Popular Woodworking 2002-06 № 128, страница 5

Popular Woodworking 2002-06 № 128, страница 5

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TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

Thumb-saving Push Stick

TRICKS OF THE TRADE

This thoughtful and simple push stick keeps your thumb from slipping onto the blade. Also, build a simple ammonia fuming chamber and protect small blades from rust.

26 Bosch Sander Eats its Dust

TOOL TEST

Bosch's latest 5" random-orbit sander removes stock quickly, yet keeps the dust out of your lungs. Also tested: Freud's router-table fence and Bench Dog's ProLift.

28 Band-sawn Pencil Posts

INGENIOUS JIGS

There are several ways to cut octagonal pencil posts for the traditional bed featured in this issue. Here's a method for woodworkers who like working on the band saw. By Nick Engler

31 Jet's JPM-13 Planer/Molder

ENDURANCE TEST

Priced between a portable planer and a 15" model, the Jet JPM-13 has big-planer features and the ability to cut miles of moulding. Find out how ours fared after years of use.

42 Premium Plunge Routers

These mid-sized plungers have finesse, guts and lots of features. We test four of the most popular models to find out who has the smoothest and most accurate machine.

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Tape Measures

The lowly tape measure is the difference between parts that fit and parts that make you throw a fit. Buy a good tape measure. Here's how.

Parallel-jaw Clamps

Until recently, Bessey K-bodies were the parallel-jaw clamp of choice. Gross Stabil and Jorgensen now hope to dethrone the red leader with new lines of clamps. We strip them down and clamp them up to get some answers.

58 Resawing With the Band Saw

The trick to effortless resawing is choosing the right blade, tuning up your saw and aligning the fence properly. Here's how to do all three like a pro. By Lonnie Bird

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Arts & Crafts Finish

You don't have to fume your projects with ammonia to get a rich turn-of-the-century finish. We show you how to get great results using dye and glaze.

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