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December 1998

No. 133

TAUNTON'S

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3 bookcases:

th ree levels

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tablesaw fences

in water-based

finishes

Shop heating

on using grain

Period trim

dull windows

Biscuiting tips

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Table hides a laptop desk

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Departments

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16 Methods ofWork

Miter fixture for cutting moldings;

Shoulder block for hand-cut

dovetails; Folding sawhorse

28 Notes and Comment

A tool for hitters; A 70-year-old

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40 Tools & Materials

New panel-raising bits from Freud;

Bosch's fine-cut finishing saw;

Veneers from Italy

106 Rules of Thumb

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116 Questions & Answers

Push or pull a sliding miter saw?;

Flattening a rolled veneer; Black oak

lumber; Preventing rust on tools

128 Master Class

Krenov on grain

Three bookcases, three levels of difficulty, p.

140 Finish Line

Spraying on the cheap

On the Cover:

Stephen Lauziere's friend, a writer,

needed a place to hide his laptop

computer from his young children.

So Lauziere designed and built for

his friend a side table with a s/ide

out tray that houses the computer

(see p. 58). Photo: Scott Phillips

A look at new water-based finishes, p.

Rating tablesaw fence systems, p.

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Articles

50 termarket Tablesaw

80 Take the Plunge

Fence Systems

There are many ways to keep

Getting good at using

a biscuit machine

a rip fence parallel to a sawblade

BY ROBERT W. LANG

BY JEFFERSON KOLLE

51 Biesemeyer's fence

spawned many clones

86 Make a Comfortable

Slip Seat

Tips for a quick and easy approach

58 A Laptop Computer

Desk Doubles

as a Side Table

to build or replace a chair seat

that's strong and cushy

BY JIM BAREFOOT

89 Shop Heating Choices

A sliding tray with a fold-down

drawer front hides a laptop

computer in a living-room table

Winter is on the way.

Biscuiting tips, p.

Is your workspace ready?

BY STEPHEN LAUZIERE

63 Suntanned cherry

89 More than one way

64 Carving Tool Tune-up

to heat a shop

92 A Choice

With keenly honed tools, you'll

sharpen your skills as a carver

BY IAN AGRELL

of Three Bookcases

Spend a day, a weekend or a week-

68 New Water-Based

it's up to you

BY PHILIP C. LOWE

Finishes

They're more durable, easier to

apply and look a lot better, too

BY ANDY CHARRON

7 3 Improving the color

of water-based finishes

74 Dress up Any Window

with Period Trim

Arts-and-Crafts, Federal and

Victorian treatments made

in the shop

BY MARIO RODRIGUEZ

76 Trimming out a window

Visit our Web site: www.taunton.com

Dress up windows with period trim, p. 74

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