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NO. 44

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NOTES FROM THE SHOP

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W1.X~llli Numbef44

April. 1986

Edilor DonaldB. Peschke

DesIgn DorecIor Ted Ktallcek AssiSlant EditOrs

Steve Kroh"",r Ooug...o L HICks Douglas M, Udsror Technicalllluslrators DavId Krayllng MlkeHeruy SubsctipIIco Manage< Sanely J, Saum SWscnptioo AssisIants

CIlristel Mine, Vicky Robinson JacIde Stroud Computer

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KeoMlner

Administrative A_t Chetyl Scott

BuilidingMail""'""",, Archie Kr"U5e

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ABOll1'nils 'SSI)£. I ."muml,..r lh.· Ii",t time J saw burl \'pneer-I mean a ~hl""_'l"f real burl veneer In its natural ~I:tl(' Inot veneer on a piece or rumitul,\" tha.t Wlll\covered with I~y~.." or yellowed ,·on".h and years of darkening}. I ,.,1\.- am"",,1 at the swirl. of color nnd subtle l>allen .. cen.ain1~·unt orth~ tna.r\·eL..;of natul'\' But a... beauuful n....thov an', J'\'t al\\"""1 had a reluctance to \\o~'k with \'t.·n'·l'h. Actually the problem is trying 10 work with burl veneers the uld·rll..
the)'-'rl' b}' no mean", ['fl..... or ernek, s, 6phlt'i. and even holes, It can be (t can also be a I()l of work jf )'OU want to veneer a large .una ee with burl "'I1,'<'r using hide glue and a veneer prl':-..... Rifrtht in the middle, up pop. a bubhle II"'t ",m.,l), refuses to stick down, There are two changes that make working with veneers a lot easier. F~I. 1\,· become a real fan of contact cement, It eliminates the need (or a veneer press, and it's especially nice when working "ith th" unruly waves a.nd wrinkles or burl \,e".,."·, (\'{c're sho"ing a few ti~ for working with

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matter of I)()()rworkmanship in producing lhe 1001.Dado blades are 3 good example. \\ nether you get • stack set or one of the wobble blades. you're 8pending enough mone~'that it should do it. job well- 'ight .ml ofth. box. The downfall on most or the dndo blades we've pUl'chased is lhe qualit), of sharpenin~ - il was unacceptably poor. Although Ihi. '" relath'cly easy to fix (just take it to a 1I00d :
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change my ap"rUllfh tqwnn) bu~-!ngtools. [used to seta hmlt on th,· eest. Sut that can lead to cheap LO

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I 1000kfor good. to-high quality 10010, 'I18Y more. bUI I'm much happier a. I \\ork \I lth the tool. .",. n r r~~\'&LOP&. \Vc've changed the 'I"ollt)

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w ith }'nur ...ubr!tr1"lloD. I r \·,.,r bou ... I. damaged in the mail or hi, mi"""~ ,",).."<.<;l, we'll be bappy to send ~0" • replacement cap): AI.". Ie you're receiving duplicate

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veneer on page 15.) The other change is the introduetion of flexible veneers. These paper-backed ""IJll"'. 11 1 U" knO\\. (This is usually the WOOOSMITH (lSSN 0164-4114) Is published veneers are as ctese to perfect as you can l"t~ult of K(onthn!.! In t wo orders (OJ'a new bImon1I1Iy (FeI>ruaIy. ApnI. June. August. October. get with anything made or wood. Th,'y·....· oul",,·ol'lion.) We periodically cheek the Decembe<) by WoodsmIII> I'IIbIisNng Co.. 2200 very eILSY to work with, (Although 1hOI(' to "nllrt' lilt· to try tu find duplicate copies. GIlIS1dAve. Des MoInes. Iowa 50312. say it, but they're even .a.ier than "orkAlthnul!h \\-ere pble to catcb mO!itof them. WOODSMITH Is a '89_ ttadematI< of tI'1e illgwith Formica.) It 0. h \·...1.,. IlmeoC(Jnsunling proce.~.Let us. Woodsmoth PubUsIWlg Co If there'. a dra ....back. it'. that the' nt·'- kilO", alld \\c'lI be happy to carrect your Copyrighl 1986 by WoodsmI1h Publishing Co. ible veneers are very, vel1' thin, Youha\'.· B'Ih1i<'nJ,lJOI\ rl'(.'()m. All Rights Reserved. to be right on the money. becaust'thcl'I"g On\.' Ol her 11roblem L"mis,.l~ingissues be· Subscrtptlons: One year (6 issues) 510. lWo almost no chanc. to smooth thinl!" OUI hy '-:IU.., o( • change in oddre... (\Ve get )'OOIS (12 ossues)S18 Single copy pnce. 52.SO planing or sanding. !>ulld"..], uf addl'e-"S changes each month.) (Car1ada aocf foreign: add 52 peryear.) If you've been wanting to try a Jlroj,' will forward magazines for Chang. Of Address: Please be sure ID"""OdD with veneer, Ihe small box shown in thIB 01,1>" l \\ 0 month. ... after ~~ou mQve. Since bolh your old aocf nt1N addtess. i.s$ue i~ an ea.-y \\'ay to start. Afit'r ,,'ol"kinJ: 1.... ><18'"11/1~, a hi-monthly pubtication, it's Second clasaposlage paldat Des Moones. """'" on t.he t.~IOboxes 5hown in the phuto Qn toa."" tlJ m~ un issue. Postma8lat: Send change of addoess I'IOIJce. page 12. I made another one out of cocobolo If you change your address. or if we've Form 3579. 10 Woodsm,Ih PubTfShlngCo.. 2200 with a Carpathian .Im burl. Now thai ", .., made a m...'take or misspelling on your label. Gf8(IdAve .•DesMoines, 10..... 50312. fun - and worth the elTon to Ill't to kllu" I,·t 11.' Imow. We1J OOITllCl it and send any \'eneens a tittle better. ~U"C \,ou"'e miK.~. DADO!:S. Over the past couple of y,-an< One '!aatthing. From time to time we rent we've been coUeding VarioU8 dado blad. the 1I'"ooslIIilh ~ubi;criber Ii$l w qualified BACK ISSUES $.t$ to geLsome experience with each ""t. woodworking campauie. who send oUI foJ1 back Issues of are sIlll av_ The d[()'erenees among the sets are amaz- catnlogs or information on woodworking Seod for a flee boo!tIet desalbmg tI'1e contenlS and ing - and somewhat depl'eS-'ing Rt th,· tool' and supplies. Wescreen the .. offers w prices of til bad< issuGs. Mmetime. make sure (as be.~1W~can) ""11 it is an offer I'm coru;tantly amazed at the)lOOt '1uali- of inLereSt to \\·ood\\·orkers. ty of many of the tools on Ihe market. HO\\·~fert if you (10 not ""ant to recE'i"e Sometimes it's a mntter of )lOOt dCNgJ1. thi.; information. plea:>ccheck the box on the SAMPl.E COPIES This is p;U'tieularly true of th_ took fronl JI'ItlCI of the envelope and ,;end it in. "you t\aV$8 fnend ,,!lQ would TOOl10 58& acopyof aimed at the "sell it quick at n 10\\ pri"," N&XTII!1AILINO. The June issueofll'oodWoodomMh, joJSt send the names aocf odd
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PLAYING CAItDS IN THE SHOP

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The", are tll1~\\h< n I """" to maze a fine adj\l"tml lit (lfthe- rl"lt.('r table fence to sneak

uv on a fin",11 dimension, RUI loo;ening the fenee alwl Ir)'Ulg to tal' It over j~la hair never fl.1."t'1lUW W\'l' me the control [tnt looklnJr for. Instead, I u playing cards as gaul!"

