Woodworker's Journal

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History is at Your Fingertips

FROM OUR READERS • Epoxy Resin in the Woodshop

LETTERS

Woodworkers Journal • APRIL 2020 Volume 44, Number 2

READER PROJECTS

SURVEY • READERS CHIME IN ON THEIR PAINTED PROJECT PARTICULARS …

STUMPERS • Engaging Gage

TRIVIA

Clever Upcycles that Reduce Slipping

Record-worthy End Grain Table Installed • “Old Bones” tasting table gives new soul to vintage timbers.

HIDA Japanese Woodworking Exhibit • Company’s century-long manufacturing legacy highlighted.

Selecting a Band Saw for the Turning Shop • Today's improvements in band saw design make them more capable and pleasant to use for woodturning applications.

A Slab “Pond” Table • A huge slab of spalted maple found its way into our shop. It had one big problem: a hole surrounded by punky wood. So we decided to find out what pouring epoxy resin was all about.

Modern Adirondack • Here’s one of the the simplest designs you’ll find for a sturdy, comfortable Adirondack chair. Start it on a Saturday, and you’ll be sitting pretty before the weekend is out.

Entry Bench • This practical and stylish organizer and bench combo will make going out and coming home more convenient.

Drawer-making Details • Drawers are some of the most useful furniture components we can build. You can make them in several ways with various corner joints. Here are some considerations.

Thickness Planers: A Jointer’s Best Friend • In the one-two punch of stock surfacing, planers pick up where jointers leave off: flattening and smoothing second faces and reducing material thickness to whatever your project requires.

Rockler Precision Miter Gauge • Improve your table saw or band saw’s miter-cutting accuracy affordably.

Style Adjustment, Thanks to Paint • Would a true woodworker paint a table and then dare to tell about it?

Budget Buys for Glue Storage, Dovetailing

Painting Wooden Projects • Durable and attractive, paint can be a sensible wood finish. A few simple steps will deliver quality results.

Sugar Maple: Acer saccharum • Hard maple is an abundant species offering ample uses and several fine figures.