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Woodsmith No. 184

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.

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