shims, (They'n' ,·xa<:tly L lOOth of an inch thick &0 three ut th"m equal about 101• thIckne~ s, ) Or, I use a .park plug feeler "."go (or extremely fine 1OIiju.'rn"'n..... ~tart b) III:Iking a Ib, eut, I fit'" not qune wirle enoul!h. hold. playiJll1:card (or more if ~) III:lWUIt the back right end o(tlJ..> tighten a "ing nUlIn from the back until it·s r.nee and damp • ICI'Bp bIocl< to the table lip Il:lUJlSt the T·nut It "ork- great f,
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I II d ffcn:-nt technique to oll'an uJ' th~ ro\l~h bottoms of I"" joint .lo~" left by • .wlo", I ( ,~ \I ,,,,,I... th :-':0. 42.page :!III.I 0.) it \\ It h III, b;.UMt~\\, SUI)t 1,) ('1.t"1I' lit( :.. l'lt-::tiJ(htt!CJ(e :ottlp to Ih,· o.lI1.I>.a\\ lahl,· behind the blade. The ~leJf' hlL' te, b.. .)(·*'~·'l(li( ..ular to the saw hlad.,. To do t hL' II< t til" baJ~l;a\\ miter J!1ll1j!' [or'~ Then put lt mth .. miter gaugc, ~ (Il ';\IM. holtllt tight HilUm...t the stop while daml' nl! the top 10 tbe table. The ,I 101"""from the !'rom oi the .wp to the t..... nt cull ~ edgt' (i(!lJ..>;;aw teeth lIhouI
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H• ...,'. An clI','ctI,. m,,,'Iung cutunl( j{'dUl.'e 1 made (or the ro:\t o( a W\\ «,n~' wilh a ~ bolt a T-nut. a wing nut. and a ~ ~ blod; of -t 4 Ilarch< 00<1. f11'11t drill. •bole throu!lh the MItt'!' of the bIotk to 8Cfommod:tte. ~. ~ 'I'cania!re bolt Then drill 11 <'OIIntcrbore part way thouI.'IIth~ bln
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the 'f.nut lllto position. :-':0\\ ~."ndI h"lup of the <:al'l"iage bolt fiat \\,th "di",·IUind,·r. l'hen angl" the bolt bean in ..datlllll to tI", dL...: .m" grind II be"elM oogr allll ... Wll)' ""lUnd the head. finally.

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A DOUBLE-DRAWER FOOD FILE It- Ir1te1Wtmg """ a project can ,l('\'elop Crom a mph> id.>a. Thi.'! r't'<'l," CU'd box I:'"

good """"Vie \\" ...~" unlllllal)J lhinking 0(. SIDlpleonc·dl"~"rr b.. x tohoJ,l SxSClnI.< Rut then soree or the "UW on Ill\I!'" 10-11 And ...,.., the ",..joll1 e~1thlll "aVo"1cy not make the drawe rs with thisjOlrll' Ry th;" time the cooks "I of lhe "'",.,.,..draw. r. bUlol.<",..,1 Ullklnllnboul tht W3) th,·jr ..",kbool;;o 1t,1.co, ,....-d "'ll> Oour

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when laid out un J& t'C)unk·)'\('jl. !'o \\e nddt"l'la tilt-up frame to hold toclkbot,k •. '111.. called for a ~11(1 fnUll<' IlnlUnollln,,'orr lhl "III. elf· anee of lhe lOP fnml:(~.•• t\K I M.llul, l,rujt"Cl. designs t.,KIIO developas you !(t't mto Ihem. But on~of the niC(>f"lIlu1'<.'"ofthi. I,n,j,'l'l it< that yQU ran leav~orr part or II" (the Iilt-ull cookbook bolder) un<1.till have n us...ful proioct (lh,' ...",il'l' boxt, And that's where 1 bel,'"Iln: lilt' b;lIIir box

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To build the box. I .tnrt.'Il by "","I'" ing .nau¢> .to<'k 10 aboul v..' thick for the lop Rnd bottom (A). lh' I""

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IIj have 11«0", to Iii ·thirk stoek.) Y, .. 6 ,., .... w..121 After tilt- Mock .. I'l'Sllwn... Ill\"" '0-\ _6' •• 4', C ",_") glue one blank for the 1"1' and bottom D ....... (ll t.. ,., "', .. fit pien.~ to rou.ch dimen.""'M or 7 ,2¥.. sv. I _SIdell! ",;.to, and "!i(' 1001{ T1><:n .odl1l'"Klue , 0.... ".(2) h ply. M .. ~, another blank for both !'ide ,,1<'<'\ and '.JCQ,dtoh, 00....,0.., ,,(2) tht- eli,iIk'r 10 rough dlltl( nslons (.r H-""21 ' •• 2.3"" ... •..id..and 1G'10fIIl I v.."Yn·S· .. Si>op!\o)k: In-t.atIo( .. h,,·gluIOIt~"OUcan bortom, and ,ide piece- see Detail In fIg J (01 '¥I •• lY..1.'. u..«''' '·wi,k· -toek, But WI«' .....icr boom. I 11>e v,,'.\\ ide rabbet aDo... ,. a deeoratlvc ''''' •• 1 y.. ". tend 10".rp, I think il- better I" rip tht-m .H·batk tor tbe V.·ply ...ood bsek O~ pay (\If to flt 1 (1) down or Il.'ide pi.oro H "" N s."p,Di'f.(3) ., III \l. ..011 to ", plane tht' blanks flat and down 10..... thick. Ihal Ih.. final length i.5" from long pomt 10 Ct'TT11,eTO ROt:OH'Il" \\'h"n 11>., wnl( ""int of the mitered encl.__(~ .... JI8g<' CUTTING DIAGRAM blank., lU'e Jllanl~1to V•• nl' Ih"m buth to. 10 for an ~xplanatiun on rullin~ theoe unifonn "idth of6 ....•• :>lowrutlh. lupond mi....... I I'ot(': Bp <\Ire to CUtlhe mi",,, ... bollom pieee' (A) to ",ugh I.nlllh. of II" th~y'''''"n Ihl' saml.' (ace Il.' the mbbets. from the long blank, Ami CUIorr two &',j,' Th"n mller lhe tnd~ "f the lop alld (rough I.nlllh. "des (HI from the' .h"rt t.,uum I'i..",", (Abo that tht fina!lcnglh ,. .\ ."'.S'.... ;.60 blank. Sa"e Ihe .....mainlng:; pi'~'e (ruujth 13'. Note: Thi. length ;,. b.~""" on having lenjtth) for the divider ,(;). 1\\u elm" e .... \\~lh 3,5 tani. i".itle. RAOO",. FOR 'nn; BACK On,'<: nil Ih(' DADOPOR DIVIDER. On"" all the mite'" pil~14 a~ cut. to rnuJ.th length. tut u ~;'''. ha\'{l b(>~n ('ut, rout a If." by 1/." dAdo 'l,,'•• 3Y1.... 36' CUSAWto '.1 wide by y."·d....p rnb~1 for tb. plywood Cl'ntcrl,1 lIero.. the in.
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originally built the box with « stopped dado, see photo, but changed the design to a through dado LOmake it easier to eut.) To make the dado for the divider. mount a y. straighL bit on the router table. raise it to a height of II,". and move the Ienee so it's 6\1. from the renter of (he bit. (Note: The 6''''"lllea8urement ishalfthe la·length.) Now .'OUt the dado ""'""SS the inside fAee of the top and bottom pieces, see ~·ig. :t Then rotate the workpiece 180" and make another pass, (Thi. IWO-pa..'5 method ensures that the dado is centered. If.okay if the dado is a little wider than Yo". The tongue that 61., in the dado can be 3(ijusted laten) SACK. After the dadoes arc routed in the top and bouom, cut the plywood back (0) to fitin the rabbets, Then dry assemble the box with the baek in place. DIVIDER. To determine the lenl,othofth. divider. measure the distance from the bottom of the center dado in the lOP piece to the bottom of the center dado in the bottom piece. In my C. sneaking upon the 6naJ thickness until the tOllgue just tits in the center dado. ASSEMBLY. Once the tongues fit snugly into the dadoes. glue up the box. di,;(fe.·. and plywood back making sure the di"lder i$ Oush with th~ Iront edge.•. Then clamp it with a couple of band clamps.

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Then move the fence sothe center oflhe bit is 1Vo" from the jig and rout the next set of slots, see slct locations in F'ig. 7. ArLer these slots are routed. don't change the fence but iiiI' the box so the opposite face is against the front of the jig and rout theslots on the other side. Finally. move the fenee so the center of the bit is ~" from thejig and rout the remaining slots. DOVETAIL KEYS.After all the slots are routed. make the dovetail key~ using the router table (once again, see pages 10-11). Cut the keys about I~'Iong and then glue them into the slo!$. J\fter the keys are dry. eut them off close to the surface with a fine-toothed saw and then trim them flush with a sharp chisel. WOODSMITH

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by ruttmgf·iKht dra",-r,;ick", lEI (rom Y. thid< n'","n stock to a Iini.""-od width (.f21 ""'gld"ngth of6v.-. BOlTOM RA8I1t:T. lI.. for. cutting the ,"!~. to final I(·ngth. cut v..'-deep rabbets on the bouem l'lg. of 1I111·iJ.:ht pieces just ","1" enough for th~!I. plywood drawer bottom •• ,,'t' [lOll om Delail in Fig. 8. Lt:NtlTIf OF 81Ut:S. Aner the rabbets are cut, lh~ (Irawer .,,[(., can be cut to final k·"~'\h. Mc...~ th,' width of the drawer "I""lIng in th,' bux. "' -e FiK. 9. (In my ease,

