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NOVEMBER 2009 #179

WORKBENCH

Knockdown Design

Is a True Knockout

Why Real

18th-century

Finishes Look

Really Wrong

Check out

Managing Editor

Megan Fitzpatrick’s

LVL Workbench

on page 32

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( And Hide )

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november 20 09

F eatures

32 LVL Workbench

Tradition meets technology when we marry

an 18th-century workbench design with a

modern material – laminated veneer lumber.

by chrisTo p h e r s c h wa r z

& megan fiT zpaT rick

42 Turning for

Furniture

Makers

even if you don’t do much turning, a lathe may

be a welcome addition to your shop. if you

don’t have much space, a mini-lathe might be

just the ticket. and, it won’t break the budget.

by kevin glen drake

45 Making Totes

& K nobs for

Handplanes

improve the look and feel of your handplanes

by making custom totes and knobs. we show

you the tricks to make it easy.

by charles murray

48 Shaker Swing-

Handle Carrier

This classic oval box with a handle is simple

and fun to make using basic tools and

straightforward techniques.

by j o hn w il s on

54 It’s a Secret

secret drawers and hidden compartments in

furniture are almos t a s much fun to make a s

they are to discover.

by charles bender

58 Knockdown

Computer Desk

ladders form the base of this modern

knockdown desk that’s designed to hold a

computer tower and schoolbooks.

by hunT er l a ng

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r egulars

8 Getting Worked

By the Wood

OUTONALIMB

by chrisTopher schwarz

10 Table Saw

Fences

LETTERS

from our readers

14 Band Saw

Lumber

From Logs

TRICKSOFTHETRADE

from our readers

20 A Period Finish

ARTS&MYSTERIES

by a dam c herubini

24 To Build or Buy?

THEwOODwHISpERER

by m a rc s pagnuo lo

26 American

‘Bad Axe’ Saws

TOOLTEST

by our s Taff

30 Simpliied

Stickley

Bookcase

ICANDOTHAT

by glen d. huey

64 Dovetail

Markers

JIGJOURNAL

by rob porcaro

66 The Thick &

Thin of Veneer

Repair

FLEXNERONF I X I N G

by bob flexner

72 Regulae

Stultis Sunt

OUTOFTHEw OODwORK

by darrell pearT

on The

november

cover

laminated veneer lumber makes this

knockdown workbench decidedly modern

– but it’s based on andré roubo’s

18th-century drawings. page 32.

cover phoTo by al parrish

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O nline

Web

Video

Plans

On the Web Site

The Workbench Page

read about editor christopher schwarz’s

“workbenches: from design & Theory to

construction & use” and download free

sketchup plans for three classic benches:

the holtzapffel cabinetmaker’s workbench,

the english nicholson workbench and the

french roubo workbench (on which we’ve

based our new model in this issue).

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V i d e o G a l l e r y

Turn a Chisel Handle

watch kevin glen drake turn a custom chisel

handle in jus t minute s in t his fre e vid e o. (and

read his story on the beneits of owning a

lathe in this issue on page 42.)

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Plans

Computer Desk

This computer desk (featured on page 58 in

this issue) is a streamlined design that easily

knocks down for moving – perfect for dorm

rooms. you can ind a free sketchup model

here:

popularwoodworking.com/nov09

Take a Tour of our

New LV L Workbench

watch how easily and quickly our new lv l

workbench breaks down (and goes back

together) and take a close look at the various

workholding accessories and how they work.

plus, check out senior editor glen d. huey’s

video on how to drill dog holes using a 3 / 4 "

upcut spiral router bit, plunge router and

simple (and cheap!) plywood jig.

popularwoodworking.com/video

LVL Workbench

download a free sketchup model of this new

bench to make it easier to build your own

version. in sketchup, you can take the bench

apart to see how the joinery works and make

custom modiications to the plans – before

ever putting blade to wood.

popularwoodworking.com/nov09

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■ article index

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■ To ol reviews

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■ editor blogs

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■ writer’s guidelines

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And More!

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ind a complete list of all the online resources

for this issue – including videos, additional

drawings and photos.

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C ontributors

Learn How. Discover Why. Build Better.

Kevin Glen Drake After

graduating from the College of the Red-

woods ine woodworking program,

Kevin founded Glen-Drake Toolworks

in Fort Bragg, Calif., where he com-

bines woodworking, tool making and

education. His innovative tools include

the Tite-Mark marking gauge, which

was named in 2003 as one of the 12

best tool values ever by Popular Wood-

working editors.

Kevin thinks that woodturning skills

are essential for woodworkers, and

in this issue he writes about the tools

required to get started, along with some

of the beneits of having a lathe in your

shop (page 42).

NOveMBeR 2009, vOL. 29, NO. 6

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Charles Murray can usually be

found in his shop up to his ankles in

shavings. He enjoys collecting and using

old hand tools, especially planes, which

dovetails into his work of making period

furniture as well as unusual kitchen

cabinets. He works mostly in the

William & Mary through Shaker styles

and has a particular interest in furniture

from 1680 -1770.

In addition to working wood for a

living, he’s a member of the Society of

American Period Furniture Makers

(SAPFM), past president of Wood-

workers of Central Ohio (WOCO) and

a member of Ohio Tool Collectors.

In his irst story for Popular Woodwork-

ing , Charles writes about making new

knobs and totes for handplanes (page 45).

Megan Fitzpatrick After

passing her exams for a Ph.D. in early

modern drama, Megan took a break

from writing her dissertation to build

her workbench for Popular Woodwork-

ing ’s shop. Like all the furniture she

enjoys building, Megan demanded

that her bench be massive – as big as

any of the other benches in the shop.

Also, she insisted that its benchtop be

low enough for her to use with hand-

planes. The side beneit of this custom

touch is that her bench is simply too

low for any of the other woodwork-

ers in our shop to use. To build your

own version of this bench (at the correct

height for you), turn to the story that

begins on page 32.

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