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lettersyears old. The pictures don’t show thedovetails, but they made me very proud.I look forward to doing a lot morework like this when I retire (in aboutseven years I hope) along with somewood turning, blacksmithing, and scrollwork—I love it all.By the way, I keep reminding my wifethat the empty space on the plane till(take a look at the picture) is for mySpotlightISSUE NO. 251Tools & Shops 2016p. 84In the latest edition you featured some of your past articles on shopmade machines.Although you didn’t revisit it, the article I enjoyed the most was “An OscillatingSpindle Sander” by Wesley P. Glewwe (FWW #46).I bought the Bodine gear reduction motor in 1984 but didn’t get around to buildingit until the early 1990s. I was teaching both wood shop and metal shop at GeorgeWashington High School in San Francisco and made the metal parts in the machineshop and the wooden cabinet in the wood shop. I followed the plan in the magazinevery closely. My students were astonished that I could build such a thing, and oneasked why I would put such a thing in myliving room. I guess he thought the finishlevel was high enough to warrant puttingit there. I have been using it for around 25years in my shop.The Surplus Center (surpluscenter.com)still sells the #561 Bodine gear motor for 39.95.— ROD S C HWE I G E R , So u th Sa n Fra n c i sc o , C a l i f.Another beautifulback coverThe back page ofFine Woodworkingalways drawsmy attention. It’susually the writingstyle of JonathanBinzen that createsthe allure. But in a recent issue (#249),Mr. Binzen outdid himself with thatincredible photo. You should continue tostrive for excellence in all aspects of yourpublication.—N OAH ELAN , Beit S hemes h, Is r aelTool cabinet completed at lastAbout a year ago I was thumbingthrough the 2014 Tools & Shops annual10FINE WOODWORKINGissue of Fine Woodworking and I cameacross your project, “A Cabinet for HandTools.” I looked at the plans and hadsome time over the Christmas break toknock this project out. I purchased thebulk of my base material (3 4-in. red oakfrom our local “big box” store) on Dec.31, 2014. Last Saturday, Oct. 15, 2015, Ifinally finished! Clearly I would be thepoorest cabinet maker in the countryand given that I work as a mechanicalengineering consultant, if I multiply thetime it took me to complete this by myhourly rate, this cabinet should sell forhundreds of thousands of dollars!Obviously I’m not the fastestwoodworker in town but I had atremendous amount of fun. I’ve beenworking with wood since I was 11Veritas scrub plane. Maybe it will arriveunder the tree this year.Keep up the great work.—I A N M C DO N ALD, Ta m pa , Fl a .Big fan of the Shaker workbenchI hope this workbench (FWW #251) willbe one of a series of projects you do atHancock Shaker Village (I’m a Hancockmember): trestle tables, stand-alonecabinets, built-ins, and even rockers fromMt. Lebanon.Obviously, I love Shaker. And I likesome Mid-Century Modern Wegner-typestuff. Arts and Crafts—with the exceptionof Mike Pekovich’s Barnsley-inspiredtrestle table and some Greene andGreene—you can keep it.Anyway, keep up the great work, andlet’s have many more from Hancock!—C H R I ST O P H E R H U D SO N , Adi r o n da cks , N .Y.Join Our Ad Sales TeamFine Woodworking, the premier magazineand media portfolio serving passionatewoodworkers and the companieswho support and further the craft ofwoodworking, is seeking a motivated andhigh-energy advertising sales professionalto join our team. If you are a woodworkerwith experience in media sales, this is agreat opportunity to combine the pursuitof your craft with your professionalaspirations. To apply, visit careers.taunton.com.

