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On a snowy Chicago evening in the winter of 1978, seven men joined together to form an organization of machinery importers committed to making the U.S. woodworking industry more productive [...]

The article evaluates several machines for the woodworking industry in the U.S. which include the Olimpic k560 compact edgebander from Scm Group North America, the Powermatic PM1000 table saw from Walter Meier Mfg. Inc., and the CEL-712 Microdust Pro hand-held, data logging instrument from Casella CEL Inc.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for sharpening and using the detail/spindle gouge.

The article presents views of periodical readers on the choice of a planer or a thicknesser as many woodworkers hate tilting the tables on planer-thicknessers moving from surfacing to thicknessing. Traditional woodworker David Charlesworth favors the planer by stating that a thicknesser will produce neither straight nor out-of-wind timber. Tony Troughton mentions that he finds limitations of the planer-thicknesser, such as, removing the fence and lifting tables, irritating.

The article offers information on the various woodworking machines and their limitations. Rollers on adjustable stands, push stick and GRP-Ripper are commonly used. It emphasizes on modern tablesaws in which bevel cuts are made by tilting the arbor or shafts driven by electric motor. It discusses that all surfaces used to support the sheet being cut should be regularly treated with a non-staining friction-reducing agent such as Silbergleit.

The article discusses the developments in the woodworking industry as of August 2013, particularly on the features that should be considered when buying a lathe. Among the features are lathe construction, lathe design, and lathe size. The other features include drive system, shaft locks, toolrests, and toolrest stocks.

The article offers suggestions on how to minimise the mistakes associated with woodcarving. It informs that woodworkers should have information about the use of fillers and they should minimise the stress at joints in wooden objects. It also mentions that woodworkers should plane the ends of the wooden object, which is done using a sanding machinery, in order to remove any rough surface over the object.

The article looks at how woodworker Steve Prescott designed and made a flip-over games table from English walnut. It notes that the flip-over games table had to be square and the apron had to be equally shallow for leg room in order to accommodate players on all sides. Prescott used a router table jig for tapering the leg and shaping the foot of the table. INSETS: Core Skills;Blind Chess Opening;Laying Baize;Walnut and maple table

The article discusses several tablesaw safety hazards. According to the author, working without a blade guard increases the risk of injury to the hands and fingers. He notes that the left hand should not travel past the front of the guard when ripping. He also reminds not to rip boards which are shorter than the distance from the front of the splitter or riving knife. To avoid kickback, he advises not to rip lumber on the tablesaw without using a splitter.

The article offers tips for creating an efficient and organized workshop. It explains the importance of making a plan by drawing out a shop layout and adding all details to make it run smoothly. The tool's accessories should be mounted next to the machine and castors should be used for tools that need to be moved. It also recommends the storage of blades and rulers on the doors of pegboards and the placement of similar tools on the same rolling surface.

The article offers information about the woodcarving methods for creating bun foot in furniture. It mentions the ways for cutting timber in the preparation of bun foot and also informs about furniture back plates which are used in the development of bun foot. It states that workers should wear a face shield to protect eyes from wooden chips and particles and also presents several photographs regarding the development of the bun foot.

The article reports on the desirable features to look for in a scroll chuck and offers information on manufacturers and their products. In 1988 Teknatool introduced an economical four-jaw scroll chuck with top jaws specially designed for the needs of woodturning. While lever chucks are still offered, a gear-driven chuck is much more desirable. The Australian firm Vicmarc Machinery now offers a line of high-grade chucks and its VM150 Chuck will work as either a lever or a gear chuck.

The article offers an overview of various sharpening systems for wood turners including dry grinders, wet grinders, and belt systems. According to the author, the standard in most woodturning shops is a bench grinder with two 8" x 1" aluminum oxide wheels. The author adds that the 8" grinder solution is usually considered fast at reshaping tool profiles and putting new edges on tools.

The article offers brief information on several woodworking machinery including Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN) grinding wheels from the company Carrolls Woodcraft Supplies, STC Series Automatic Toggle Clamps from Hordern & Co., and Dewalt Reciprocating Saw from the company Dewalt.

The article offers brief information on Festool TS 55 R System, a woodworking machine by the company Festool Group GmbH & Co. KG.

The article previews several woodwork machinery and equipment, including the Altendorf F-45 Select sliding table saw distributed by Stiles Machinery Inc., the MultiRest Workpiece Support System from Carter Products Co., and the Chop Navigator cross cut optimizing system from Mereen-Johnson Machine Co.

The article evaluates several sanding machines including 1297DK from Bosch, De WALT D26441K from DeWALT Inc. and RTS 400 EQ from Festool GmbH.

The article provides information for woodworkers on how to utilize featherboards in their workshops. Particular focus is given to how featherboards can be used to help guide workpieces through woodworking machinery. Instructions are provided on how to use featherboards in conjunction with larger tools including tablesaws and router tables.

The article focuses on the trend of woodworking companies auctioning their used equipment. Charlie Winternitz of Loeb Winternitz Indusitrial Auctioneers tells that used equipment auctions are affect by similar conditions in a general market, where if a market is stable, machines are acquired, sold, and exchanged daily. Various machines auctioned by woodworking companies include Accu-Router Series III CNC panel routers, MBD CNC Panel saws, and Holzma panel saws.

The article discusses the changes on the Cumberland Architectural Millwork since the May 2010 flood in Nashville, Tennessee. Cumberland President Andrew Martin tells that the new equipment and shop layout have contributed to enhanced productivity by 50 percent in terms of box count. The Cumberland shop in Nashville, Tennessee and features woodworking machines Selco EB108 14-foot Active panel saw and a Biesse Rover A3, which replaced old equipment destroyed by the flood.

