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Dog Feeder

• Cutting files (view and download here)

• Video of the CNC cutting process (YouTube)

Stickley Music Cabinet

• Cut list/materials list (PDF download)
• Leaded glass video tutorial (YouTube)
• Installing an Inset Door article

Louvered Interior Shutters

• Tenoning jig project
• Louver drilling tip

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Book Tree

A sturdy place to plant your treasured reads, close at hand.

Scrollsaw Sleigh 

Put your scrollsaw and your reindeer to work on this festive candy dish.

25 Router Stocking Stuffers

Reward your router this holiday season with these must-have accessories.

Tenderizing Mallet

Make food see things your way with this useful utensil.

Fireside Stool

A three-legged seat for warming your two chilly feet.

Chimney Advent Calendar

Count down to Christmas while you dress up the tree with this mantel-topper.

Departments

Getting Sharp (pg 4)

• Grow your community this year

News & Views (pg 6)

• A major award
• Drawing a blank
• Hiller's passing
• Rise to the challenge
• Have a seat

Reader Showcase (pg 12)

• Issue 110

Tips & Tricks (pg 16)

• Shop-made dowels
• Precision reference line
• Scribing to level
• Taming edge-to-edge joints

WoodSense (pg 56)

• Osage Orange

Great Gear (pg 60)

• Shinto saw rasp

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• Tealight Centerpiece (pg 22)
• Shop-Made Soap Finish (pg 27)
• Glass-Topped Coffee Table (pg 31)
• Picture Frames (pg 38)
• Contemporary Dining Chair (pg 44)

Departments

Getting Sharp (pg 4)

• Fresh look, new member, great team

News & Views (pg 6)

• Take your best shot
• Happy birthday
• Multi-axis multimedia
• Low-carb finishing stands
• New direction

Reader Showcase (pg 10)

• Issue 109

Tool Reviews (pg 12)

• Triton TMNRTR Trim/Plunge Router

Tips & Tricks (pg 12)

• A sled for small parts
• Mitered stop block
• Turner's sandpaper holder
• Sizing sandpaper

WoodSense (pg 54)

• Monkeypod

Great Gear (pg 56)

• Micro Fence Edge-Guide
• Golden Mean Calipers

Expert Answers (pg 64)

• Shedding light on hidden finishing flaws

Scrollsaw Sleigh

• DXF and cutting files
• Scrollsaw Reindeer Free Project

Router Stocking Stuffers

• 8 All-star Router Jigs
• 6 tips for Router Resuscitation
• Router Stabilizer Tip
• Router Power Lift Tip
• Router Table Basics
• Router Table Trickery

Book Tree

• Plans for mortising fixture (from Issue 77)
• Plans for Saw Horses (from Issue 105)

Chimney Advent Calendar

• Santa Pattern (pdf)
• Tree Template (pdf)

Tealight Centerpiece

• Tealight Centerpiece demonstration video

Glass-Topped Coffee Table

• Leg template pattern
• Leg CNC file (.crv)

Picture Frames

• Free project: Frame with piping

Contemporary Dining Chair

• CNC cutting files for template/back legs
• Free project: Mortising Fixture
• Seat Weaving Video

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• Pasta Board (pg 21)
• Get Started in Chip Carving (pg 24)
• Dovetailed Serving Tray (pg 28)
• Vintage Toolbox (pg 32)
• Four-Legged Stool (pg 42)
• Zigzag Soap Dish (pg 51)

Departments

Getting Sharp (pg 4)

• The trap of comparison

News & Views (pg 6)

• Making the cut list
• Selling oneself
• Working an angle
• Down the drain

Readers Showcase (pg 10)

• Issue 108

Tips & Tricks (pg 12)

• Scrollsaw bowl press
• Sander extension table
• Restoring throat plates
• "Free" finish supports
• Through-the-table end boring

WoodSense (pg 54)

• Butternut

Great Gear (pg 56)

• Microjig FitFinder

Expert Answers (pg 64)

• A wipe-on finish that builds quickly