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Tanning beds accelerate aging for cherry, not just humans
17 commentsAlthough overuse of tanning beds by people can lead to a skin cancer risk, they are great for helping to bring out that deep patina that usually only comes with age.
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Creative musings
While on tour, FW Associate Editor Vlad Smishkewych meets fellow woodworkers within the music scene, gets to see a few wonderful pieces, and ponders the meaning of life for woodworkers and musicians.
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Feels good to be back at Colonial Williamsburg's hand tool conference
FWW co-sponsors a wonderful event,"Working Wood in the 18th Century," every year at Colonial Williamsburg. The presenters started bending and cutting wood right away this year.
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The long, winding road to Fine Woodworking
6 commentsFine Woodworking's newest associate editor talks about Spain, hurdy-gurdies, and his unlikely path to being a part of his favorite magazine.
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New Englanders: Here's a chance to learn about period furniture making
The New England chapter of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers (SAPFM) will meet at the Connecticut Valley of Woodworking in Manchester, Conn.
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Williamsburg show: Roy Underhill builds unique Jefferson bookstand
2 commentsA few year's ago on his PBS show, the Woodright built the same Jefferson bookstand he recently demonstrated at Colonial Willamburg's Working Wood in the 18th Century conference, and you can watch that TV episode for free.
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Hand-tool lovers converge on Williamsburg
11 commentsThe furniture of Jefferson's Monticello is the topic of this year's Working Wood in the 18th Century conference, co-sponsored by Fine Woodworking and Colonial Williamsburg. Jefferson himself (in the person of Williamsburg's Bill Barker) showed up often at the show, to answer questions about Jefferson's life, work, and philosophy.
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San Diego guild show shines again
The San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association put on another great woodworking expo at the Del Mar County Fairgrounds this year.
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Adventures in Broadcasting
How work intersected with radio listening and TV viewing twice in one week.
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Young woodworkers make beautiful furniture
Although still young, these two furniture makers produce stunning pieces. One does period and period inspired work, the other contemporary.
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Making Molding with a Stanley #55
2 commentsA classic but cantankerous plane behaves long enough to run molding for a small cabinet
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My Next Project
2 commentsA basic cabinet provides an excuse to try out an old handplane
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Woodworking with Ugly Men
2 commentsI've built things from wood most of my life, but it wasn't until I met Joe Mazurek, a self-proclaimed ugly man, that I really learned how to make furniture.
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Making a pear-shaped tea caddy, chapter 3
1 commentFinal touches on a Georgian reproduction
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Making a pear-shaped tea caddy, chapter 2
Further steps in making a reproduction Georgian tea caddy
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Making a pear-shaped tea caddy, chapter 1
1 commentGetting started on a unique woodturning project.
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