Updates & Revisions

Here you will find important updates and revisions to the articles and plans published in Woodsmith magazine.

Woodsmith Issue 171 cover image

June 2007
Issue 171

Oak Chaise Lounge
Page 27: Router Circle Jig
The "Using a Router to Make Wood Wheels" section (page 27) shows a jig from The Shop Notebook article (p. 33). There are two corrections for this jig: (1) The pilot hole for the threaded insert should be about 3/8" in diameter, not 9/16" as printed. (2) Detail "c" shows a steel pin diameter of 1/2". This should be 5/8" to match the main article on page 27. The hole diameter near the upper left is also 5/8". The 5/8"-diameter pin is required to fit the 5/8" hole in the wheel blank. This 5/8" diameter accommodates the outside diameter of the bronze bushing which has a 1/2" inside diameter. Note to reader: If you have already built the circle jig using the 1/2" pin and sizing, you can simply slip the bushing over the 1/2" pin and accomplish the same thing.
Page 30: Illustration detail D.
The width of part Y (Tray Slats) should be 2 1/4", not 3 1/4" as originally printed. The materials list is correct.
Page 31: Materials, Supplies, and Cutting Diagram
The length of part V (Arm Upright) should be 9 1/2", not 7" as originally printed. The drawing on page 30 correctly shows 9 1/2".
Page 31: Cutting Diagram
The last board on the illustration (showing parts O, R, V, W, and X) should be 84" long.
Page 25: Detail a
The distance from the lower end of the Front Leg (F) to the lower edge of the dado that holds the Front Stretcher (G) should be 6", not 4 3/8" as originally printed.
Shop Notebook
Page 33: Illustration detail c
Two corrections: (1) The pilot hole for the threaded insert should be about 3/8" in diameter, not 9/16" as printed. (2) Detail "c" shows a steel pin diameter of 1/2". This should be 5/8" to match the main article on page 27. The hole diameter near the upper left is also 5/8". The 5/8"-diameter pin is required to fit the 5/8" hole in the wheel blank. This 5/8" diameter accommodates the outside diameter of the bronze bushing which has a 1/2" inside diameter. Note to reader: If you have already built the circle jig using the 1/2" pin and sizing, you can slip the bushing over the 1/2" pin and accomplish the same thing.
Sliding-Top Table
Page 51: Source for plastic for slides
Small Parts is listed as the source for the UHMW plastic for the slides. As an alternative, Rockler stocks a similar item. Item 34030 is 3/4" thick and 4" x 24". To get the required parts from it, rip 1/2" strips and then crosscut them to final length.
Page 17: Guide Rail Groove Pattern
The measurement along the upper right side should be 15 1/8", not 15 7/8" as originally printed.
Page 21: Materials list
Piece H (top panels) should be 1/2" MDF, not 3/4" as printed.
Page 21: Cutting diagram
Piece H (top panels) should be 1/2" MDF, not 3/4" as printed.
Tips & Techniques
Page 6: Illustration
The bottom cleat in the Box Fan Dust Filter should be 2 1/4" wide, not 6 1/2".
Make It Mobile
Page 44: Illustration of tow bar
The illustration of the tow bar for the roll-around tool base gives the handle angle as 30 degrees. As printed, the angle should be 60 degrees.