and jointer often mark
ing gear, and clamps (they say even God Machines do the heavy lifting .--- --- t h e m o m e n t
needs more clamps). Hand-tool purists might argue, but ma � when a wood-
The street price for all-new equipment chines are the backbone of an efficient worker gets se
is about $5,000. Buy used equipment, and shop. With a set of plans in hand and the rious about the
you can cut that in half. I consider this a rough lumber chosen, most woodworkers hobby. These
reasonable investment for a lifelong hobby. turn first to machines to straighten, flatten, machines a l
Consider the cost of a bass boat (not to square up, and cut off precise workpieces. low you to
mention the truck and trailer). And you Well-tuned machines and power tools also mill stock
PLANER
Today's s m a l l planers
leave a great finish
with m i n i m a l s n i pe on
boards u p to 13 in.
wide. Get one with
i ndexed kn ives for
easy blade cha nges.
D R I LL PR ESS
Whether you get
a benchtop or floor
M ITER SAW -------1--.
Aside from rough i n g stock q u ickly
sta n d i n g model, go to length, this m a c h i n e can make
for a %-i n . chuck q u i c k miter cuts that a re clean
a n d at least eight eno ugh for m a ny uses, l i ke
speeds, 3 in. of b u i lt-in cabi nets a n d tri m . Non
spindle trave l , slid i n g, 12-i n. "chop saws" offer
DUST COLLECTOR
a n d 7 in. between the best va l ue.
Get a l'h-hp, s i ngle-stage collector
the s p i n d l e a n d at a m i n i m u m . To collect the f i n est
t h e post. d ust, opt for a ca rtridge filter or a
felt bag. A 2-h p coll ector is better
because it can be located farther
from a ta blesaw or pla ner and sti l l
c a n do its job.
TOOLS & SHOPS 2007 47

I Power tools
Like machi nes, these speed up the more tedious
woodworking tasks: drilling, sanding, sawing, molding,
mortisi ng, and some other joinery.
TWO-AND-A-HALF ROUTERS
Today's router kits offer one
motor that changes q u ickly
between a p l u nge base designed
for h a n d held use and a base
that can stay m o u nted in a
router table. Throw in a s m a l ler,
detail router and you have the
equival ent of three tools.
CORD LESS D R I L L/ DRIVER

A 14.4v model has e n o u g h power
for big bits and enough control
for s m a l l screws.
quickly to any thickness, which means you its chips . just fall down random-orbit sander, a cordless drilVdriv
can buy rough lumber. Bottom line: You'll a ramp into a bucket. er, a circular saw, and a biscuit joiner.
need a jointer and planer wide enough to Mortisers and lathes are optional-I I can't imagine woodworking without a
handle most workpieces. made a tough call on these tools. Whether handheld router and a router mounted in
You'll also need a heavy-duty tablesaw hollow-chisel or horizontal, a mortiser a table. The good news on routers is that
that can make smooth cuts in thick hard makes the joinery process quicker and eas there are multi-base models that will allow
woods; a medium-size bandsaw that keeps ier, but is essential for pros only. A router, you to keep a fixed base mounted in your
its blade on track; a miter saw to rough-cut in tandem with shopmade jigs, will make router table and a plunge base free for
lumber to length and to cut moldings; and great mortises. handheld routing, such as mortising. You'll
a drill press to cut clean and accurate holes Choosing a lathe is complicated. If most have to switch the 2-hp motor from one to
with large and small bits. of your woodworking is turning, my list the other, but that takes only seconds.
Mac hines need dust collection--I f only of tools is not for you. But even if you As for a router table, it can be as simple
to keep machines running right, with less dabble, and ever want to try big bowls and as a piece of plywood clamped to the end
maintenance, you'll need dust collection. vessels, you'll need a large-capacity lathe of a workbench, with a shopmade fence
Tablesaws and planers work better when with enough mass to control vibration, and that has a dust port tacked on.
dust is being sucked away. Then there's speed that is variable on the fly. So you'll I also recommend a small fixed-base
the latest government data about fine wood be out $ 1 ,000 or more for a tool you'll use router (the "laminate trimmer" type) for
dust causing nose and throat cancer. It takes only once in a while. However, if all you detail work. They are easier to handle for
very fine filtration to capture the smallest, turn is knobs and spindles for furniture, inlay and light edge work, and there are
most insidious stuff. Finally, it's just more you can get by with a benchtop (mini or times when it is nice to have a second
pleasant to work in a clean shop. midi) lathe. Newer models are solid and router loaded and ready to go.
I keep a tight cluster of the worst of offer bed extensions. Though I ' l l make a case later for a
fenders (tablesaw, planer, bandsaw) per smoothing plane, there are woods and
manently connected to my dust collector Power tools give speed and precision situations for which a sander is simply the
with a simple blast-gate system and flex The next row in your arsenal is the power easiest way to go. A random-orbit palm
ible hoses. I don't bother with the jointer; tools: two-and-a-half routers (you'll see), a sander is aggressive enough to remove
48 FI E WOODWORKI G
Get a 5-in .-d i a . , pal m-style, random
orbit sander with va riable speed
and hook-a nd-Ioop d isks. A 3-i n .
b y 21-i n . belt sander offers a
great combi nation of size a n d CI RCULAR SAW
m a n e uvera b i l ity. A 15-a mp, heavy-duty,
71/4-i n . saw w i l l power
through h a rdwood.
Look for user-friendly
adjustments a n d a very
flat sole.
M a ke sure this tool has

