Popular Woodworking 2004-04 № 140, страница 5

Popular Woodworking 2004-04 № 140, страница 5

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16 Ripping with the 'Right' Hand

Q&A

Learn why it's not smart to switch sides when you're ripping on the table saw. Plus: Why your mortiser head wiggles and reasons to use sandpaper for sharpening.

20 Quick-set Honing Guide

TRICKS OF THE TRADE

Set your honing guide in this jig to duplicate the existing bevel of your chisels and plane irons. Plus: Improve dust collection at the lathe, set your bits with a combination square and a shop-made circular saw guide.

30 Excalibur Sliding Table

ENDURANCE TEST

We might have a couple of complaints about this table-saw attachment, but after seven years and thousands of cuts, it's still the one we use.

32 Multi-base Router Kit

TOOL TEST

Porter-Cable's new router set covers all the bases. Plus: Fisch improves its benchtop mortiser, a "smart" circular saw guide and new sanding products from Norton.

34 A Jig for Precision Trimming

INGENIOUS JIGS

Turn your laminate trimmer into a device that brings surfaces flush with incredible precision and finesse. By Nick Engler

36 Tight Joints on the Loose

POWER-TOOL JOINERY

Want to make your projects stronger? Just connect a pair of matching mortises with a strong loose tenon. By Bill Hylton

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Battling Blotching

FLEXNER ON FINISHING

Forget commercially available wood conditioners -what you need to prevent ugly blotching is a gel stain. By Bob Flexner

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