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Making the King's Furniture
11 commentsJoin furniture maker Aaron Radelow on a journey through some of the most precise, intricate, and beautiful marquetry work you're every likely to see.
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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Just Say No To Brown Rot!
Brown rot is white rot's evil twin. Learn what to look for to avoid this destructive type of fungus.
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Building A Curly Maple Jewelry Cabinet
2 commentsA dressing table / jewelry storage cabinet
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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Dissecting the Colored Molds
12 commentsMolds are responsible for many of the bright colors seen on spalted wood. Learn to tell the difference between the useful, the irritating, and the potentially hazardous.
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Handplanes in Springfield
11 commentsRoland Johnson's handplane giveaway at The Woodworking Show in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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A Dedicated Sharpening Bench - final -
12 commentsThe final installment by author Tom Fidgen as he completes his Dedicated Sharpening Bench.
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A Dedicated Sharpening Bench - part 7 - The Glue-up
12 commentsContinue along with author Tom Fidgen as he builds a dedicated sharpening bench.
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A Dedicated Sharpening Bench -part 6- Cutting the Top and building the Under Carriage
9 commentsContinue along with author Tom Fidgen as he builds a dedicated sharpening bench.
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- A Dedicated Sharpening Bench - part 5 - Shaping the Feet and Finishing the Frame
7 commentsContinue along as author Tom Fidgen builds a dedicated sharpening bench.
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Building with Choke Cherry - Part II
3 commentsPart II of an experiment in cutting, sawing, drying, and milling a not-so-common furniture wood.
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A Dedicated Sharpening Bench - part 4- The Frame
Continue along with author Tom Fidgen as he builds a sharpening bench.
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A Dedicated Sharpening Bench- Part 3 : Hand-Cut Joinery
2 commentsContinue on with author Tom Fidgen as he builds a dedicated sharpening bench.
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A Thank You To Taunton Press and Fine Woodworking
6 commentsA brief thanks to the publishers, editors and staff of Taunton Press magazines
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A Dedicated Sharpening Bench- Part 2: A Workbench Surface
10 commentsContinue along with author Tom Fidgen as he builds a dedicated sharpening bench.
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A Dedicated Sharpening Bench- part 1
21 commentsFollow along with author Tom Fidgen as he builds a dedicated sharpening bench.
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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Drying Spalted Wood
2 commentsDrying spalted wood can be a lot easier than drying clear wood. Learn some of the basic tricks here.
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Building with Choke Cherry
4 commentsAn experiment in sawing, drying, and working with a not-so-common workshop wood.
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This secret cost me $20,000, but I'll let you have it for free.
27 commentsThis simple little business secret cost me $20,000 and almost five years to learn. In this post I let you have it for free.
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Long Reach Drill/Driver
Here are two shopmade long reach drill/drivers ready to help and work hard to drill or drive in hard-to-reach tight and narrow spots.
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End mills vs. router bits for mortising
4 commentsConsider end mills as an alternative to spiral router bits for mortising with a router.
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