Woodsmith Magazine

Table of Contents

Woodsmith Hardcover Volumes This issue is available as part of a collection of Woodsmith back issues: the Woodsmith Hardcover Volumes.
Learn more...

Online Extras Video Workshop

These two symbols let you know there’s more information here at Woodsmith.com. You’ll see step-by-step videos, technique and project animation, bonus cutting diagrams, and a lot more.

Cover Woodsmith No. 152

Mortising Table Mortising Table

Tile-Top Craftsman Table Tile-Top Craftsman Table

High-Style Tall Chest High-Style Tall Chest

Features

Shop Project

16 / Mortising Table

This table and a mortising kit turns your drill press into a precision joint-making machine.

Weekend Project

Online Extra
18 / Tile-Top Craftsman Table

This small table is the perfect project to try your hand at mortise and tenon joinery.

Designer Series Project

Online Extra
26 / Craftsman-Style Futon Sofa Bed

A router template and unique hardware are all it takes to go from sitting to sleeping.

Heirloom Project

Online Extra
34 / High-Style Tall Chest

Dovetailed drawers and highly figured veneer make this chest stand out.

Details of Craftsmanship

44 / Taming Those Wild Veneers

Highly figured veneers turn an ordinary project into a classic showpiece. We’ll share proven techniques for great-looking results.

Departments

From Our Readers

4 / Tips & Techniques

Tools of the Trade

8 / Sanding without Sandpaper

Try these sandpaper alternatives for smoothing curves and other detailed profiles.

All About

10 / Hardwood Plywood

The inside story on what goes into plywood and how to choose what’s right for your project.

Techniques from our Shop

12 / Using Wood Fillers

Mistakes. Everyone makes them, but you can make them disappear with wood filler.

Jigs and Fixtures

14 / Drilling Square Holes

One-step mortising. Find out how to get great results with hollow chisel mortising systems.

Working With Tools

24 / Perfect Chamfers with a Router

Master this hand-held router technique for crisp, tearout-free edges every time.

Tips from our Shop

32 / Shop Notebook

Small Shop Solutions

46 / Workshop Wood Storage

Simple strategies you can use to get your lumber and sheet goods under control.

Finishing Room

48 / Lacquer and a Brush

A sprayed on lacquer finish without a spray gun — we’ll show you how.

In The Mailbox

50 / Q & A