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I ngth ITom pOUlt to point of the mite,.,. "'I tho ,.'idth of the opening.t Sote: The dm....,,,, an' "'11W'f'so aU e,ghl sides an! tht UlIl(' Imgth.) 1.1\ lI'l R OAIlO£.' AIl~r aU eighl draw er .00 hau been m't~"",1 t" length. rout Ct'l1t......od d.1d........ "", four of the pieees (the 1<1, 01 the 1.. 0 drawers. to accept n !nO, able (G). see Divider Detail InFJl:N 1\()l"TC)"tIt' X'·\l. Mat the 1/.- plywood 1")11""" (~') (" nllll the rabbets. Then glue I .",11'101111 Ih,1 ,In... """ with the bottoms in . "Il,,·,· Sill..., II... elnl\\""" fillightly into the 4'1)('111'15::. eheek th,lt th{·)·'~ square. ,,,,,\',I ,'I Kt \..; \\ hen the drawers are d~ .,Id lb. eI", etail keys u.inl( the same tedln IU. u on th~ 1'00"....... key loeaticns mllMoSld \1'''. hI: s. Aft<.r tbe kr) .. are l(lued in and cut off o h lor plant' tbe, d('•• liglltly <0 the dra.. I."'" 11110 the """ning with about clea.ranc »n l"arh ntt'. 1'1\ III. It.. 1\0" rut removable dividers IJ) tel ItI In the darlne1i In each drawer, 11("( t I~ s, kI' Kt Ii' To k""11the drawer from tipI III ,I.... " ,U it'. pulled out. ! added 8 k • ke r (III to t h,· baek of each drawer, see "'11( ' •. 'll1l' ki('ker 81.0"0 aets as a spacer to k'·'·I' th" drn"~r from goillg too far back

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point on the front of the front plate. Then use a combination square to draw two 45'" lines up from thiS point. see fig. 3. After tbe reference lines are drawn, cut two '"·"ide support arms to about 12" long. I cut these out of"'.. plywood so they would stay straight. MOI]!.'TING TIn: SUPPORT ARMS.

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Afu!r the first support ann is clamped in place. drill pilot holes and screw it in place, Then damp the second support ann down to the other reference line, and check the lecatlon of thU, second arm \\;th a framing square, see Fig.·1. It should be exactly goo to the firs t arm. If it'. not, loosen the clamps and read, just. Once it'$' in the t'OJTeCl location. dam,> it down tight, and then drill and screw it in place (Note: Don' glue it In case adjustment is needed.) ASSEMBLY. Before assembly could begin, I cut t wo pieCCllof 'Yo" threaded rod to 6V? long. (Shop Note: \Vhen cutting threaded rod put a nUL on tnt' nxllH1.".. cutting. After it'.cut, back QITthe nul to reform ans drunaged thresds.) To assemble the jig. use a double nul and washer arrangement on the fronl plate, see Detail in Fig, L (I used IVz"-dill.fender washers under the nut on the inside of the front plate and under the \ling nuts on both sides ofthe b.-.cl< plate. These lVid~rwashers keep the plates square to the rods.) No" straddle the two plates over the router table or table saw fence and slide them up light against the sides of the fent"', ""'-' Fig. 5. Then adjust the ollposing wing nuts up against the back plate. Finally. acljUSlthe wing nuts so the jig slides smoothly over the fence. and check if the front plate i.square with the table.

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the first cnd of each piece is mitered. clamp a slop block to lhe ,uxilial'Y fence 110that the olher end will be cut about v,.. longer than the final length• see Step 2. Cut the second of sandpal"'T 1(1lh.· l",slli"l1 (,.,,"'. \11th lid. and t h•en move the stoll block to double·sicll't VIG" off the. miter). make a tf:sl nat on tYo t) l'h"C't-S t,f8('rU,ko Hul«1 Uc)1~rtl)'(llw~aU the pieces are mitered thl· t \\'0 test j..Il(OCt togt tht r and f'lll,t'k to finAlI""J(lh, cUl th~ plywood bottom to them \\ilh a ,t;qwtrt'. III ill I he nohh,·t. or l.'I'OOves. see Step a. (~hhl' :.;"".: If. frame is being made WllhoUI a b..ttom or top - I cut Q piece of t.)Jl('e lh_'l'oa\\ l... ~l \I}I ut "X
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The square box shown in the photo has walnut sides and a tid panel made with Carpathian elm burl veneer. 'I1,e hexagonal box has zebrawood sides and the lid panel is veneered with maple burl. (See Sources on page 24.) Note: The rest of this rutiele and the artWork deals with making the square box. The procedure (or the hexagonal box is the same. except wheN noted. THE PANELS. I started by making the veneered top panel (forthe lid) and the (e1ttined bottom panel. (You need to have these panels firsl in order to size the rabbets that are used to mount the panels in the side pieces, refer to Fig. 3.) Start by catting plywood panels to a rough site of 4~" square, "eo Fig. 1. (Note: V."bircb plywood works well as a sub-has. for veneez) Then I laminated Carpathian elm burl veneer 10 both sides of the top panel. (For more on t.bi.~veneering technique, see page 15.) The plywood bottom panel is also eat to a rougb size of 4~" square, but the fell isn't added until later (so it doesn't gel tilled with sawdust).

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rc..I<1\ (or tht> lilU h,n~ touches, I began by ~l'ply\nj(un Inlny .tnp 10 the top panel (See Siwl' l\.~.~ 1"'1:" 23.) This strip is rabbeted ,nto the t'Cigc o( r.ho' lop panel RAII8.'"!: To rout th(' rabbet, adjust the b,t hi cut • hair shallower than the thickn .. of the strip, see ~'jg. 13. (The strip i. ",nd,-d Ou.h "ilh the lOp later,) :-It,.. t•• ~u. st the fence to cut a rabbet C
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in the (.~, Iclamped a plywood faciJlg tt, the fence, see Fig. 12. MITER THE STRIPS. Alter the rabbets are eut, giue the panel into the box', lid. Then the ends of the inlay snips are mitered with a sharp chisel 10 fit in the rabbets. To guide the chisel. I made a mitering bJoek from a scrap of2~4 cut off at

a 45· angle, see Fig. 14.

Begin by mitering one end of the .trip. Then. position the strip with the point in one corner of the rabbet and mark the position of the opposite point with a chisel. see Fig. 15. Now cut this miter on the block. Alter the strips have been mitered. giue them into the rabbets.

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I chamfered the edges where the lid and base meet. This tan be done by holding the box together and against. the renee while ma1;ing8 single pass over a V'i(roOve bit on the router table. see Fig. 16. Note: The top edge. on this box are square. For a softer profile. the top edg<> could be eased with. round-over bit on the router table.

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MAKE TilE flLT PADS

The box has a felt liner inside and a relt pad 011 the bolWm. The trick to making the felt fit properly is applying it 10 a posterboard backing. see Fig. 18. GLUE FEI.T TO POSTERBOAJID. 1)) glue the felt, I used spray adhesive. (See Sources. page 24.) Spray the adhesive on a piece of (e1t large enough 10 make both the bottom pad and the Urter Then mount it to the posterboard, see Fig. 18. TRACEPATTE.RNS.Now trace the bolo torn panel on the posterboard for the bot-

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up.id. down to trace the outline (or the linm-.see Cross Section, t"ig. 18. Alter the patterns are traced. cut out the pad and the liner with an X·Acto knife see Fig. 19.