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methods of workE D I T E D A N D D R AW N B Y J I M R I C H E YWoodwingnutsBest TipCauls, maple, 13 4 in. thickby 3 in. wide by 4 ft. long,tapered 1 4 in. from themiddle to each endThreaded rodBar clampClear packing tape onworking face resists glue.Bill Flather wasintroduced towoodworking in the1960s. Over theyears he has restoredantiques, renovatedtwo 150-year-oldhomes, and madetables, cabinets,boxes, and chairs.The cauls in this tipcame to him whenhe was building anew headboard foran antique fourposter bed he wasconverting to aking-size frame. Hecites Flather’s Lawhere: “The need forclamps will alwaysexceed the quantityavailable.”Wingnut, 3 4 in.thick by 1 in. wideby 4 in. longHex nut, mortisedin tightlyUpper caulPanelboardsThreaded rodNylon-washerlocknut,mortisedin tightlyLower caulA Reward for the Best TipSend your original tips tofwmow@taunton.com orto Methods of Work,Fine Woodworking, P. O. Box5506, Newtown, CT 06470.We pay 100 for a publishedtip with illustration; 50 forone without. The prize for thisissue’s best tip was a 12-voltdrill/driver kit from DeWalt.12FINE WOODWORKINGConvenient caulsfor panel glue-upsLike many woodworkers, I use gently curved cauls on panelglue-ups to put pressure on the middle of the panel so that theboards stay aligned while the glue dries. They work well butcan be difficult to set up during a stressful glue-up, so I cameup with this system.A threaded rod is fixed in the bottom caul, by means of alocknut mortised into the wood. The top caul slides onto therod and then is tightened quickly and easily with a shopmadewingnut, made by mortising a nut into a short length of wood.To use the system I set down two or three of the bottomcauls, apply glue to the edges of the boards, lay them down,and then simply drop the top cauls onto the threaded rodsand spin down the wingnuts to tighten them. Finally, I add barclamps to apply pressure across the panel.—W I L L I A M F L AT H E R, Mi ddl e bu r g , Pa .Quick TipWhen drilling dowel joints with a fractional drill bit, I’ve foundthat dowels made to be the same size often don't fit the holes.If the dowels are too tight, I have to sand them down to makethem smaller. If they are loose, I’m out of luck. The answer wasbuying small sets of bits in number and letter sizes. The numberand letter bits are graduated in extremely small increments,perfect for fitting the arbitrary diameters of store-bought dowels.—DA N MA RTIN , G a l e n a , O h i o

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methods of workTwo layers ofparticleboardor MDF asclamping caulcontinuedHow to true a framing squareHere’s a method for truing a framing squareusing just a hammer and center-punch. Firsttest to determine if your square is true bydrawing a straight line 3 ft. to 4 ft. long. Then,with the tongue on the line, draw a pencil linealongside the blade. Flip the tongue over andbring the square into the corner of the twolines just drawn. If the square is true, the lineswill be right alongside both tongue and blade.But if the lines don’t coincide, here’s howto regain a true 90 . At the heel, draw a linefrom the inside corner to the outside cornerand divide the line into thirds. Place a centerpunch on the line in the center of either theinner third or the outer third. By striking thepunch in the outer third you spread the metaland cause the square to close (decreasingthe angle). By striking the punch in the innerthird you will open the square (increasingthe angle). Rap the punch smartly with ahammer, as you would to leave a starting holefor a drill. Naturally, check the square aftereach adjustment is made.Wedge blockstightly together.One fenceis tapered.Wedge hassame taper.Base,melamineBlocks, MDF or particleboard,each exactly 21 4 in. by 51 2 in.9x11sandpapersheetAttach paperwith yellowglue, not sprayadhesive.Fences, MDFClamp entiresandwich.—RO BERT C. AMIRA ULT, S out h T homas t on, M aineSmart jig makes a stack of sanding blocksClassic TipTo mark FWW’s 40thanniversary year, we arepresenting some classicMethods of Work tips.This tried-and-true tip isfrom FWW #17.I encounter lots of odd smoothing, trimming, and chamfering tasksthat are a challenge for a block plane or a chisel. Also, I don’t liketo slow down to sharpen hand tools. In these situations most folksuse sandpaper wrapped around a block, but I don’t like the waythe sandpaper ripples and tears when used this way. That led me todevelop a better sanding block. The paper is glued on, which keepsit flat and rigid for very accurate use. Also, the blocks have square,smooth edges so I can sand inside corners without damaging theadjacent surface. I make these blocks in several grits, from 80 to 220.I use the blocks for sanding inside edges, smoothing surfaces toosmall for a block plane, making small chamfers on the inside edges ofboxes and frames, sanding edges with difficult grain, cleaning up tenoncheeks, and even leveling and smoothing exotic inlays.You need stacks of these blocks, because they must be discardedwhen dull. So I developed a simple jig that produces eight blocks at atime, perfectly sized to use one sheet of regular 9x11 sandpaper. Afterthe glue cures, remove the blocks from the jig and cutthem apart from the back, using a razor knife.—MI C H A E L F O R T U N E , Wa r sa w, O n t. , C a n a d aTo separateblocks, slicefrom back side.14FINE WOODWORKING

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