Australian Woodsmith

PUBLISHER Ian Brooks EDITOR Chris Clark TECHNICAL EDITOR Mark Jones DESIGNER Julitta Overdijk SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER Julie Hughes INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Bryan Nelson EDITORIAL STAFF Vincent Ancona, Robert Kemp, Phil Huber, Wyatt Meyers, EXECUTIVE ART DIR

In the last issue of Australian Woodsmith the WINBAG was reviewed as a clever tool that could help when swinging doors. I was in the process of renovating the bathroom and needed to remove the door so I could paint the jamb. In the past I have used w

Oak trees have historically provided a food source for ancient peoples, charcoal for the Romans to make iron, and the timbers required to build boats and navies. It was while visiting the National Mari-time Museum in Falmouth, Cornwall that I saw my

1 Shoulders First. Use the fence of your table saw as a stop to establish the shoulders of the tenons on the short stretchers. Raise the blade to offset the tenon. ■

1 Table Saw. The rip fence is the stop when cutting the shoulders on the parallel guide. Nibble away the rest of the waste. 2 Router Table. A roundover bit eases the edges of the tenon and body. A little handwork remains on the tenon. ■

1 Wood Screw Opening. To accurately align the jaw to the apron use a spacer block the same thickness as the top. Then mark the location of the hole through the apron. 2 Vice Nut First. Centre the vice nut on the opening to see if it needs trimming. T

1. When working with laminated pieces take precautions against glue failure. Full face protection is recommended. This is especially true when working with plywood, which is well-known to contain voids, and where the quality of the manufacturer’s glu

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