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Alter ~ing the box. Iapplied three COOlS of Delt Clear \Vood Fin;"b (Mro.oll. When tbe finish "'lIS dry. I glue.. tbe bottom panel into the box. Then I glued OK'felt insert and pad to the bottom panel, see Fig. 20,

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DE CURL DE BURL I WOrkM with two different kind.> of veneer> when making the prqj. eets {OJ' this issue, TIw hn.·f...".· is covered with pap"....backed C~xibko veneer. The tops of th,' b\tl~deeorative boxes an" CO\'t'n."C:J with

surface, The secret to a l-'1lO<1 bond is making sure there's enough ce ment on both surfaces.

old-fashioned veneer, (It'. 'litT. wrinkled, and asdr)' as an autumn leaf.) Gluing these two t),I"''' of veneers to a sub-ba.-..e i....~'1lnilar. but the preparation is ditTo","\, Ftexible veneer requires no preparation before gluing, II'" as _y to apply Ill> plastic lruninnw. That'. because tne thin !a"...,r of veneer i. laminated to a sheet of tuugh paper, The paper keep.' the veneer Oatand prevents splitting. Old-fashioned veneer requil'el' special preparation, This is because it', rarely Oat. 10 eornpound the problem, iigun.'
"ill soak ul' the first coat of een-

StrllctUl'C - it 1(00$ every which way. I call this "nervO\ls' grain, It'. under .t;re,;o and tendo to crack under

Since figurt~1 veneer j~I)rftdominantly end grain, it's \'(''1' absorbent. The open wood 1""'<'

tnct cement. Let this first coat d.,)' thoroulthly. then apply Q sec-

nnelcoal. When the see nnd coat drie s. the surface should look glossy. If ......any (lull t;1)()t~ remain, apply another coat. rontnrt C.'(l'mt,~nl ha~ to be "dry" on both surfaces beirur joined beCore it can he used, When the ~mCI1\ no longel" rcelt> .tick>', the ven.. r ean be applied. To apply the veneer, lay a piece eomaet

To nallen the dampened ven ee r. place it

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betw ,.. n the sheers of paper and the pieces

lessse n the chances of cracking, it should he Oattened before 1L'I6.

of part ,."oi)llard. see Fill. 1.Then place the bricks on top and let it sit 2-1hours. 011 lh.· """"nel day, remoisten the veneer, put in dry paper, then .'Cpla ee the bricks. (In the third d8); change the paper. but drm'l "",!.ten the veneer. By this time the will btl almost Oat, but it should be allowed tn ory thoroughly before use.

fLArnNING

The secret to Ilattening veneer is dampeninj; it to make it flexible, then p.-...;ing it Oat. The process takes about three days in a simple flattening press. DA~IPENlN(l.Dampen the veneer with water sprayed from a hand mister, Dol,'t soak it. Just lightly spray each side without forming droplets. With ju.st a little moisture it's ready to go into the Oattcninj! press. .'LATTENING PRESS. The flat tening

press isn't fane)'. It's just two pieces or ¥..-

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Chung ,,",ul pieces of veneer to a sub-base can be c1('))4'with contact cement or vellow glue, I prefer a plywood (birch or' Baltic bi...h) sub-base beeausse the glue sticks to it well. If M."'>nite t, used, it should be roughenod with """,,paper to help the glue form a stronger be,nd. CONTACT CEMENl: ContaCI e<>ment j, the e~iesl \\'8)'to glue \'eneer to another

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of pape.· on the top of the subbase, Then, pa~.itklnLht.·veneer. 1\0" move the paper tn expose a _.strip alon)!'one edge where the t\"0 !'UrfAl"CScan come toget her, \Vhen the two surfaces are joined along on. edge, slowly slip the paper from bet'\\~een the surfaces while pressing then) together. Then 1',,11the ven• er fiat with 3 roller, st.., Fig. 2. YELLOW GLUE. YeUow wood glut! i.safer to use than contact eementespecially in areas with poor ventilation. To j!luc veneer with )'eUo'" glue, :t small press is needed, For the .mall veneered panel on the deeorative box, I made a press with $oCl'QI}~of particle board and C-elamp!'. To lise the P""_', apply glue to both sides of the sub-base and to the veneer. Then

sandwich the sub-base between two pi""e. of waxed paper to keep the Illu. f''I)11I .tickinl: to the press and clamp it tight. Since no air can get to the glue. it dries ~lowly.Allow 8t lea~t 21 hlluY>before reo mo\~jng the c1tlml)S,

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Briefcase A CASE FOR THE YUPPIES ..(~r \'CW'\I I've wanted to build a wooden bri 1<'M
W1da liner) .. s well :IS ~ leather ~ for brlclca.'te5. see Sources, page 24, Note: All of the dimensions of this briefcase are based on fitting it with the liner CromThe "'oodworkers' Store catalog. This meiIJ1S a ease that measures U y," by l5Y,' i,l8idc. (The liner is okay in quality. but it's not a nice leather one. You could leave it out, and build the case any me you want.) 10 make the case B>1llghlweightas possible, J made tbe frame out of Va"-thick stock and the panels out of v." hardwood plywood. (Using hardwood plywood provides a lightweight panel that's also sturdy and stable.) There'. also another option for the panels, rr you want 10 get a little fancier, the panels can be J'to work wilh it almost takes ali lhe fun out of it. Those veneers cemein sheets with a paper backing and can I be applied to a sub-base (birch plywood works well) ",ith eontae; cement. VENEERED PANELS

if you want to use 1'.' hardwood plywood (",ithout ve_r) for the panels, begin by cutting them to a size of 121'. wide by IllY. long. !fyou want to apply a flexible veneer to the panels, begin by cutting the 1',"plywood sub-bases about 18" wide by 14" long. see Fig. 1. (These ove~ sub-base panel. are trimmed 10 fit after the veneer is applied.) Note: The sub-base panels for the veneer are cut so the grain runs in the l4' direction, sec Fig. 1. This is because veneer is nlw8,Y& applied cross-grain (perpendicular) to the sub-base grain. After the sub-bases al'e cut 10 rou,gh size, abo rot four pieces of Gexible veneer 10 lhe same rough size. (The panels are veneered on both sides.) COi''TACI' CEMENT.10 mount the veneer, apply contact eement te the sub-bases and to the paper side or the veneer, 'Vben the cement is dry to the touch, the veneer can be applied. Support the veneer over the sub-base \11th several dowels, see Fig. I. Remove the dowel on one edge and press down the veneer with a roller. Then eentinue to remove dowels and press the ,'eneer down ~ lhe sub-ba..<:e. TRIM TO Slzt. Alter lhe panels are wneered on both sides. trim them to IinIlI dimen..
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~·t tit.· C"'K'" 011 th~ table saw so the the out.ine of'the blade is equal to th, thicknc>,. of the veneered p8Il~1. TI....n ". en both edges of all four 1''''<00;" !IN' Fig. 2. tThese grooves are JUSt di

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than makin~ it lid lint) a ba.......' t"'OIl<·"...,.h· pieces. tbe l4.'<'lm''Ilw h •.'I\- Is to mak.- th~ ease as 01 '" wut alld th.·" cut th~ titl ocr

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After the grooves are to a fin:11 width .,r:~8- 'l'II·lf)nK~irl{·~ t ..\. tbe cut tl ... ponti. are rabbeted to form top and bottom 1'".....,,) .re cut 10 " rr.,~h 1<1111.'11,· 1<1fit in the grooves. I did this on lenj,>1hof I" ru.1 U.· ,11C1I'l.1~''S CHI a.... rul tho ruuh·rt"ble.;ee Fig. 3. to a roul.'illcngth ..f II...,., f 11(. :! ~'ILh~ f.nce so the width of the rabbet i. GROO\'-ES "'0", 1).\Nt.I",,~, StoXl. 1,'11"")\1" "Illal ttl the depth of the groove (0/, .."). are cut on the i~lrtt.· fam flf t::lrh l)it~'t'l4' "h~1I rai se the height of the bit So the thkkll""" IIf Ihe remaining tongue Ilu, in hold the p"nol", 11.. trl.'k), IJIIC.-tlllll! the groove ...in l'Xllctl~·the "gilt 1)c~11il,n. th •• rroeve. (It helps to sneak up On this The distanee Inlln the .'hen the rabbets are cut on the groove is cut too clo.,,·10 lh" ... I~c. Ih,· J>IUII'I s, make S~ the face you want to panel will stick UJ1. Anti "UK-'C th.· v, n",''"'t i" .ho\l on the outside of the ease is d\andtod<1,.\\ n,) ll,.. router table. Il \11"F.T PANEL.

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After the panels are rabbeted, the four sides of the case call bejoiIled. Here I u:-eelmiter jOints that are strengthened and deeerated with dovetail keys, (See the article starting on page 10.) To join the ease with thb joint, begin by mitering one end of all four frame pieces. Then in order to miter the opJlO"iteends w final length, slide the panel into tt,e groove" in one long side and one short side, see Fijl. 5. Now mark the point. rabbeted shoukler of the panel I'M- on the frame pieces. see f'ig. 6. '!'hen miU'rth. end. of the

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attach a fence to the miter gauge and clamp on a stop block. AdjU$t the stop so the cut io. made right on the mark on the long pll-eee. Then miter bot" lung pieces at the NUll~ setting. Move the stop block and miter th~ short pieces to length. ASSEMBLY. Afte,' all four piee es are mitered W length, the ease can be assembled. Apply glue to both mitered ends and the grooves for the panels. Then slide the panels in place and clamp lhe ease together with band clamps.

