IMPORTS, INC. "IMPORTERS OF FINE MACHINERY" PRICES HELD FOR 1992! 10" HEAVY DUTY TABLE SAW MODELG1022 Reg. $365. SALE $35500 F.O.B. BElLINGHAM, WA or WILLIAMSPORT, PA SUPER HEAVY DUTY TABLE SAW MODEL G1023 ONLY $89500 F.O.B. BELliNGHAM, or WA, WILLIAMSPORT, PA 16" BAND SAW MODEL G1538 ONLY $52500 or F.O.B. BELLINGHAM, WA, WIlliAMSPORT, PA 2 H.P. DUST COLLECTOR MODEL G1029 ONLY $29500 F.e.B. BELLINGHAM, WA or WILLIAMSPORT, PA F.e.B. BElliNGHAM. 1'12 H.P. SHAPER MODEL G1035 ONLY $49500 Of WA WlLUAMSPORT. PA F.e.B. 8£llINGHAM, 3 H.P. SHAPER MODELG1026 ONLY $85000 Of WA WlWAMSf'ORT, PA F.e.B. or WIWAMSPORT. BEWNGIiAM, WA fA Reg. $375. SALE $34500 8" x 65" SUPER HEAVY DUTY JOINTER MODEL G101 8 or WllllAMSPOAT, F.O.B. BClllNGHAM, WA PA Reg. $695. SALE $65000 F.O.B. BElliNGHAM, 12" PLANER MODEL G1017 Reg. $385. SALE $37500 WA or WILLIAMSPORT, PA F.e.B. BELLINGHAM, 15" PLANER MODEL G1021 ONLY $73500 WA or WILLIAMSPORT, fA 20" PLANER MODEL G1033 ONLY $1 ,29500 F.O.B. BELLINGHAM, WA or WILLIAMSPORT, PA SANDER MODEL G1014 ONLY $19500 F.O.B. BELLINGHAM, WA or WILLIAMSPORT, PA I VISA" I 1-800-541-5537 ORDERS If you live WEST of the Mississippi: (206) 647-0801 CUSTOMER SERVICE P.O. BOX 2069 BELLINGHAM, WA 98227 CALL FOR YOUR FREE CATALOG/ If you live EAST of the Mississippi: 1-800-523-4777 ORDERS (71 7) 326-3806 CUSTOMER SERVICE 2406 REACH RD. 92-103R WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701 READER SERVICE NO.8
Fine Working' ________ ===March/April1992 Four tablesaws <strong>with</strong> special crosscutting features, like Makita's sliding table shown above, are reviewed on p. 52. Cover: Jeff Dale tells how he shapes large, heavily contoured parts <strong>with</strong> a router and jigs on p. 44. Cover photo and photo above: Sandor Nagyszalanczy. Executive Ellitor Mu"Rging Ellitor Art Director Jim Boesel Sandor Nagyszalanczy Kathleen Rushton AssistRnt Ellitors Charley Robinson, Vincent Laurence, Alec Waters Copy Ellitor AssistRnt Art Director EllitoriRI SecretRry Deborah Surprenant Aaron Azevedo Claire Warner Contributing Ellitors Tage Frid, R. Bruce Hoadley, Christian Becksvoort, Robert M. Vaughan, Mark Duginske Consulting Ellitors Metholls of Work Inllexer Publisher Harriet Hodges John Lively AssistRnt Publisher CirculRtion MRnRger George Frank, Norman Vandal Jim Richey AllministrRtive SecretRry Allvertising SRles MRnRger James P. 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Ust management: The K1eid Co New York, NY 10036,5101. .• .• 530 5th Ave DEPARTMENTS 4 Editor's 6 LeUers 14 Methods 24 Questions 104 Events 110 Books 112 Notes Notebook Perspectives on scraper sharpening of Work Krenov's students; bits and braces; update on sources Radial-arm saw miters; hot-melt glue blocks; laying out cams & Answers Osage orange; drying spalted logs; formaldehyde safety ARTICLES A look at upcoming programs of interest to woodworkers and Comment Philadelphia Craft Show; bicker challenge; product reviews Desks and Bookcases; Welsh Stick Chairs; Shaker Furniture Makers 44 <strong>Shaping</strong> <strong>with</strong> a <strong>Router</strong> by Jeff Dale Jigs and bits for large joints and profiles 49 Paulownia by John H. Melhuish, Jr. A transplanted hardwood that grows like a weed 52 Double-Duty Tablesaws by Sandor Nagyszalanczy Four machines <strong>with</strong> special crosscutting features 56 Turning Thin by Toby Winkler Tool-mounted fiber optics illuminate wall thickness 58 Wiring a Home Shop by Grant Beck Additional circuits and outlets get your motors rnnning 63 Clamping <strong>with</strong> Wedges by Percy W. Blandford Tapered pieces can clasp or cleave . 66 A Shop built Tenoning Jig by Lyle Kruger Safe, accurate tenons on the tablesaw 68 Convertible Furniture by Edward R. Monteith Tables designed to lead dual lives 72 From Artiture to Architure by Vincent Laurence Functional furniture <strong>with</strong> an architectural form 74 After-Market Miter Accessories by Daniel Westberg In search of the perfect angle 78 Cut-off table to handle small pieces by c. E. Rannefeld 80 Quarter Col umns Dress Up Boxy Cases by Mac Campbell How to make and inset a traditional corner detail 84 Removing an Old Finish by Michael Dresdner A chemical stripper will do the work for you 89 <strong>Free</strong>hand Inlay by Salvatore Pontecorvo A cribbage board provides good practice 92 The Anaheim. Woodworking Fair '91 by Charley Robinson A glimpse of the year's largest trade show Postmaster: Send address changes to Fine Woodworking, The Taunton Press, Inc., PO Box 5506, Newtown, CT 06470-5506. 3
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