#317-MAY/JUN 2025

Articles

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  Online Extras from FWW Issue #317

    Free Art Print To celebrate Fine Woodworking’s 50th year, deputy art director John Tetreault carved a wood-block print in mahogany. The initial drawing for the block was inspired by…
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  From the Editor: Looking Back, Looking Forward

  Michael Pekovich celebrates 50 years of Fine Woodworking by reflecting on the true value of the magazine and the community it has fostered.
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  Capturing Charles Rohlf's Arts and Crafts Style

  Peter Marcucci takes a broad look at 19th-century furniture maker Charles Rohlfs and some general characteristics of his approach to design and construction.
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  Glass-Door Shaker Cabinet

  Chris Becksvoort's study in dovetails, dadoes, and dividers
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  Testing CBN Grinding Wheels

  Chris Gochnour found CBN wheels have all the benefits of traditional wheels, with none of the downsides.
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  Graceful Little Boxes

  Joshua Sterns shows you how to use offcuts to perfect your box-making skills
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  A Timeline of Tool Innovations

  Game-changers and gizmos from 50 years of Fine Woodworking
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  Arts and Crafts Umbrella Stand

  Peter Marcucci adapts a furniture Charles Rohlf waste container by adding a liner to turn it into an umbrella stand.
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  Three Ways to Glue Up Miters

  Erik Curtis shows his methods for gluing up angled cuts.
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  Kate Swann's Essential Hand-Tool Kit

  The Florida School of Woodwork puts these tools at every workbench. Kate Swann breaks down every hand tool to get started in woodworking.
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  From the Bench: Moving Day

  When August R. Reichert III decided to move his complete collection of Fine Woodworking magazines from his attic to his shop, he thought the process would simply be a matter of lifting, hauling, and organizing. He wasn't prepared for the emotional journey he found himself on.
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  Seth Rolland: Trees Transformed

  For a recent exhibition, furniture maker and sculptor Seth Rolland created sculptures made with tree trimmings and fallen branches, with a focus on joinery that highlights the natural joinery of trees.
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  Mirka's Ultimax Ligno vs. 3M Xtract Cubitron

  Adam Godet tests two high-tech sanding disks
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  Tool Review: Starrett Woodpecker CT Carbide-Tipped Bandsaw Blades

  Try a carbide blade in your bandsaw
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  Tool Review: RZM3 FFP2 Dust Mask

  RZ's latest dust mask is its best yet.