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Tool Test: Router combo kits

December 2004

No. 173

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Build

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The right way

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Fitting drawers

5 tips for better

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Impressive

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How to keep

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Departments

Contributors

Letters

Methods of Work

Workbench extension lengthens

clamping capacity; Shop-built

sharpener; Clip-on light for router

Notes & Comment

Ancient lumber; Steel price hike

affects tool prices

Rules of Thumb

Three ways to raise a panel

Tools & Materials

Ridgid's new contractor's saw;

Highlights from the International

Woodworking Fair

Current Work

A gallery of our readers'

woodworking

100

Questions & Answers

A finish free of brush marks;

Controlling plane-blade chatter;

How can I bend ebony?

How to make drawers fit perfectly, p. 80

108

Master Class

Low-tech method

for veneered columns

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Finish Line

Keep your finish fresh

Contributing editor

the Cover:

Mario Rodriguez crafts

an elegant, Federal-style

tilt-top table.

See p.

Carvings that personalize funiture, p. 86 Sanding basics, p. 40

Photo: Matt Berger

Fine

Articles

40 Sanding Basics

Combine power- and hand-sanding

for good results with no wasted time

66 Five Tips for Better

Bandsawing

No-hassle approach delivers

smooth, straight cuts

BY DAVID SORG

BY MICHAEL FORTUNE

46 18th-Century

Pipe Box Provides

Elegant Storage

Simple construction

makes this an easy project

72 Tilt-Top Table

Elegant project builds

hand-tool and machine skills

BY MARIO RODRIGUEZ

BY LONNIE BIRD

50 TOOL TEST

Router Combo Kits

A pair of bases with

an interchangeable motor

gets you two different machines

for little more than the price of one

80 Fitting Drawers

You don't need a perfect drawer

or case to get perfect results

BY PHILIP C. LOWE

84 Fitting problem drawers

Flatten large slabs without

big machines, p. 60

86 Personalize

Your Furniture

Three decorative carvings

that are easy to do

and require few tools

BY TOM BEGNAL

56 Built-Up Moldings

Construct impressive moldings with

just a router and off-the-shelf wood

BY CHARLES SHACKLETON

ON OUR WEB SITE, Watch the author

demonstrate his carving techniques

BY ALAN CHARNEY

60 Flattening Tabletops

Surface large slabs and panels

without big machines '.

BY ROB HARE

65 Use a belt sander

Router combo kits, p. 50

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