Table of Contents

Woodsmith No. 163

Features

Weekend Project

16 / Book Rack

This desktop shelf can be built in short order from just a few boards.

Designer Series Project

20 / Message Center

With a magnetic chalkboard, writing surface, and storage bin, you’ll never miss another event.

Heirloom Project

28 / Craftsman Sideboard

Built with solid, mortise and tenon construction, distinctive Craftsman details, and in a perfect size for your home.

Details of Craftsmanship

50 / Attaching a Top

Here are a few of our favorite ways to hold a table or cabinet top in place.

Departments

From Our Readers

4 / Tips & Techniques

All About

8 / Steel Wool

Find out why this tried-and-true tool still deserves a place in your shop.

Tools of the Trade

10 / Measuring Tapes

Take a look at the innovative features found on the new generation of measuring tapes.

Techniques from our Shop

12 / Tips for Installing Knobs & Pulls

Our best techniques for attaching hardware.

Jigs and Fixtures

14 / Micro Fence Plunge Base

Upgrade your trim or palm router for precision plunge routing with this high-tech base.

Tips from our Shop

26 / Shop Notebook

Woodworking Technique

38 / Twin Mortise & Tenon

Learn the secret to this sturdy joint.

Working With Tools

40 / The Versatile Biscuit Joiner

Seven simple techniques for case construction.

Small Shop Solutions

44 / Drill Press Accessories

Accurate holes in less time. All it takes are a few accessories you can build in less than an hour.

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