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Three smart ways to store clamps

August 2003

No. 164

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Finishing

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The right

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Build a cherry

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Surefire way

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A user's guide

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6 Contributors

8 Letters

16 Methods of Work

Anti-tip device for drawers; Miter-saw

shooting board; Outfeed table for

the bandsaw; Affordable steady rest

22 Notes & Comment

Career change places woodworker

in the prize money; Australian

furniture-making school

30 Tools & Materials

Jet's canister-style dust collector;

High-rise pipe clamps; Blade-tension

cranks for the bandsaw

86 Current Work

A gallery of our readers'

woodworking

90 Rules of Thumb

Mortise-and-tenon basics

96 Questions & Answers

Yellow pine for period furniture?;

How to drill out better mortises

102 Master Class

Curved, solid edge

for a veneered t�letop

117 Finish Line

A quicker and better

rubbed-out finish

Desk designed for today's home office, p.

On the Cover:

Marking gauges are a

woodworker's best

friend when it comes to

laying out joinery. We

take a close look at a

variety of marking tools.

See p.

User's guide to block planes, p. 68

Photo: Rodney Diaz

Innovative

clamp storage, p. 60

Fine

Articles

3 6 Finishing Mahogany

Transform the light-pink color

of freshly milled mahogany

into the deep, rich shades

of old-world furniture

BY JEFF JEWITT

68 User's Guide

to Block Planes

Five common tasks

for the handiest plane in the shop

BY CHRIS GOCHNOUR

42 Build a Computer Desk

With plenty of work surface

and efficient storage, this desk

is not only functional but also

enhances the home office

BY CHARLES DURFEE

74 Decorative Veneering

Assembling a complex pattern

requires only basic tools

and a logical approach

BY PAUL SCHURCH

50 Choosing

a Compressor

The way you work and the tools

you use determine your

air-supply needs

BY ROLAND JOHNSON

80 Choosing

Marking Tools

Marking, mortise and combination

gauges come in myriad styles

and prices

BY SCOTT GIBSON

Antique finish for mahogany, p.

5 3 Maintaining a compressor

ONOURWEBSITE' Tuning and using marking tools

54 Lamination Bending

Produce strong, tightly bent parts

with minimal springback

BY LON SCHLEINING

60 Clamp Storage

Solutions

Three woodworkers offer clever ways

to keep clamps organized

BY JOHN WEST, BROOK DUERR

66 Breaking

with Convention

For a cutting-edge bureau design,

you sometimes have to bend

the rules

BY LEONARD C. BECHLER

Choosing a compressor, p. 50

Visit our web site: www.finewoodworking.com

ONOURWEBSITE, Watch a video clip of the author

tuning up a block plane

AND DAVID DIRANNA

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