American Router Magazine Issue #17
REGULARS
3 EDITORIAL
Letter from the editor
6 ROUTER NEWS
See the latest news in the world of routing
10 TIPS & TRICKS
Many good tips that might help you out in the workshop
14 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Opinions, inquiries, requests and complaints
16 EVENTS & TRADE SHOW TIPS
The latest events calender and trade show tips
58 CONTEST
Check out the latest American Router Magazine contest. Enter to win today!
86 SPECIFICATIONS
A listing of the most popular routers on the market
PROJECTS
40 GOOD CLEAN JOB
Bob Curran designed a latticework laundry hamper to complement his refurbished bathroom
54 A TOUCH OF CLASS
David Tippey recreates an antique candle box in French walnut
64 OUT ON DISPLAY
Kevin Ley overcomes a few gremlins when he is commissioned by a regular client to create a series of display cases
81 OPEN THE FOUR WINDS
Lindsay Morgan and Dylan James make trays to hold the tiles used in the old Chinese game of mahjong
TECHNICAL
25 BANDSAW BASICS
Josh Brower looks at pushing your bandsaw to its fullest potential.
34 BEND IT LIKE BULLAR
John Bullar discusses ways of putting a curve into wood
46 SPHERICAL
Geoff Lucas constructs a sphere making jig for the router
59 JOINT VENTURE
Geoff Lucas creates a solution for biscuiting miter joint
71 SIMON SAYS PART 4
Continuing his CAD series, Simon Rodway enters the 3D world and demonstrates some shortcut methods to producing a 3D model
FEATURE
91 WOOD IDENTIFIED
Be able to identify woods and their properties
TESTS
18 MULTIPLE OPTIONS
American Router Magazine guides you to the multiple-base router kit that is right for you
28 A CUT ABOVE
Alan Goodsell tries out the Rikon 18” bandsaw to see if it is a cut above the rest
77 ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL
Stuart Lawson introduces Ryobi’s new "One +” range of cordless power tool |
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