Search

For the U.S. Government and its coalition partners to fully achieve their goals in Afghanistan, the vast majority of the Afghan people--regardless of their ethnicity, tribe, age, gender, social status, [...]

The risk of endometrial cancer after 'bioidentical' hormone replacement therapy is studied with the help of three cases. Results conclude that women should avoid this therapy, while those who are already using it should receive regular endometrial surveillance.

The article offers information on custom-made sanding drums that lets one smooth any curve. It offers techniques on how to make any size sanding drum and mentions that biger drums work well for smoother curves while smaller drums get into tighter spaces. Other topics tackled include sanding and sealing and turning the drum into a patternm sander.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for doing more with a drill press by improving the basic setup and adding a few simple accessories.

The article reviews wooden furniture by individual woodworkers including Book-Matched Slab Coffee Table by Mario Rodriguez, Music Stand by Jerry Cousins, and Settle by Thomas Dolese.

The article discusses step-by-step instructions for gluing in woodwork.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for building a support stand for woodwork projects that has ball bearings for curves, a carpet top for finished parts, and extension for tall projects.

The article presents information, images, and diagrams on how to create the wooden garden chair, a redesign of the Adirondack chair. Topics include details on how to carve, shape, and cut the curved arms, the use of simple joiney for the curved parts, the use of patterns to trace and shape the parts of the chair, and the use of screws to assemble.

The article offers a step-by-step instruction for reinforcing screw threads and jigs with epoxy glue.

The article offers part 1 of step-by-step instructions for building a garden chair of wood with curved parts.

This article offers detailed instruction on how to use the method of steam-bending to bend furniture parts.

The article presents step-by-step instructions on how to create half-blind mitered dovetails.

The article presents a step-by-step guide designed to help furniture makers unleash their creativity and develop their own designs.

The article offers step-by-step instructions on how to orchestrate glue-ups for use in furniture making and woodworking.

The article presents step-by-step instructions on how to create decorative wood string inlays using shopmade tools.

The article presents instructions on how to properly use Waxilit, a paste wax that prevents glue from sticking to and damaging wood surfaces.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for building a chair reminiscent of the classic chairs found at cafés using techniques developed in Scandinavia during the mid-20th century, which require separating the seat and back from the legs and rails to simplify the joinery.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for building a furniture with biscuit joints and resolving the issue of biscuit joiners' inaccuracy by turning the biscuit joiner into a stationary tool by attaching it to a shopmade table.

The article states that people of Afghanistan, regardless of their ethnicity, tribe, and gender, should come together as a team to build a better future for themselves and their children under the influence of the U.S. Government. It states that currently, the senior leaders in Afghanistan seem unable to lead their people in transformational ways and tend to rely on transactional techniques to achieve their goals.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for executing some techniques in perspective drawing.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for executing several techniques in expanding tables.

The article describes the outdoor chairs created by furniture makers Michael Fortune, Hank Gilpin and Matt Kennery. The Adirondack-style chair of Fortune is higher and taller than the regular design to make seating and getting out of it more comfortable. The chair of Gilpin is made from teak, has simple joints and no finishing because it is intended to go gray outdoors. The tropical wood sipo is the choice of Kenney for building his garden bench that has closely-spaced seat slats and a sloping back so that water will not seep in.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for making curved panels.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for applying the hot-pipe bending technique in woodwork.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for creating various kinds of door and drawer pulls.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for cutting curves in a bandsaw.

This article deals with the incorporation of tapered, curved laminations in furniture. Using tapered laminations opens up an incredible range of designs. However, tapering the component after it has been laminated presents two disadvantages. First, if too many gluelines are broken, then the part will begin to straighten. Second, the severed gluelines are likely to show as a series of ugly lines. The better way to avoid these things is to taper the individual plies.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for milling lumber safely.

The article presents answers to the questions how to adjust tablesaws easier, how to shorten hinge screws, and how to charge a strop with honing compound.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for preparing glue-ups in woodworking and also provides reviews of several necessary products for use in the process including clamps, glue and spreaders.

The article presents questions and answers related to woodworking which include designing dovetails for strength and style, spraying finish outdoors, and correcting a wobbly chair.

The article presents questions and answers related to several topics of woodworking, including how to construct strong joints for cabinet doors, using a secondary bevel on a chisel and plane blade, and how to construct a paneled back for a bookcase in order to resist the pressure of shelving books.

The article presents questions and answers related to woodworking including the proper use of router bits on plywood panels, ways in which camellia oil can be used to prevent rust on tools, and how to attach a dust collecting vacuum to a stationary bandsaw.

The article presents questions and answers related to woodwork, including the ideal kind of blade for a bandsaw, a method of constructing a door with rails, and the causes and prevention of sticker stain on maple.

The article discusses the ways of making curves in woodworking. The author elaborates on how to use a compass in drawing a circle or a section of a circle. For small irregular curves, like the ones found on the feet of cabinets or on door handles, the author suggests using a french curve. He says that he prefers drawing these curves full size so that when he transfers the pattern to a template or the workpiece it would be a lot easier.

The article presents questions and answers related to woodworking including an advice sought whether one should buy a full set of lathe tools or buy only certain pieces of lathe tools as one specializes, a concern by a reader that the U-shaped curve which he laminated turned out to be 2 inches closer at the legs, and an inquiry as to why is it that not all makes of planes are skewed.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for pre-bending wood.

The article presents questions and answers related to woodworking and woodshops including running a cyclone unit without a filter, the size of the screws used to hang a heavy tool cabinet and the best type of glue that should be used for bent laminations.

The article focuses on several tea boxes designed by woodworkers such as Christian Becksvoort, Michael Fortune and Garrett Hack.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for developing a better sanding block using a smart jig.