#143–July/Aug 2000

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The Lutyens Garden Bench

Full-size drawings and accurate templates help break a classic bench design into manageable parts.

How To Bandsaw Your Own Veneer

Tips for smooth slicing in any kind of wood
A Workbench That Works

A small top without a tail vise has served this master furniture maker for three decades
Three Simple Moldings

You can learn to carve without spending a fortune on tools
A No-Brainer Varnish Technique

Applying thinned varnish with a paper towel
Compound-Angle Joinery

Careful tenon layout is the key to cutting and mastering this intimidating joint
Dust Detector

Switch automatically turns on dust collector when machines are running
A Circular Saw in the Furniture Shop?

For cutting sheet goods in tight quarters, this carpenter's tool, used with a sacrificial table and dedicated cutting guides, produces joint-quality cuts with ease
Full-Extension Wooden Slides

Shopmade hardware designed to fit any drawer, large or small
Shopmade Dovetail Templates

Half-blind joints may be variably spaced or fixed and any size you like