Frame Miter Joints
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 These elegant joints are difficult to cut and clamp. These jigs can help. by Bill Hylton from the December 2003 issue The only frame joint that doesn't leave a bit of end grain exposed is the miter joint. Given that it's almost invisible when done right, it's visually appealing, so you see it used for picture frames, for architectural trim, when assembling mouldings and occasionally in face or door frames. […]The post Frame Miter Joints appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Workshop Wish List: 1996 vs. Now
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 I was looking through vintage issues of the magazine this morning and stumbled upon “A Workshop Wish List” from 1996 wherein we randomly selected 500 subscribers to tell us the tools and equipment they wanted in seven price categories, chosen from a list that we provided. I don't know what all the choices were; we didn't list them. But what I find most interesting is that in every price category […]The post Workshop Wish List: 1996 vs. Now appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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The Shaper Tools Origin is a Different Kind of CNC
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 The Shaper Tools Origin: AHand-held CNC Designed for Woodworkers Last week I took a trip to California to check out the latest in digital woodworking tools: the Shaper Tools Origin. Essentially, the Origin is a very high-tech router. It uses a touch screen to guide you through a cut and CNC motion for accuracy. As you're cutting, tiny corrections to your position are made along the way. After using one […]The post The Shaper Tools Origin is a Different Kind of CNC appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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