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Woodcraft Magazine focuses on high-interest woodworking Projects, Techniques, and Products through articles that appeal to woodworkers of all skill levels. Six premium issues a year deliver projects that range in size from small keepsake boxes to large furniture, as well as skill-building techniques and projects ...

» 2005 Single Issues:

Issue 1: January 2005

Our inaugural issue! Projects: P.O. box coin bank, Queen Anne table, drill press cabinet and carved chickadee.

Issue includes in-depth profiles on David Marks, host of the DIY Network’s "Wood Works," and Thomas Skaggs, a gifted amateur furniture designer. We also check out new dado sets from Amana, DeWalt and Forrest, the Thin Air Press vacuum system and the Triton 18-V cordless plunge drill.

Issue 2: March 2005

Projects in this issue: Shaker stool in walnut, turned bottle stoppers, 19th-Century candle lantern, Arts & Crafts linen cabinet, Part 1.

Profiles cover finishing expert Michael Dresdner and liturgical furniture specialist Alan Young. We introduce the new Delta hybrid table saw, Model 36-716; and cover the JessEm Mite-R-Excel, a new workbench from Sjöbergs, the Fein HandyMaster cordless drill series, and much more.

Issue 3: May 2005

Features famed furniture maker Sam Maloof. We also interview John Lucas, founder of woodshopdemos.com, who brings accessible projects and tool reviews to the masses online.

Issue three projects are a comfortable, attractive porch swing; a stationery box designed with box joints and mitered corners; Part 2 of our tallboy linen cabinet; and a unique latch mechanism with an infinite number of variations.

We also review Rikon's new 6" jointer, give you the latest on Cermet saw blades and review the new line of DeWalt cordless nailers.

Issue 5: September 2005

Meet Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal at work – in his woodshop at the governor's residence where he builds and restores historic sheep wagons. And visit Nora Hall, one of the nation's most prolific and talented carvers who migrated from Holland in the 1950s.

You'll find Part 2 of a country four-poster bed project and how-to instructions to make wood spirit canes, nested tables and a lathe collet.

We also review Milwaukee Electric Tool's V28 line of cordless power tools and Ridgid's model R848 18-volt hand planer.

Issue 6: November 2005

Find five new projects to tackle: a hanging corner cabinet, a wheeled tool chest and tote, an 18th-century tea tray, an intarsia mountain scene and a kitchen caddy – a new mini-project.

Read about John McAbery who carves feather-light, intricate sculptures from natural fallen bay laurel logs he finds around his remote California beach home and Ohioan Lisa Bova who is fulfilling her artistic dreams by transforming wood into unusual sculpture, furniture, jewelry and more.

We also review a Kreg precision bandsaw fence and Veritas hand planes.

Issue 7: Holiday 2005

You’ll find 7 projects – blanket chest, trestle table, Santa automaton, magazine box, ornaments, Christmas star tree and toy trucks – to help you prepare for Christmas.

Share thoughts about giving gifts with well-known woodworkers Sam Maloof, Roy Underhill, Amy Devers, David Marks and Sandor Nagyszalanczy; read about woodworking groups who help Santa; and chuckle at delightful Santa carvings.

Our product reviews take an extensive look at 8 mini-routers, along with a JET portable table saw and an Eee Zee Miter, and we share 12 new products for your shop.