Woodwork Ireland

Good Woodworking, Issue 177, August 2006

I’m still confused when I see “August” as the publication date of a magazine I bought in early July, but never mind that.

This month’s Good Woodworking contains project plans for a leaded light cabinet, a waste paper bin, jigs for large tenons, a barley twist candlestick, a router table, and sheet cutting devices. The techniques articles include batching tenons by hand, assembling lapped tails, repairing a broken chair leg (with particular reference to Victorian and Edwardian chairs, and the annoying narrow parts), planing across an edge, and quick and easy carcases (wardrobes in this case, but the principles carry).

There’s also an extensive comparison of scraping tools - scrapers and scraping planes, for the most part, with commentary on their use. Based on the advice in the article, I’m likely to be picking up some new kit for myself.

There’s a feature article as well on the construction of a small, purpose-built workshop, which contains a few useful ideas, and a sidebar that advises against vinyl flooring in a workspace - it becomes dangerously slippy under sawdust.

As ever, the magazine is worth buying, and if any of the items above are on your list of projects or problems, it could save you a lot of headaches.