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Fine Homebuilding Kitchen Island Gallery Contest
1 commentFine Homebuilding's latest gallery challenge is calling all woodworkers.
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Brad Smith: Story of a Stool
15 commentsBrad Smith has been making his line of farm-inspired furniture for 25 years, and along the way he's developed a shop full of clever jigs for making the pieces quickly and efficiently. This audio slide show highlights many of them as it follows Smith building a stool.
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Stanley Works Acquires Black & Decker for $4.5 billion
8 commentsThe Stanley Works and Black & Decker have merged.
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Alan Peters, 1933-2009
5 commentsEnglish Furniture Maker was living link to Britain's Arts & Crafts Movement
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I Might Have the Answer You Need
1 commentI answer the phones at the Fine Woodworking editorial office. It’s fun.
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Vote for the Winner of Our Latest Gallery Challenge!
4 commentsOur cabinet contest has come to a close but there's still work to be done. Vote for the winner from among our 15 finalists.
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The Workbench of a Lifetime
1 commentCheck out Garrett Hack's new workbench, a thoughtful design based on 30 years of woodworking experience. Watch the video, read the article, buy the plans.
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Norm Abram at Old Sturbridge Village
104 commentsNorm dedicates a new exhibit at Old Sturbridge Village and talks about woodworking, his life, and his plans for the future.
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UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Modern Cabinet Work by Percy A. Wells and John Hooper
93 commentsFind out who won a copy of Modern Cabinet Work
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A Glimpse of Rarely Seen Period Furniture
1 commentExhibit offers look at seldom displayed rural pieces
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Shop made grooving planes
33 commentsI don't like grooving small drawer and tray parts at the router table or tablesaw. So I made a pair of small grooving planes to do it instead.
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Hand v. Power Tool Showdown: Watch it Live Online Nov. 12
66 commentsFine Woodworking is launching a first-of-its kind live streaming video event on Thurs., Nov. 12 at 1:30 p.m. Watch two FW staffers duke it out to see which method is faster for getting a finish-ready surface.
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Wood Science and Design DVD
2 commentsLearn about wood movement and how to design around it
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A catalog of great furniture design
1 commentInspiring pieces up for auction next week
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UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Step-By-Step Guitar Making by Alex Willis
83 commentsSee who won a copy of Step-By-Step Guitar Making
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New Yankee Workshop Series Ends
261 commentsThe New Yankee Workshop staring Norm Abram is ending after 21 seasons on PBS according to Patrick Ramirez, a spokesperson for WGBH Boston.
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Make a Box from Reclaimed Lumber
Shopmade presents are the ticket this season to save a dime and show that you do care. Associate editor Matt Kenney came up with the perfect present for his mom this year. It’s an elegant box all made from scraps.
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Poll: What Should We Put in the Magazine?
8 commentsThe following topics don’t get covered very often in Fine Woodworking: Mixed-media furniture, segmented turnings, large Shaker cabinets, Tansu chests, Windsor chairs, Federal sideboards, Newport blockfront chest of drawers. Which would you be most interested in seeing in future issues?
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French Polishing Demystified
5 commentsThis DVD will inspire you to try your hand at the ultimate furniture finish
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Bench Cookie Giveaway
361 commentsChange your FineWoodworking.com avatar (or profile picture), post a comment below, and you could be one of five lucky winners chosen at random to take home a set of Rockler Bench Cookies.
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