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Product test" water-based finishes

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PM2000 has it all and then some. Equipped with the industry's first arbor lock, an

integrated castor system, a true quick release riving knife and blade guard system,

this machine is a powerhouse. Backed with the industry's most durable 5-year

warranty, this line comes in 12 variations. Find the model most suitable to your

needs at a local POWERMATIC dealer or at www.powermatic.com/fw

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INTEGRATED RETRACTABLE

CASTOR SYSTEM

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features

. The Versatile

Huntboard

This sideboard variation

is just as comfortable

in a hallway or a living room

BY GARRETT HACK

46 Waterborne Finishes

Come of Age

The best are now as good as

or better than solvent finishes;

the worst should still

be avoided

BY CHRIS A. MINICK

Fresh Take

on Tabletops

With a center gap

for expansion, the design

options multiply

BY DOUG STOWE

78 WOOD

MOVEMENT

Cover photo: Thomas McKenna

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CARVING

LEITERS

8 Contributors

10 Letters

16 Methods of Work

•

Planer cabinet doubles as

outfeed table

Jig makes it easier to plane

drawer sides

READERS

•

GALLERY

24 Tools & Materials

•

Circular saw for woodworkers

Nailer drives both 23-ga.

brads and pins

32 Fundamentals

Develop a game plan to make

your work more efficient

--,

Fractional dial calipers

56 -

Dovetail Jigs

A New Look

at Eye Protection

All can make precise joints-

but the best do it easily

BY TIM ALBERS

Comfortable glasses, goggles,

and face shields leave you

no excuse

9 Reasons to Own

a Shoulder Plane

BY STEVE SCOTT

88 Readers Gallery

94 Q&A

in the back

Stop Guessing

at Wood Movement

Figure out exactly how much

of a gap to leave in drawers

and floating panels, no matter

the wood or season

BY CHRISTIAN BECKSVOORT

Fine-tune your joinery with

these tips and techniques

•

BY CHRIS GOCHNOUR

Cutting mortises for bed-rail

hardware

•

A User's Guide

to Featherboards

Extra hands make

machine cuts safer, cleaner,

and more accurate

BY ROLAND JOHNSON

100 Wood Turning

Sharpening a gouge

MDF and your health

The ABCs

of Letter Carving

106 Master Class

Make a Ruhlmann leg

120 Finish Line

The effects of light

on dyes and stains

Create elegant characters

using two chisels

BY T.J. MCDERMOTT

56 DOVETAIL

JIGS

FineWoodworking.com

up front

6 On the Web

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Green wood and shop

humidity

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