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DOVETAIL KEY JOINTS

COMIINAI>ON _M'

When the glue is dry, the dovetail slots can be cut on the comers ofthe case. Icut three slots with a %" dovetail bit using the layout shown in Figure 7. (Note: YO or 0/," dovetail bits can also be U$Od. but use the same spacing to the center of the bit as shown in ~Iig.7.) DOVE'l'AD. SLOTS. To CUt the slots. URe the jig shown on page 9 to hold the case on the router table. Set the height of the _7 dovetail bit to 0/." and position the jig 'h" from the center of the bit, ,... Fig. 8. (Note: By setting the bit '1'." high, il \\~II produce slots YI" deep as measured on the side of the case, see Fig. 7.) Now rout dovetail slots on all four corne r softhe CMC. Then turn the case around (so the other side is against the jig) •• nd rout four more slots. The middle SlOI is routed off-center l"lowardthe bottom of the ease - which means it's centered 1%" from the bottom. see Fig. 7. This way, after the kerf is cut, the dO"elai! keys will be evenly spaced. DOVETAU. KEYs. After all three slots are routed on each comer. dovetail keys arc cut W fil in the slots. (See the article on page 10.) Glue the dovetail keys in the slots, trim them off. and sand them flush with the sides of the case. ROUNDEIlCES. Finally, round-over the mitered corners and all edges with a round-over bit, see Fig. 9.

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CUTOFF LID

:<;ow the cuts can be made to separate the lid from the base But before making !.hese cuts, fm;1 make IWO 'l"
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cuts are made.) Th make the spacers, eut rabbets em two edges of a piece of scrap (about 12"long by 2" wide), A(lju.st the size of these rabbets to 1eA\'"a tongue equal to the width of !.heke,-f

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raising the blade high pnough to cut !.hrouW>the thickness of one side of the ClI.'c,..ce Fig. 10. Then adjust the fence so lh,' eut is made 1 from the renee. 1\ll'tll otI Ihe lid. make a cut on one end "f Ih,' e4!1<'. Then rotate the ease 180' and ,n.,k. IIJIOthercut (In the opposite end . wpe Ihe T·~h8ped ~pacel'''in these l "II cul~ArMlmake the final two cut." on the "'mammg .id~. 0«.'<1 Fig. L2.

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N,," the 1i,1und base are ready for all the hard Will"" Fil"l. moem hinges tojC)inthe lid .,,~I 1_·. Th·,,>,In' two z- brass hinges n.,rt'!I<.1 into the ,odll'''' of the lid and bas". ",.• FI~.1:1 I tilt lhemort~for!.hehinges Clll th ..· rout('T t"abtl·. HINGh MOMflHES. ~t"UJII a yo·~traight

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hil n,.1 .<'( .t 10• height equal to half the thll'kn. 'of lh,· knuckle ufthe hinge. Then .<-1 tit .. 2" from the i>l6ide of the bit c",·, hK 11l.n"drnakcatlltatbothendsof II .. lid :m,1 thv ba-e, 1<00 Fig. 15. I{,·",'t th(· (elK'(,'::'() it's.J'" from the outsid» ~.ftht, hJt (t,c. make a 2"' ..wide mortise), ~""C n~I C. Then make another set Qf cuts and ('I, :tn l.I·tlllhe waste between the euts. 'I10UI\'T ItlNGES, Mounting these hinges • .,ItHk u'ic!Q: 1 had some trouble getting Ih<·hi nil"" lined up so the lid was perfectly .hj!ll,-d with the base (when it was closed.) ()Ilt· '\a~, to (10 it is to mount the center O<'n'l\ in the leaf that attache. to tbe base. Th"11 mount "locator pins' in the outside I"" holes of the other leaf (that mounts to till' lidl. (Locator pins are described in

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U'"",IHlllilh No, 42. pagt'8,1

\\'i!.h the locator pins mounted, hold the lid in position over the base and press down so !.hepins mark the location of the screws in lhe hinge mortise in the lid, Then mount these screws. This should help alij!ll the lid and base, And continue by mounting the rest "fthe screws. If the lid Is off a tittle from ulij!lling with the base, fiddlo with the hinges to Il"t the alignment as close .. s, possible. Then clamp the case closed and plane the sides so the lid and base aliJ:n. BRASS FEET. After the hinges are mounted. drill four hole> for the screws

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used to mount the brass feet, see I"ljt. 1!3LlDSI1PPQRT. N~xt,lhe lid supports are mounted in.ide the ease. Drill pilot holes for the supports as shown ill Fig. 17. Then screw the lid sUPI'OI'l.>' ill place,

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The hardware ldtal",conuul1s two eombinalion locks that are morused into lhe base. (While mortising in th,'lock., Inomo\'t'<) tIM? hinges, feet and supports Cromthe ether end of the case.) ~IORTISE, The mertises ror the locks an' y..0 wide by 2"10119:and .n' 1"e"t,'tI MI"Crum the top edge oftheba.-e, R'< f'R. IK To cut the mortises. mark their location' 8nd drill out the waste with a ~"4"Ferstner bit. see Fig. 19. (Since the mortl_ go all th...way through the sides , d to mount the handle, ."INISH Tin: CAS." Before the final mounting of all this hardware, sand the ease and al)ply the finish. (I used Sutherland Welles Polymerized Tung Oil, see Sources, page 24,) Let the finish dry thor· oughly before mounting the liner, INSTALLHAROWA'RE,\Vhcn the finish is dry, remount the hinges. the brass feet. the lid support, and the handle to the case. Then secure the locks and catches with the

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Tools of the Trade

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~I:;eoneern \\~th the performance of ,ubocriber. He expressed hi. di&....arisfaclion with the Sears It'rWOlh ruijustable ,Iado blade. He had purcha.'l(>(1the dado blade and found that the bottoms oCthe

bo,tto,m of the groove t1at. \I'I>'t stack sets come with five chippers; rour l\J't' v." thick and one is v.." thick. The

grooves it all ",·(U'('.n'l square with the .ut-.;. Sears happily exchanged the dado blade with another. assuming the fin;t blade might be faulty. The sccollli dado blade produced the same angled groove

meet my expeetatiens, HOW '10 JUDGE A DADO BLADE

Judging a ne"" dado blade seems easy

elll)Ugh.Just take it out ofthc box and make a fCIt cuts aoross the grain (ndado) and \\ith the)!nlin (a groove) ina=pofwood. Then. may"," try it on a piece of plywood. If it • phnte"". it'. 00 goOri. If the cut 1001<.< smoot.h. the dado blade is perfonning prop.l'll\ \VoU.there's more to it than t.hat. 'TKK DAllQ BLADE'S JOB. The dado blade ,lIould cut a wide kerf with dean edges, a Oat boUom, and the corners where the bottom mt"ta the .ides should be sharp and "<1u~. It .hould abo make II partial cut on t.he edge of 3 boa.•'d to make a rabbet or tonl(Ue. It should be able to make mult.ipie pas._ 8Cl't1!1S the Volin on the end of a board to form a tenon. And. it should be

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Th~y look like small circular saw blades. Tll& CIJIPP€R$. The chippers are twotoothed blades that fil between the cutt"'~.The chippers control the width of the Ill'(IOVe,remove lbe waste, and plane the

,bIdo blades beglu. with a letter from a

bottmns. Before jumping to conclusions. we bought • similar dado blade from Sears. It had the same problem. SO I had to conclude there "11$ a b3. for !:,sue.J2. Another problem with dado blades cropped up. The bottoms of the notches for the box joints were unacceptable when cut by most of the dado blades we have in the shop. We.mtched to the router table to make the small box joints. But this wasn't an alternative for the \argel- join!:> 011 the cabinet because of the amoum of waste thaL had to be removed in one pass, So we used • dano blane and cleaned up the groove bottoms by hand. That was the last straw, Instead of ,"""",bing [or more alternatives for mAking grooves. I asked myself what I reall)' expected of a dado blade. Then I wanted to know why tbe dado blade Oi() ofien failed to

5t into two

categories - a pair of outside eutters ant! a collection of chippers, TH£ CU1"I'£RS.The euuers are the precision components of the stack dado set. Their job is to define the edges and make the straight, v••iical side. on the grooves •

'\ldlh "rth~ groove being-cut is controlled by til<' number of chippers added to the

"lack.~in~ eachof the cutters cuts a YI!" j!T'1"".~,tht· .t"ok oct can cut grooves from

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STEll STACK SETS

\\·,·I,-I .. II",th hi!lh-.pood steel and carbide-

"1'1"'" ."""k .. u<, evalu.1ting two different

able Iu cUI through t.ho ,·,.1 of. b"",,1 tn Inakl"a notch rl'r box jeint ...., t:VAI.UAl'l"(;CIUAI.ITY In "v3Iu"lilll: Ih,' qualit~· of a dildo bllttlc"I"·rfonnant't· 10

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equally (or morv) imr.II~1II\1than th,' t"" edge.'. So I""kat the buttam nr>t. It ~hould be Oat and .qw.r,· \\,tlt th,' >id,,,,. Th"11look at the~" lh"y should be .harp \\lth no splintering. (Mak,· thi. ,,·,t aero:.., Ih,

I,rrain "'here It'unnf:,! hs ntf.toIl likt'ly to oeeur Even the lower quality bl1d,.. 1,·.,·" edge. when PloughinR with th. grain.l

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A VARIETY OF DADO BlAD(S

t),I>11within l'tlch "1Wj(OlJ' :-:01<'. 1'""", quoted in this article arc ."~ 1••1 n·lail. M,,"t.d,tdo sets go on sale fn:~fnlim,' tel time, S(_>(' SouJ"eeS, page 24. II •.\T Sf ..xt, ~tm! Vial .teel stack sets lin' t.h"II'l••t""ftt"n.h·e. The Sears 8" set (9

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liT 3'~175)j. t.ypical n(thi~ type, we Detail I 11'8priced 3\ S:~1.99in the Sears 1985.'