good refe rence su rfaces
machine marks and tearout, yet it is pretty and plenty strong for many appli
base, face, a n d fence
easy to control. If used properly, it won't cations. A biscuit joiner is the ideal tool to you ' l l use them a l l .
leave dips in the surface and it won't sand build plywood cabinetry. Biscuits
through veneers or the first coat of finish. also make quick and invisible
A cordless drilVdriver is a fixture in every splines for aligning mating
shop. Woodworkers don't need as much parts.
power and endurance as homebuilding con Team up your power S H O P VAC U U M
tractors, yet we inevitably do jobs around tools with a shop vacu Look for a 1 - or
2-micron filter a n d a
the house. A 1 4.4v drill offers the right com u rn--
Like machines, many tool-triggered power
bination of power and fine conu·ol. power tools run much bet switch. P l ug a tool
The last dlfee power tools on my list are ter with a vacuum attached. i nto the on board
outlet and the
sometimes sneered at. A belt sander seems Palm sanders can be almost va c u u m will turn
like a long shot but has a host of uses in a dust-free, which increases on when the tool
woodshop. It can surface slabs that are too their efficiency. Router does and run a few
seconds afte r the
wide for the planer or jointer. It is also great table procedures a re tool is turned off.
when scribing and fitting the frames and easier without a lot of
moldings of built-ins to walls and ceilings. chips in the way. Some
A circular saw is essential anytime it is routers are well-designed
easier to bring the saw to the work rather for dust collection, which
than the work to the tablesaw, such as when means you'll never have to stop to clear
roughing out plywood paI1s. Guided by a chips when mortising.
straightedge and armed wid1 a good blade,
a heavy-duty saw also will make clean, ac Hand tools: Get these 10
curate cuts on the end of a wide panel. and learn to sharpen them
Though a biscuit joint is not as strong Hand tools handle the final stage of
as traditional joinery, it is lightning-fast construction: fine-tuning j o ints and
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I H a nd tools surfaces. Every woodworker should learn
to use a smoothing plane. It is simply the
For final fitting and final surfaces, when precision is fastest way to prep a board for finishing
critical, turn to high-qual ity hand tools. The following after it leaves the planer. Handplanes are
are essential. also the best tool for leveling one surface
to another without creating dips or hol
lows. Put in a thick aftermarket blade to
dampen vibration, and sharpen it to 8,000-
grit. For most woods, this is all you will
need to create an almost-final surface, fol
lowed by a quick pass with fine sand-
paper on a sanding block.
For figured woods and other tough
planing situations, I use a cabinet
scraper to create a smooth surface with
no tea rout. (When all else fails, I turn to
my power sanders.)
T H R E E HAN DPLAN ES Two other essential planes are a
Yo u ' l l need a block p l a n e (right) for deta i l shoulder plane and a block plane.
work, a No. 4 smooth i n g p l a n e (a bove) for
The block plane is the handplane
removi ng m a c h i n e marks a n d prepping
f i n a l faces a n d edges, a n d a shoulder p l a n e I use most often-for chamfers,
(below) for tri m m i ng j o i nery. A l l should have roundovers, trimming cuts, nar
thick blades to reduce ch atter.
row edges, or just for breaking
sharp corners. I prefer the versatil
ity of a low-angle version, though
a standard-angle plane would be fine,
too . The former does better on straight
grain and end grain; the latter on grain that
wants to tear out.
The shoulder plane is ignored by some
woodworkers, but is unequaled at trim
ming tenons and rabbets to fit. It is great
SCRAPER
For d iffi c u lt woods, a sharp cabinet
scraper w i l l prep f i n a l su rfaces with
n o tea rout. A wide base is h e l pf u l .
A d d a c a r d scraper for a few d o l l a rs.
DOVETA I L SAW - -----------" " .,--

