Bedside table: solid wood construction and elegant details make this cherry bedside table a perfect companion to the heirloom bed

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Directions for building a bedside table that complements a bed for which directions were given in a previous magazine are provided. The table is made from solid wood, uses solid wood slats joined with the tongue-and-groove method. The piece-by-piece directions make assembly and construction easier.

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Heirloom chest

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Heirloom chests that have become prized for storage evolved from custom-built boxes that held tools of European craftsmen. Birch plywood is used for the top and bottom in this design because it reduces wood movement stresses in the lid. Blueprints and materials lists are provided.

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Craftsman's marking gauge: make an attractive tool from scraps of walnut and cherry and easy-to-find hardware

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The marking gauge, which is used to attain accurate wood cuts, consists of the body, the beam, the knob and the hardware. Hardware items needed include a cap screw and threaded insert, two brass strips and a replacement compass point.

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