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TAUNTON’ S

Build an

Adirondack

chair , p. 54

How strong

is your glue?

6 types tested with surprising results

How to:

Fix finishing mistakes

Buy a benchtop drill press

Choose and use figured woods

Design a cabinet back

Use chisels precisely

Build a door frame

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READER SERVICE NO. 135

contents

features

36 How Strong Is

Your Glue?

We take six types

to the breaking point,

shattering some common

wisdom in the process

B y m a r k s c h o f i e l d

41 10 Best Fixes

Mistakes

Cures for common problems,

and how to prevent them

in the first place

B y t e r i m a s a s c h i

48 A Back

for Every Cabinet

The right choices balance

strength, appearance,

and efficiency

B y s t e V e l a t t a

72 CEntEr-GUIdEd

Cover photo: Mark Schoield

JULY/AUGUSt 2007 issue 192

cover

story

for Finishing

drAwErS

92 UNDERSTANDING

WOOD FIGURE

up front

6 On the Web

8 Contributors

10 Letters

CHAIR 54

14 Methods of Work

N Shopmade stand holds

carving gouges

N Carry sheet goods with ease

ADIRONDACK

20 Tools & Materials

N Bosch shop vacuum

N Blue Spruce dovetail chisels

N Pinnacle honing guide

NEW

26 What’s the

Difference?

Natural vs. synthetic brushes

54 Adirondack Chair

28 Fundamentals

Get the most from your

bench chisels

Build this comfortable,

lightweight version

of an American classic

68 Benchtop

B Y T O M B E G N A L

in the back

Drill Presses

TOOL

TEST

62 Mitered Molding

The best do everything

Simplifies

a furniture maker needs

84 Readers Gallery

B Y C H A R L I E R E I N A

Traditional Doors

86 Q & A

N Sharpening a curved scraper

N Dovetailing a lipped drawer

Power-tool technique

72 Center Guides

works for any molding profile

for Drawers

B Y L O N N I E B I R D

92 A Closer Look

Understanding figure in wood

Shopmade guides

ensure smooth action

for wide drawers

104 Master Class

Maple-leaf marquetry

B Y M A R K E D M U N D S O N

78 Elegant

NEW

110 How They Did It

The back cover explained

Veneered Boxes

Veneer creates striking

Back Cover

One unreal egg

patterns, yet construction

is straightforward

B Y S E T H J A N O F S K Y

68 BENCHTOP

DRILL PRESS TEST

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