II""; ('"W(·t Md Hand Thol Catalog. Th.· cUIl~'" on this Sears set have a '1"IJ,l(> tooth eenfignration that consists of fi,,· cutting teeth, a deep gullet. then a .-. kt-r tooth to remove lb. sawdust, Th,· cuulng teeth arc ground and ,..t in J(rrmp.< of five. That is. 1\". teeth are \),·",Iec! and set (bent) in onc direction, Thi» group is followed by an unset raker

to<.11Iwith a nat top. Then the next group "!'here are two basic t)'J.M.·~01 dtul(~l"'I:"h."S- "f fiv~ cutting teeth is beveled nn
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tive because it's so inexpensive, it's really only suitable (or framing and construction, not Cor
an alternate top bevel, The Sears has a raker tooth between the beveled teeth: the Oldham does not. The teeth on both sets have a steep hook angle like a rip blade. This Sleep hook angle helps pull th,' workplct~into the blade and down apinsl the sa" table. lt ·Ceed.smoothly. And. burning isn't a problem with either of'thesc dado set a. Both the Oldham and the Scars perform better than the steel sets, but there is a marked ditTerence between them. The Oklham.hea..,.thewondfibe.",cleanlywithout learingthe edges on cross-grain cuts, BUI. because there's no raker tooth to clean UI> between the bevel leeth. a tiny ridge "' left in the bottom n.rar each comer. see Details, 3'\ and 3B. While this tiny ,;dge doesn't

Sears dado, the tr 'Smooth-cut" (9 HT 3:!53~4.99J. I, rel'""vnt3liY, u( hollow~ound dado,'" ,ee netail 2. Hollowground .«'('1 >('1.- gel their IUI_ lx_use the cutter. plate rim i. ground !\O il'. thin",'r w"sru the plat.· '~'Il\('r. Thl, Nliof allow,. the teeth ttl be !!Tuuml",thout any SCl and (in theory) leav ... 1,.,."...",· beOBSERVATIONS tWeen the plate and lhe ,I~. oflhe J.,'l'U'Jve, The CUll.."" on a hollow ground. tl«'k <<-I Aftl!l' pUlting the stack .Iano sets through cut smoother ann cleaner than the cutters their pares. [ made several observations on a fiat set, And. becau .. ' I he h",th a..... that would iniluenee my buying decisions. unset and have a fiatt"I). the
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The gullets between the teeth fill with sawdust, The accumulated sawdust in-

creases

fric-tion,

which

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wood, The second problem becomes apparent when the two cutters are used without chippers to CUl a Il." groove. Because there's. space between the euuers.n small sliver of wood is left [n the bottom o( the groove.see Detail2A. Thl$ sliver has to be removed either with a chise 1 or by making another flll$. Sharpening the hoUow'g1'Ouudstack SCI does tittle to improve its performance. Its teeth oontinue to fill, ." burning .-email.. a problem. And the sliver left in the groove bottom bec-omes,,;dcr each lime the dado set is sharpened. Although hollow.grinding improves the pel-formance of regular saw blades (and gives them a higher quality image). in the case o( darlo sets hollow·grinding is aClual· Iy • detriment. The price jump from ~teel to carbid.,..tipped
The 6' Oldham (f,oo.CCD.$119.00) and the S" Sear. (9 HT 3264 ~.99) are typical repre..1lC Detail ~. Th. tutters on the Oldham set have 11>teeth: there are 22 011 the Sears culters. The teeth on both h"'e WOODSMlTIi

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tracts from the smoothness of the bottom. On th•• c premium blade~ there's just A score line on the outer ed~e er each groove. With a correctly sharpened set. this results in a very nat bottom. The Freud and Dell' sets wit h the single-angle grind produce ,-er y clean groo, -es, Both fulfill all dado application s, including rabbets. tenons, and box join",. Since they're priced about the same. it's hard to give the nod to one 0" the other.

errec t Ih,' quality oCdadoes. groove s, rabbets, .ut( tenous, it would rt'SUll in lessthan 'Ik'n,"'t bo" joints. The );"""" blade's performance is sort of a 1(0<.1now•. bad nt'wsstory. It makes very ~\Uln.·gr.H"'l·bouems, but tears the wood fiben- ""dly Oil cross-grain cuts. Both of these ImIt. re.. ult from inoolTCCt.harpen· inlt. Th" mkcr (t..ll>are exactly the .. me len~>ttt," Ih(' ""'vel leeth. If the blade" were ,;harpened ".jth the rakers honed slightly lo"('r than the be"el teeth. th. tearout w,.old .-IQJl. PRE'''l'! CARIltD£.TlPPIill St.'Ts. One slep up art the industriaJ-quality dado ",t,. "'''' J)H2i1 .1. The 6· Fl'('ud (D53oo SI41;.~1and th~ 6" Delta (35·550'$165.00) are repl"'l'~nl"ljve of this category. On both sets the CUllers are unique they hav~ rightllnd left .ides. The teeth on one ruth·r.I'\: all ground at one an)tle and the t<'t?thon th~ olh ..r cutt"r are ground 3t the Ol'posit" angle. Thl' point of ca"h It>!ithis actually .eoring the ,,000, '1'(' Detalhi..:.!.A and 4B. The srore line '" ju.t a hair deeper than lhe full "epttt o( the rak('r tooth and the chipp"n.. Thu.line kw"" the .'(!ge of the groo"e clean by pre"t'nting lhe wood fibers from tearing out J)a"tth(' line a, they're removed by lhe raker:, and lhe .ttipper-,;. Thi. _ring action i. charactelistic of tutU>ts with a1Lernate bevel leeth. too. BUl, the inner $Core mark they le""e de·

SUARPeNING. As (or the

carbide-upped sets, proper sharpcning is the keytc the

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set's performance. Out.-,i.)f • lhe box performance problem. all could be traced back to e"""Il'SS _

factory.harpening. Careful sharpening mean!'. more than getting the carbide tips sharp. It means gelting the tip, uniform and making sure the relationship of the Leeth is correct. The correct relauonship mean. the raker teeth and the chipper teeth are exactly th. ""m.length. Th. be"el teeth should be jUl!! a hair longer. A <'lU"bide·tippcd.tack dado sharpened to thc>respecifications will perform all of it.,jobs well. SIZE. One of the other oonsidcraUon. in buying a dado :>et i" size. Dado >eLS are generall~' available in 6", 7 • and 8" diame· tOTh. t. bigger better? I don·llhinktio. To begin "~th, the 6"dado blade "ill cut a H:·deep g1'OOveon the Sc
So. which set is best'! The Oldham set is • l(OO
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AOJU5TAall DADO BLADES

A" uht-rnall\. 1'1th,' Mack,.,t is the n a lot of a appeal

he'<1lI

-muk tool, rather than a

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of the gl'OOvecan\ be improved. The groove bottom cut by an .dju.
flallen.a coneave bottom. it's almost impossible to keep the groove depth uniform on both sides, DOUBLE-CONCAVE, Tb~ Sears -Ex· calibur" lelt a double·conca,·€! bouom profile. This is because both of the blades are sharpened like saw blades, so side-by-side ares are lell behind, \\'e fclt the double-coneave bottom Was the most difficlllt prom. to Ilatten.

