Popular Woodworking 180 (December 2009).pdf

Learn How. Discover Why. Build Better.

DECEMBER 2009

F EATURES

36 Compact12v

Drill-drivers

We test six compact 12-volt drill-drivers to see

which one bores and screws the best – for the

best price.

52 Builda

Boomerang

Making a boomerang (or a bunch of them) is

simple and fast – and these fun projects will

set your head spinning.

BY TREVOR SMITH

57 2009’sBest

New Tools

One of the bright spots of an otherwise dismal

economic year is that small tool companies

have turned out some amazing new products.

BY CHRISTOPHER SCHWARZ

62 Shooting

Boards

Small work is safer – and easier – to size when

you work with a handplane and a well-made

shooting board.

BY MICHAEL DUNBAR

66 Seamless

Curved Panel

Glue-ups

With careful layout, you’ll be able to hide

seams on the widest panels, even when the

grain throws you a curve.

BY MARIO RODRIGUEZ

BY G LEN D. HUE Y

42 SamMaloof

Sam Maloof died in May 2009, but his legacy

lives on through his iconic, elegant furniture.

BY JOHN ECONOMAKI

44 JamesKrenov

Though James Krenov died in September

2009, his philosophy and inﬂuence will

continue through his students and books.

BY RON HOCK

46 Bibliophile’s

Bookcase

This large Shaker-inspired bookcase provides

plenty of storage for your favorite stories, with

two drawers to boot.

BY MEGAN FITZPATRICK

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DECEMBER 2009

R EGULARS

10 The Felling of

3 Giant Oaks

OUT ON A LIMB

BY CHRISTOPHER SCHWARZ

12 OneEditor’s

Method to

Sharpen a Scorp

LETTERS

FROM OUR READERS

16 SaferSheet-

Goods Sawing

TRICKS OF THE TRADE

FROM OUR READERS

20 Hiddenin

Plain Sight

ARTS & MYSTERIES

BY ADAM CHERUBINI

24 Recycling

Station

I CAN DO THAT

BY MEGAN FITZPATRICK

26 Get the Most

From Your

Router

THE WOOD WHISPERER

BY MARC SPAGNUOLO

28 SawStop

Professional

Cabinet Saw

TOOL TEST

BY OUR STAFF

70 Coping at the

Router Table

JIG JOURNAL

BY ROBERT W. LANG

74 GelVarnish

FLEXNER ON FINISHING

BY BOB FLEXNER

80 But Aren’t You a

Woodworker?

OUT OF THE WOODWORK

BY ETHAN SINCOX

ON THE

DECEMBER

COVER

Small, lightweight 12-volt drill-drivers

are up to just about any typical shop task,

and they’re less expensive than their larger

brethren. Page 36.

COVER PHOTO BY AL PARRISH

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DECEMBER 2009

O NLINE

Blogs

On the Web

Video

New On the Blog

Crown Moulding

Installation

Senior Editor Glen D. Huey has a clever

method for installing crown moulding on

casework. You can read about it on our blog.

popularwoodworking.com/dec09

On the Web Site

Legendary Rocker

We had the privilege of visiting with Sam

Maloof in his workshop in 2003 just after he

moved from his original Alta Lomo, Calif.,

location. You can read the Great Woodshops

story free, on our web site.

popularwoodworking.com/dec09

Video Gallery

Boomerangs in Flight

Trevor Smith’s students combine

woodworking with classroom learning to

discover how edge shapes help to make

their work ﬂy. Watch them as they send their

proje c t s s oaring. (Che ck out page 52 in t his

issue for the story.)

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College of the Redwoods

James Krenov’s teaching led to his founding

the Fine Woodworking Program at the

College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg,

Calif. We visited the school in 2007, the 25th

anniversary of the woodworking program.

You can read the Great Woodshops story

free, on our web site.

popularwoodworking.com/dec09

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Router Basics

Marc Spagnuolo (a.k.a. The Wood

Whisperer) shows you the basics of using

a router – one of the most handy tools in a

powered shop. You’ll discover how to rout

perfect proﬁles and keep your bits cutting as

if they’re fresh from the package.

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O Contact Customer Service

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customer service

O Free Project Plans

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O Article Index

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O To ol Reviews

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O Editor Blogs

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O Writer’s Guidelines

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writersguidelines

O Contact the Staff

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18-volt Lithium-ion Drills

In this issue, we test six 12-volt

compact Lithium-ion drill-

drivers (page 36). But if you’re

in the market for a larger

tool with a bit more

power, take a look at our

18-volt drill-driver test

from April 2008 – it’s free

on our web site.

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com/dec09

And More!

Visit popularwoodworking.com/dec09 to

ﬁnd a complete list of all the online resources

for this issue – including videos, additional

drawings and photos.

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