The article evaluates several dado blades for wood-cutting including the 24-tooth dado from Amana Prestige, the Bosch PR0824 from Bosch, and the CMT 230.524.08 from CMT.

The article offers information on power planers which use a spinning cutterhead almost identical to that on a jointer, with the blade positioned to cut in the direction opposite that of the workpiece feed. There is not much difference in working with power planers and jointers, the only difference is that of orientation. When buying a power planer, power and price are the two main factors to look at.

The article provides tips on building a customized miter-saw stand. It cites several reasons why a custom miter-saw stand is better than shop-built one, including compactness, collapsibility and lightweight. Some design challenges include having folding legs and wheels and type of plywood that offers the best combination of weight, cost, durability and strength. It cites the benefits of having extralong outfeed support when cutting a 16-foot stock.

The article evaluates the Lie-Nielsen low-angle jack plane, blades and toothed blade.

The article focuses on the use of spindle moulder in furniture making. Justin Williams of Williams & Cleal said that spindle moulders are safe to use and leave a clean finish than a router. It discusses the advantages of a ring fence, which is used in conjunction with the spindle jigs, compared with a router cutter. Moreover, it features the spindle moulder jigs and cutterblocks, which are used for shaping and rebatingng and rebating.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "The Caring Face of Wood," by John Lloyd, one by Bob Elliot on the therapeutic effects of woodworking, and one by Alan Gregory on utilizing a drill for a burnisher.

The article offers brief information about several products offered by companies in the cabinet industry including the Dust Sentry level sensing unit from Oneida Air Systems, Polar Bear series woodworking machines from Grizzly Industrial Inc. and Wolf Bench Paw non-slip friction pads from Woodworker's Supply Inc.

The article offers information on midsize benchtop lathes for furniture makers. The low-end torques in different models have a starting rounds per minute (RPM) from 501 to 520, RPM with resistance from 205 to 409 and speed loss from 20% to 59%. Additional information on lathes are given including the controls, belt changes and tool rests.

The article offers information on the steps to construct the Edwardian Envelope Table. As stated, for preparing the legs of the table one should select straight grained stock and prepare them on the jointer and planer. For making the Fold-open Top one should mill the frame parts to thickness and width and crosscut them a little over-long. And for creating Triangular Leaves one can use the template routing technique to ensure the required uniformity.

The article evaluates products for the woodworking industry, including CLIP top Blumotion, a premium concealed hinge, from Blum, the Sandya 3/S Series sander from SCM Group, and the Weeke BHX050 compact machining center from Stiles Machinery Inc.

The article offers information concerning a jig with a table saw and a sliding dovetail sled to form dovetail joints. It notes that as hand-cut dovetails requires more time for all the meticulous work to create them, the table saw method which uses a sliding dovetail sled to cut 90 percent of each joint is a much better alternative. Steps in creating the jig are also offered.

The article features several catalogs including the Catalog 113 from Osborne Wood Products, Inc., the Rip Saws catalog from Stiles Machinery, Inc., and the Jobsite and Workshop Solutions literature from Starrett Company.

The article focuses on the selection of jointer in woodworking industry. The necessity of jointer in shops comes when a person is planning to use rough lumber. Six-inch jointers have to complement in shops or studios with limited spaces. It is best to take into consideration the flatness of the table and fence should flat and sturdy. It also emphasizes that the heavier the jointer, the more stable they tend to run. To provide some cleanest cuts as possible, try to minimize any vibrations.

A list of woodworking machinery manufacturers along with their products is presented, including a high-speed router from Anderson Group of America, Paoloni P45 sliding table saw from Atlantic Machinery Corp., and System Series edgebanders from Adwood Corp.

The article presents a timeline for woodturning.

The article presents suggestions on how one can make money from woodturning. The topics discussed include the selecting and purchasing the right wood for use in woodturning, the use of automatic turning lathes, and ways of using sandpaper on the wooden cylinders. Moreover, it also cites ways on how to provide customers with effective price estimates.

The article presents a comparison of benchtop tablesaw brands including those form Bosch, Craftsman and DeWalt.

The article offers information on how to create Shaker step stool using machines and power tools, as well as by hand. It notes that the design of the Shaker step tool was derived from the book "Making Shaker Furniture," by Barry Johnson. It discusses how 13-year-old Timothy learned the fundamentals of hand tools, power tools, and machinery, as well as the involved safety in woodworking.

The article evaluates two woodworking equipment, the CarveWright machine from LHR Technologies and the Computer Numeric Control (CNC) Shark machine from Next Wave Automation.

The article evaluates several products related to woodwork, including Deluxe Granite Jointers from Steel City Toolworks, RIGID R4511 Granite Top Table Saw from RIDGID Inc., and JET JWBS-14DXPRO band saw from WMH Tool Group Inc.

The article offers tips for woodworkers on using the dado set properly. When mounting the tablesaw accessory, the tooth points on the exterior blades should point outward and the tips on the chippers should be staggered evenly. The dado set should always be buried into an auxiliary fence mounted to the main rip fence when cutting a rabbet along the edge of a board or case back. It presents safety techniques on using a dado set in creating a frame-and-panel assembly.

The article evaluates several sanding machines from Heesemann UKP, Midwest Group One, and Holz-Her U.S. Inc.

The article evaluates several machinery for woodwork including Venture 05 S Machining Center from Weeke Bohrsysteme GmbH, CNT-950 Series Router from CNT Motion Systems, and the Accu-Cut XP line of routers from Computerized Cutters Inc.