""""� T_
Ch ristia n a prefers a Japanese-style
h a ndsaw (called a dozuki), which
has very fine teeth and a thin blade,
and cuts o n the pull stroke. However,
m a n y woodworkers prefe r a Western
style d oveta i l saw.
50 FI E WOO DW0RK I G
And the actua l reta i l p ri ce is ...
any time you need to plane right up to a
square shoulder.
In order t o arrive a t a bottom-line street price for new equipment, I h a d to
Even if you make dovetails with a router
choose actual products. To be fair to manufacturers, I checked our
jig, tablesaw, or bandsaw, you'll still need a
recent tool reviews and used authors' picks for Best Value. When
good dovetail saw for those small, preCise
cuts. Western or Japanese, push or pull, reviews were somewhat outdated, I chose tools that got favorable
take your pick. Just get a good one. I pre reviews in our Tools & Materials column. When that didn't work, I went
fer a pullsaw; its thin blade and fine teeth with features I deem essential. Anyway, the point is the class and type of
make it easier to start and control. each tool, not the exact brand and model.
The last hand tools you'll need are chis
els and a mallet. I cut deep mortises with a Craftsman Professlonal l0-ln. Tablesaw (OR35504) $ 1,000
router, so I don't need mortising chisels to
Delta 22-580 13·ln. Two-Speed Finishing Planer $ 380
chop them by hand. You'll be quite happy
with a basic set of five or six bench chisels, Grizzly G0586 8-ln. Jointer $ 655
ranging from \4 in. through 1 in. Look for
those designed for both paring and light
Rldgid BS-1400 14-ln. bandsaw (riser block available) $ 350
pounding. Down the road, look for a few Bosch 3912B 12-ln. Compound Miter Saw $ 310
flea-market chisels-an extra wide one and
Rldgld DP1550 15-ln. Drill Press $ 270
a couple of narrow ones to grind to a right
and left-hand skew angle for cleaning out Delta 50-760 1112..hp dust collector with 1-mlcron bag $ 300
the bottoms of dovetails.
Porter-Cable 7812 lO-Gal. Tool-Triggered Vacuum $ 260
That's the basic equipment. You'll need
clamps, a few marking and measuring Porter-Cable 895PK Router (with two bases) $ 270
tools, sharpening gear, and a heavy bench
Bosch PR10E Colt Palm-Grip Router $ 90
with a woodworking vise. Then you'll be
able to build almost anything. 0 Bosch 1295DVS 5-ln. Random-Orblt Sander $ 80
Milwaukee 0612-22 14.4v %-In. driver/drill $ 160

Asa Christiana is the editor and a hobbyist
furniture maker. Ryobi Variable-Speed Belt Sander, BE321VS $ 100
Milwaukee 6390-21 71.4-ln. Circular Saw $ 140

C H I SELS
Porter-Cable 557K Deluxe Plate (biscuit) Joiner $ 180
Many bevel-edge ch isels a re good for both
paring a n d l ight pound i ng. These five sizes a re
Veritas Low-Angle Block Plane $ 120
114, 3/8,
esse nti a l , though others can be h e l pfu l :
'12, %, 1 i n .
Bailey-Stanley No. 4 (Woodcraft) Smooth Plane ( $ 62) plus
replacement blade and chipbreaker (lie-Nielsen: $55) $ 117
Verltas Medium Shoulder Plane $ 160
Verltas Cabinet Scraper (and card scraper) $ 50
Dozukl dovetail saw (Japan Woodworker), 81.4 in. $ 35
Two Cherries Bevel-Edge Chisels, set of 6 $ 140
$5,167
TOOLS & SHOPS 2007 51

Dust Collection
Ti ps fo r c h oos i n g a n d co nfigu ri n g a
W
oodworkers have been battling
sawdust ever since the ancients
invented the handsaw about
5,000 years ago. The Egyptians cleverly
disposed of at least some woodworking
debris by using it to stuff mu mmies, but this
is not an option for today's woodworker.
In more recent times, the dust and chips
created by woodworking machines has
grown vastly more plentiful, fmer, and more
hazardous. Prolonged exposure can cause
respiratolY problems and has been linked
to the development of some types of can
cer. So keeping all of this material out of
the air and off your tools and floor, and
gathering it for disposal, have become more
urgent and more challenging tasks.
Enter the dust collector.
A woodshop dust collector is a simple
exhaust system. Its blower moves contami
nated air tlu'ough hose or ductwork to fil
ters, which clean that air for recirculation
back into the shop. The more effective the
blower, the more ductwork you can add
and still have enough suction at the other
end to do the job.
For many woodworkers, a shop vacuum
is the first dust collector. A shop vac can
handle small amounts of fine debris like
that produced by a 5-in. orbital sander or
a router. But a shop vac moves small vol
umes of air, making it a poor choice for
larger stationary machines.
Dust collectors generally belong to one
of two families. Single-stage collectors
carry the sawdust and other debris directly
through the fan and into filter bags or car
tridges. Two-stage cyclone collectors allow
heavier debris to drop out of the airstream
before it reaches the blower, meaning less
work and abuse for the fan and filters.
The more air a dust collector moves, the
more debris it can carry. Dust from a small
hand sander might be captured effectively
with as little as 1 00 cubic feet per minute
(cfm) , but a tablesaw might require 800
cfm. Also, the faster a collector moves the
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