PROFILf

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PROPER SH~RPlNING

The bottom l'roiile was the cause of all the :1263c$34.99).Three olhe r:; MIlAI>E problems we experienced are the Delta l2-tooth "Mi· lACH OOUNOT woa." w it h a dj u$lable dado TOOlM FClUOWS ere-Set" (34·959/$3G.10), n'OWNI'AlH blades. The quality of the the Acu-Edgt>8-toolh Jlhl_ '. G.oovE cut is almest totally depenCIlI" ($49,951, and the S" AU''(1"0l10III<010 dent on the attention the Freud 2~-tooth (AD800 IOUAlW
~':="'~

tipped

S3V.·

blade that's

mounted to a thick hub. L ,,'!utt make. them unique b that the hub can be turned .0 the blade tilt. at an angle to the arbor. Adju.LiIlI( this nn!!le ,-arie" the v.idlh of the groove cut. HOW DO TH £. V \\10RK1 You can go

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!h,m thl' )..~~.. -try oflh" r{;.I" hl"de .... 1 hy the way it'- l
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s"ur.; I,;'l<.,th

adju,;t.'hl" blad(, 1'".lu(' ..",,,,, anl(l<'1 hot torn. 'rhl~

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th~ t.<.,th "" 1111.' ""I" or th,· "lad" an> ground lon~er l""n II", ol'I.""t. t«'11>,'UI

works . But the secret is that it doesn't

ling the utllt'r side urtht

realty wobble,

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i$ thi~: The blade i~ Hdjustabl., dado 1",,,., " mounted between two lUll:led disk$ that j(I'oo,'c bouom, ..... F'Il, ~ arc paI'l of the hub, The&' disk;, lUt the The conca'~ -lu'I" l'\",,,lIs (rum _•• 1"",, blnde 80 each tooth is sJufted out from the blutllt ~h"'1~'nl,.llik,' a j!8" bInd,. Th,.t to, \'ertical axis. Although it appem,; to \\'ob- th€>dh-tanc(: fnlm tht· I,.·,·ntt·r teJ tIn' lil't' I~ 1>1",in reality each tooth stays B $peclfic the ... me on 81tl<'cth, 'Vb"II" bl.d.· ,"III di:,t.nnce OUl from the axis a.,_, it I",()t.at.e~ ('(IUlll-Jellgth tecth i..IIn~'h'(ltn Ilr,,,,lut.,(, ,I arQund the arbor. >leurill, I. \\,id.,' cut, the gr'OO' ~ ho,U"", ",.11 MH' " Note: The Sear.!"Excalibur" is unique in cur"e that'. the same IU,\,'" lhe lila".' that it has two 2-1-toolh blades, The blades PLAT HOTl'OM The ,\<11-ErI~.·.t ..d .. are mounted on a ~inglc hub at opposite blade mak,,~" nat·bottom,,1 j!1'OO\-~ lI' th, angle, to thearboJ·. iJ, "fft-<:t, it's two dado oy.' $('lling, """ Fig, a. A t1atl...ttolU
h-, the quality tlf the

eul is still the ptimary concern. The side wall. of a groove cut by an a
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'Vhat happen,

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the "'~lalll)( ('4trt."1", ...~ f.."Iilu.lln~ I~·I\nt nam)\\.\'r "-Ullul~.)

to figure out how a wobble dado blade

through a lot of mental gymnastics t"ying

l~' uur local sbarpening

$hnl', I explained that it ""' 1t'll\'UW Imilled bouom, Then I u.-k.. III,1' ,h"'1 ..',wr tOI'l'gnnd the blade 80 .J

",11 be Ilat nnl)' at that ",'t!l1lg TIn. IS be<'ausethe'p<.'Cjalgrindin~ 1<'8.'''' the( ....th 10n!(eSlon the teeth in thp out~r palh, CONVEX BOTTOM "'hon tht ..h'll·gdg.· clado blade i.adju.ted to mok.· a naml\\"'r groov~,aeon"ex (ridged) bottom .o,'\Ilt._. The eonvex bottom is le~ ObJt->('"lit)n.ablc than the conca,'~ botttlnl. It', easy tu Oatten \\;Ih a chisel. Basically, what y~u'r.

doing i.planing duwn Ute center ridge to lhe depth at the e<>mers,'Vhen trying to

cut

or

"n..t

the Sean; dado blade

bottomed jrt'OOveat 'Yo". The CO~t re:-har] Jt:'nlD{! was $22.00. THE fiNAl CHOICE

'n~,,\<-u,Ed!(e adjustable

dado is the only

11I<.1tI tl"""" that perfonlle'" properly light o<,t (If the blll(. Thl.
Based on (lllJ' e,,-perienoo, I prefer the A('II,Edge of ali the adjustable dado bl.d .... Hut, any of the other blades will perform us wdllll\er _tom .ttarpenillg. Caution: \Ve f.. l the Freud 8" AD800 is lIot safe for use on table saws. This is bc'C3lL"C the hub is too thick to allow the nut to be runy threaded on the arbor shalt, ADoIUS1'AOt..E VS,S1'ACKSE'C "'hen mak· ing the thoioo between aclju$table dadoes and c:urbide-tippel! .tack sets, I prefer .tack sets. They cllt smoother edges lhan adjustable sets, And by placing cardboard spaoerslX'lween the chippers, it's not hard to fine·tune the groOve \\idth. I'm willing to pay more for a tool tMt produces the quality 1 expect - and ",ill probably outlasl me. WOODS~lITH

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All of the proj('cl,. in Iht, i~_ use thin stock - ~". ¥." and even thick. Although ~:. thick stock h ."metim;·, available at hard· wood lumber ya,,". anything thinner than that i.< difficult to flnd 'otTthe shelf," Th~""Iution i. III "IR"e it down yourself.

.nlaYl can be cut on tbe edge uf Up'''·'' IIf II( '.'1' with a tine-tooth"" blade. I

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CUTnNG WIDtH

nf tho \\'OJ~\since it penetrates ~ far dew n al,,1 eontain hi""h percentage of "0'14'

11-.- "If((

1',.\1''''" ·IJACK}::» v t:.NJ-;.t;H.One solution is to U:-:.t R '''',)I'r hackt·(1Ilexible veneer since

thl'

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the I l-a:). On!iJIWI pl''<'I.'8.I', "orth makinj1a simp ... jig to guld. th, IIL,r,eto the proper th",k· Ill·... s. Jll"it rota pi£"Ce of plywood as a bar-e and I,lar~ the rvsawn workpiece on thl'

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over the guide >11;1". AI; the planing progI'I'''''{''. d. n<>1 plAll\' the bl.ripol. They will st0l' Ihll phm.·whc·n th~ workpiece is planed down to th.ir thlcknlljl•• CUllING INLAYSTRIPS

OIL ON VENEER?

The pl'u.:.:dul'\' I u..... for making thin (~'. thick b)' Ie) Inlay otoipo; i., ,-imilar to the metfuwls "t'" C prt"\;ou.·.I~· ~ho""'ll(or cutting .mall .trips. aut there ;. 0"" dill'e". onee - t~ inla) 'trip" are ,; T'JI narro" and thin. They're the kind of piereHhat MJI

\\'. re(t!nlly ",,,,·I\·,,IIIl'll1l from a .ub>rcribt·r

Nowjust "Iun.thl' workpiece down, angling the pl.~ .Iightly i'O the heel and toe are

III the >II"", in.,ert plale. ha,~to dit:' tluwctt the """Uuot WId .. tOO "",. to ftnd the lIInJ'S. ., .... Hl "I..AII: .toe v.--a) to _...())\·e the prob)"m 10 make • "ood.n Ill!ert ",th a

down

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1\,.. ",. 1.Ih ;\0. a.'i, pagt"2:i for JOt.n l'l(lll1lllilWJL) Cut the """'11 (I. """"" and damp ,I IIllo lh..· I'\.'\"CSA III tt"." tahl(·~" nU'nral~ th, bladc toctll,ulc.1 u~wloI< u- the billd••

\\o'()OO~M'TH

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\,1l....plannillg to vCflC\--'ra pn.j
y ft4:'n the C'Ontact ~m-nt lim Jill the '·clll"(';r. !'lJl(e"C\\ eft Jan" ~~l~'eneer ona coupl,' pro)l'ds 10 th ' '" ..... I ",..JCaI Bob

or Rob "

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JWooidna:

Supp1ies. if he h:taI 11<=.. (..n.o I.rob!< fIlS \lith oillinbhes on ,",nee. ..\\ on):. ~'{ta C'OfDI,!;t.1ntor t\\O t:\t.-r"> """pie month; about hllill;! as • ~u1t or fln•• llob .... 01 ·U,u;.lIy th, """'I,lainl Ian m11l(l
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"""" 11'< ad~\ e, -I I"dn\ ""Y it', totally '"'mu .... 10 anything: he says. 'but it',; I"""'t • rou. II \( Kt I)\ • "l:•.R \\p also tallu.:d to Glenn I~.·h.·rty al Albert Constantine and s.:Ul. InC', Hr- foUt:Jtt·..;t(-d a nell' product C:l1)\,(1 S:lnllJ),.. t It consists of veneer backed With .lllIy,·r "f,'""l'r, then a lay"rof foil. and lillllll." alloth"r 111;I"rof paper. The foil uets at' a barJ1t'" tv the fini ..-h. Thv ollly di.'"""·anta~. "e,;eo ",ith San· PI)' ..' i.~ thut tht' '" ()lKI ta~· ...r i~ \:(ll",)'. \"1.'1")' thin. You han' tu II.· careful >0 "oU don't ::-afI() thrlluch 1t • S;onrl) I ... va.,.h't· III nine and t"" '17.c~ I:!I .910 , .~. ,!)Ii"') (rom Albert (·o."tantme and :
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to u>t' a J:lu., oth~r than mnta ...t cement. Yello" I!:llIe (a1'I'Mtlc ,...,.in) I"el'bt< oil fim.hcs belter I han ""ntact remont. Oel-

K." lI'lI. will" (Irk on a ,mall project when tht \ ,·lu,,'4.'r «."an lx.' t·Ji....ll~ clamJ*
lilt

HNIIi"

Th. type

or

\"{"n.'t'r IIr gltl" U (10(1i!\ only half the ~tor)·.

