#275-May/June 2019
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Links from Fine Woodworking issue #275
Online extras from Issue No. 275 of Fine Woodworking magazine. April 2019
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Handwork: Resawing by Hand
With a good, sharp saw, it’s faster and easier than you may think
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Designer’s Notebook: Inspiration Surrounds Us
It’s common to get furniture design inspiration from the furniture of other designers, but if you want to expand your design horizons, try an alternate approach
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Build a Curved-Leg Stool
Simple bends provide stability and visual flair for this light, comfortable bar stool.
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Reading Wood Grain–Don’t Fight the Fibers
Better ways to read grain and make the most of your lumber
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The ABCs of Letter Carving
A few key techniques handle every letter in the alphabet
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Modern Dining Table
Phillip Morley creates a table with subtle lines and details for any home.
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Veneering Curved Doors
No-hassle coopering is the core of this low-tech method
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Ebonizing Wood
This steel wool and vinegar method for ebonizing wood is appropriate whether you want a dark, graphic look or tones of gray, blue, and purple
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From the Bench: Tools from My Father
One son’s reflection on cleaning out his father’s woodshop.
Articles
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Buyer's Guide: Antique Handsaws
Antique tool dealer Josh Clark shows you what to look for when buying old, rusty handsaws
Online Extras
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Workshop Tip: Bandsaw Push Stick Waits in the Miter Slot
Click here to enlarge. This simple but effective push stick stores in the bandsaw’s miter slot—out of the way yet close at hand. A small rare-earth magnet keeps it from…
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Workshop Tip: Find the Length of Any Picture-Frame Molding
Click here to enlarge. This simple bit of math helps me quickly figure out the right length for any mitered picture-frame molding, based on the art or mat that goes…
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Workshop Tip: Pipe-Clamp Cradle Holds Long Boards for Planing
It’s difficult to control long boards when face planing. Benchdogs don’t always work, and a simple end stop doesn’t control long boards well, especially when you skew the plane. This…
Workshop Tips
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Tool Review: GearKlamp by Bessey
The handle of Bessy's new F-style clamp, the GearKlamp, is on its metal rail, allowing you to use the tool in tight spaces. A series of plastic gears rotates the…
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Tool Review: Toothed planing stop by Brooklyn Tool & Craft
For extra grip while planing, against a stop, woodworkers have traditionally used toothed, metal hardware that bites into a board’s end grain. Conventional stops are either metal versions mortised into the…
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Tool Review: TROS125 5-IN. Random Orbit Sander by Triton
Several months ago in issue #272, I reviewed a collection of 5-in. random-orbit sanders. The Triton TROS125 wasn’t available to us at that time, so when one came into my…
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Tool Review: Caleb James Spokeshave
The Caleb James Spokeshave is a throwback to a traditional wooden-bodied tool that functions differently than most other spokeshaves available today. There’s a slight curve to the sole, and the blade…
