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July 2009 Issue:

Summer DIY

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Step up to the latest hi-tech ladders; Build this rocking cottage chair; Build this games table; Get the best circular saw for your money; Win a woodworking dream weekend and more!

CONTENTS

20 Tool Test
Our pro testers take a look at 10 sidewinder and three worm-drive circular saws. Find out which one provides the best power, performance and dust control for your money.

PROJECTS

30 Wind it Up
Reel in and tame your unruly garden hose with this beautiful cedar box.

34 Your Time in the Sun
Build a traditional sundial: a truly solar-powered clock.

38 Rocking Cottage Chair
Test your routing skills by building this summer classic.

46 Book Nook
You’ll never lose your page with this rustic bedside shelf with a unique twist.

50 Triple Play
Add fun to afternoons at the cottage with a spot to play chess, checkers or
backgammon, or to enjoy a snack.

SHOPTALK

8 ShopTalk
• Tack hammer • managing wood allergies • leading ladders • prison woodworking program • a workingman’s kilt • Testimonies: Steel City bench mortiser and DeWalt tracksaw

HOMEWORKS

58 HomeWorks
• Expert advice on repairing rooftop ice-dam damage and choosing composite for a covered deck • robo-mowers • Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Blitz

DEPARTMENTS

4 Editor’s Note
What’s your summer project?

5 Letters
Doing it incompletely.

16 Toolbox
Top-notch timber tips.

66 Paul’s Place
The python in the garden.