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in .0000'1:)n.Ohio \\ M

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LouL-ville.

\\ebb .L....n'C<>mrnl'tlll,anoth"r 1)'Pt' u( veneer It\!.,.,.", that u...e;. a pressure-

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U~('(I n !o'hort )11('('4' f to ) lei limit the problems ir tht'J»it ill bowed 01" twisted. TI' rut the ,"Iuyo, ol..rt by settiOj1 the dL,tan.·,o 1,..1w'~'n th.· f"n"" :ond the blade to '~lual th,' Ih"'.n,' w,dth of the inla): In m,} etl. •• I !let It to cut a ;'&"-\nde strip. Then t the bl",!.- h"l~ht to about 'hr. :0;0" make a I...... and then mp the around ... the ( J>posIt.> (• ..., i,agoin." thp (,~a.xI makeanoth~r pa« Sl<~P1. Rl""'t the "" .. 110 the lhiekne....< cut is taJuonon th,·ouliide ()ef\) ,ide ,.(theblade. ",e !'tC}.2 The Ilritkne-- ,bould be a little moJ'C than the thick"" ..., or the veIl""r yuu·n· uclng 110It can be sanded down flu,h aft~1' It'.gI".", m. th.· I!eC
piece C!<.unlt·,"';nkinl!: the brads.

IJr,.vlttt·.. somev vhat (If a barrier

BanI'tO" n

CUTTING

plywood.·f11t..·n rip two l~"",\ide strips to th.· finalthiclo,c ..., ycu want (or the werkpiece. Thek lhcS('I,,,,.tril'" beside the WOI'k,

,loaf)o')"

between the "m.h and the adhesive, (Bob ~lur)!"ill'l"It.rl1(l'!'\ t-t'\'t'raJ tlexihle veneers: Bob )I"r, ..'"n\\'uo.l"urking ~upplie:-, I J:!:l

V,. ,ure

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w)"t'nl

Of ('OU""', I( you have a thickne ess planer. that'" an t.~H•"•)· la.-ck. 'f'heo alternative is to resaw the .tock to .. thickness that's I!.z' to 0\·"1'th., final thickness, Then use a hand plalll' to ,"" ...th It the re!!t of the ""A): The probk-m Ifind" hen
I'Rom .• 'h wrru OIL BUI Bob admitted lh1t the re L. a JI'""ibilit> of pcn"trati~ ells tiOakln): thrtlUgh 1l thin veneer antI attackl"!: the adhesive, And \\'ateo Oil "

R" 11ItIM)rtUJ1t ....

ho\\' the finish i~

"",,",,1. Th rc'~ ,.wmptatiun to continual· I) '!.:llI c I"~" •••11.. add to th" ,h,,,,n. But

Ih all \\S th, •.,I,,'nts to ""netrote th., \lent :T &l'MI attack tht.· adhe;:;.i,,·e. It b< t t.. let the adhe,i, ...CUI'('(or at I, I' hOIl... b< fore appl);ng the finish. 'I1t<>nPUI on a couple li~ht ,...a1ing . One oth.r CIlution: I( you're lini.-hinjt 'ellftr ..,th lacqu"r (including Deft Clear \\'aod ~ lO",h,. don\ I'UI on. h<-a,,)' coal of h,l(hJ) ·thm" ..d Inl.''1ul'r ,ina: '""'" contact ""ml·nl. d..... I..,· in IAcqu.. r ~r. Seal" .. ith a V'·I')· lil(hl ",.at (If ~qcqu~r sanding ""aiel' "I' th(' III....u('r it';(>lf.1"en when it's dl'Y. apIII)' light tnl) ,"HI,.

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Sources '
Illr. \\OODWORKt:RS' STORE. 21lSOi In-

du.lnul Boulevard. Rogcn;. Mol' 55371; flit 1:!>I·219!I tNute: $7.5U mimmum cash Cut.loll: $2.1101.I'nrrtloul KilO'" (2). I' dill.. Om.r No. 1::1702.$1.IQeath.lfill!/f'1< tl "~lr}............ 1Y,·lnnl(."'·openwidth.!Ii 1
SMAll lOX IURl VINEEllS

Rut! ,'enet'rsroTl1e m odll·,haped piecesanrt are a\-ai1abI(ltfrom a vanetv of ~":>_ l'ht'Ck the ratalo!:& I sted belOw for spt.ocifito I'P"CI~, w...... and pn ces , You can r the hurt, anrt ".",,, I' tdu
boxe.. (nlfl1:

dccidrd to make our o....n ;tn,,,, oot of tlCl"Rl'.""" Sbop Not .... paj{t' :!:!. DE(:OR"TI\ Il t"I.AY" :O;tiUanother pes:;0...e

IttCIPt CARl) lOX

0""".man

!1.In a wide variety uf ffi!. :-i~..fr(Jn~Itll of th4' 6Oun:I'S lio;t(..'(1 above, FEI.T ANI) AI)III:."IVt;. WI' PUI'\·h.k«'
f.'ll (or th. I,.." HII~r a,"1 I"~

Onl,r No. 12\·(.jr, f.4.IS. Albtrt Constantine and Son al.;o om,n; a Hurl 1 ITt"'''''t Itincludeo<2 "'I. fl. o( !l('\COdlfl"'''''I\1 bur',. om.·r Spt>cia1;o.;o. C\'S 2:11.~1I.2.'> (lthcr m ul on"·r ~ o( burl ","""", include TIIF. "'OODIIORKF.RS· STORE.
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BOB MORGA:' WOODWORKING St;P· I·UF.S. 1123 Bant,town Road. Loub\ille.

3 loea!

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.],,0 available (nlln'

Youcom onl"r th~ hanlwarc for the bricl''''''
locl<.s, lIn~r. hing•• , 8"loUI'I)OI1.$.Order

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A9J90. $:l9.tm. Gr",,;nc Lrot/ler H~"dlr. s]Xod(y Dark Bmwn (Onl('r No. D!IlAAIt or Lighl Bmwn (Order Ko_ D!tioOll. $9.95. You n,-cd • "K'CCof O.xible \'enet'r thaI l11t'1I.'u .... ' .1wI II', i2" for the briefcr.-· bncfca....,..out o(t.u and rift
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11:15W Corthmd ('t .• Addisol1. IL 60101: 312-62\1·:1100 (C"18101(: $1.(0).

\VC1orlwo"kin~Suppll.,. CraI\$man \\'oocI Servi<'t' Company. and ArtiQ-I~:SO (C[\lalol(: $1 !;Ill. bn('("""" (rum: (,Allllt::TT WADE COMP",,,,, 161 Av~nu. ISLAY SIll'" \\"'tn It ramt> time to lind o( Ihe Am< rieal', ;o.;~\l York. :-.,. IIM113. (.M _. Yo,"'" X 16 lunJZ"inJa)' ~lrip rC)f W box, \\ e mn int.u a l)rohlem. Alben ColIn. "'l().2:!1·29~2 IC.. talOI( $3.001 S"I/ ...rl

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2050 EIL'lehc"tel' Road. Bronx. NY lQ4tH· 2:..'97: !ltJ().22:~0!I7(Note: $10.00 minimum ca.h ~rd(·r.Cmalog: $1.(0). B."/l't>IIeer. npproK. 10"x Hr. :1 sq, fl. minimum order. (\Ve u"",' ('al118thian Elm Burl for the ~bo,. ()nI,,1' No. V16. :Sl.20persq. fl., an
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