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Woodsmith No. 184
Frame and Easel
Glass-Panel Coffee Table
Drop-Front Desk
Features
Weekend Project
18 / Frame and Easel
This beautiful frame and easel is guaranteed to put a favorite family photo in the best light. After an enjoyable weekend in the shop, you’ll be rewarded with a lifetime keepsake.
Designer Series Project
22 / Glass-Panel Coffee Table
Building this uniquely designed coffee table is guaranteed to teach you a couple of new tricks. You’ll get a healthy dose of quality shop time along with a very stylish end result.
Heirloom Project
32 / Drop-Front Desk
You might want to build this project for its classic appearance - or maybe for its practicality. But I think you’ll agree, the real hook here is the challenging woodworking.
Departments
From Our Readers
4 / Tips & Techniques
All About
8 / Knock Down Fasteners
Take a look at some handy hardware that makes assembling and disassembling projects a breeze.
Tools of the Trade
10 / Secrets to a Smooth Surface
A couple of traditional hand tools can take the hard work out of smoothing a workpiece.
Jigs and Fixtures
12 / Using Brass Set-Up Gauges
When fast, precise tool setup is the goal, here’s a simple accessory that gets the job done.
Techniques from our Shop
14 / Vertical Cuts on the Table Saw
With help from a couple of shop-built jigs, you can make more than just the basic cuts.
Tips from our Shop
30 / Shop Notebook
Woodworking Essentials
42 / Seamless Plywood Edging
Here are the tips and tricks we use to guarantee perfect edging on plywood panels.
Working With Tools
44 / Avoiding Router Table Tearout
It’s easy to tame tearout on the router table by following a few basic guidelines.
Finishing Room
46 / A Distressed Milk Paint Finish
We’ll show you how to give your project the time-worn look of a classic antique.
Details of Craftsmanship
48 / Carving Berry and Rod Molding
You’ll find that carving this traditional decorative molding is surprisingly simple.