Popular Woodworking - 180 -2009, Popular Woodworking Magazine - May 1981 ~ April 2013
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Learn How. Discover Why. Build Better.
DECEMBER 2009
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Compact12v
Drill-drivers
We test six compact 12-volt drill-drivers to see
which one bores and screws the best – for the
best price.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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SamMaloof
Sam Maloof died in May 2009, but his legacy
lives on through his iconic, elegant furniture.
BY JOHN ECONOMAKI
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JamesKrenov
Though James Krenov died in September
2009, his philosophy and influence will
continue through his students and books.
BY RON HOCK
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Bibliophile’s
Bookcase
This large Shaker-inspired bookcase provides
plenty of storage for your favorite stories, with
two drawers to boot.
BY MEGAN FITZPATRICK
Number 180, December 2009.
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DECEMBER 2009
R
EGULARS
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The Felling of
3 Giant Oaks
OUT ON A LIMB
BY CHRISTOPHER SCHWARZ
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OneEditor’s
Method to
Sharpen a Scorp
LETTERS
FROM OUR READERS
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SaferSheet-
Goods Sawing
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
FROM OUR READERS
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Hiddenin
Plain Sight
ARTS & MYSTERIES
BY ADAM CHERUBINI
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Recycling
Station
I CAN DO THAT
BY MEGAN FITZPATRICK
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Get the Most
From Your
Router
THE WOOD WHISPERER
BY MARC SPAGNUOLO
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SawStop
Professional
Cabinet Saw
TOOL TEST
BY OUR STAFF
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Coping at the
Router Table
JIG JOURNAL
BY ROBERT W. LANG
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GelVarnish
FLEXNER ON FINISHING
BY BOB FLEXNER
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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.
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COVER PHOTO BY AL PARRISH
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DECEMBER 2009
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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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To ol Reviews
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Editor Blogs
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Writer’s Guidelines
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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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And More!
Visit
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to
find a complete list of all the online resources
for this issue – including videos, additional
drawings and photos.
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ONTRIBUTORS
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Learn How. Discover Why. Build Better.
Trevor Smith
A good middle-school shop
teacher got Trevor hooked on woodworking. Now,
after years in his own shop and in classes with Alan
Lacer, David Marks, Garrett Hack and the like, he
enjoys making unique pieces for his home and shop,
including a custom workbench, band saw boxes and
a plane box, as well as “commissioned” pieces for
his brother’s professional kitchen. He also teaches
sharpening at his local Woodcraft store, and has to
sharpen all his children’s kitchen knives. Recently,
he’s been teaching woodworking to his oldest
granddaughter, and has
become interested in
turning.
By day, Trevor i s a
physics teacher who val-
ues the process of learn-
ing through doing – as
his students do when
they build boomerangs
(t he stor y i s on page 52).
DECEMBER 2009, VOL. 29, NO. 7
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