Popular Woodworking 2004-11 № 144, страница 8

Popular Woodworking 2004-11 № 144, страница 8

Good glue joints are essential to a durable project. Lonnie Bird gives you the facts on where you should apply glue, how much you should apply and what to do with the squeeze-out.

Cover photo by Al Parrish

DEPARTMENTS

10 Out on a Limb

Buyer Beware: Tool Prices Heading Up

12 Letters

Mail from readers

108 Out of the

Woodwork

To Rip or to Split?

PROJECTS, TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

38 Better Glue Joints

Gluing up a project is a basic skill that is often botched. Learn the tricks that make project assembly satisfying instead of stressful. by Lonnie Bird

42 Build a Welsh Stick Chair

A week in the Canadian wilderness with David Fleming offers a glimpse of the chairmaking renaissance that has thousands swinging adzes.

49 Using the Saw Blade

WOODWORKING ESSENTIALS

Our series on table saws continues with everything you need to know about buying, using and maintaining blades. Second of seven chapters. by Nick Engler

61 Queen Anne Table

Having built the cabriole legs (October 2004), now it's time to complete this classic piece. Detailed finishing steps are included. by Glen Huey

68

A Bit of Heaven

Get unbelievable amounts of torque with an auger bit (plus a brace). The only trick is learning how to sharpen the bits. We show you how a quick tune-up works wonders. by Samuel Peterson

73 Return of the Rasp

Almost extinct, rasps are poised for a comeback. Here's why you need a few for your toolbox and which ones you should buy.

76 Shaker Tripod Table

Build this classic without the sliding dovetails. Simple tenons are easier and less fragile.

by Kerry Pierce

82 The Ruler Trick

You've never seen this one before: A $5 steel ruler will radically reduce your sharpening time. by David Charlesworth

88 Insidious Mistakes

We make some mistakes unwittingly every day. Here's an eye-opening list of what you've been doing wrong without even knowing it was wrong.

6 I Popular Woodworking

November 2004