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Speaking of Wood
Author, musician and custom furniture maker, Tom Fidgen shares his thoughts on working wood at the Unplugged Woodshop.
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Fixing my miscut, dovetailed rail
7 commentsWorking through a mistake while building the Shaker side table from FWW 210.
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New Segmented Cutterhead Changes My Woodworking Game
2 commentsI upgraded my DeWalt thickness planer with the Byrd Shelix cutter head almost a year ago. Now it's time to evaluate the results.
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2B or not 2B
9 commentsFurniture maker Tom Fidgen shares some thoughts about this all to often, overlooked tool in the wood shop. Good design starts right here.
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Join the club
Woodworking clubs can be one of the very best ways to improve your work and have a great time with others who share your interests. Teaching Box Making to clubs, has been a great way for me to get to know some of the most avid woodworkers in the US.
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Recycled Chestnut Cabinetry Dresses up a Formal Fireplace
1 commentBookending a stone fireplace with recycled chestnut cabinetry
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the Gorman bench
4 commentsThis was a custom design I fell into this past summer, 2011. The Gorman bench. Tom Fidgen. The music is something I wrote for the piece. www.theUnpluggedWoodshop.com
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Something skilled, beautiful, useful and lasting...
7 commentsEvery student should have the chance to make something beautiful, useful, and lasting. Our future depends upon it. How about a wooden box?
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Backyard Rock Makes a Fine Furniture Accent
5 commentsA scrap of wood from a bathroom vanity project, a rock from the yard, and a few coper nails make a great weekend "rock and roll" project.
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Peter Shepard Turns the Page
18 commentsPeter Shepard made a career switch at 40 from publishing to furnituremaking. It's clear in this slideshow that he hasn't missed a beat.
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Spalt Your Own Lumber: What's In A Name?
7 commentsNames and marketing have a strong hold over us. With all the 'specialty' woods out there, how do you know what is spalting, what is tree color, and what is made-up to increase sales?
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How to Cut Decorative Parquetry or Marquetry Using the Window Method
6 commentsThis Marquetry or Decorative Parquetry panel is an insert for a conference table. This is the companies logo, It’s an abstract design of an Black Hawk. The panel size is 24rdquo...
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Turning Around America
1 commentBeth Ireland, wood turner, has been on a mission to teach children to make at least one thing.
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Using Steel Accents on a Walnut Desk
1 commentSteel accents make for one fishy walnut desk.
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Catching up with Toshio Odate
7 commentsConsidered to be the original ambassador of Japanese woodworking tools to the West, the master woodworker and sculptor shares tea, tool advice, and thoughts on the social responsibility of woodworkers.
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Make Your Own Leather Chisel Roll
28 commentsSure, you could spend $75 on a nice leather chisel roll, but if you've got access to some castaway cowhide, why not sew up your own?
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Segmented Turned Feet are Easier than You Think
9 commentsThese turned feet looked stunning when all was said and done—and the process is more straight-forward than you might think!
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Bending Dovetails
13 commentsOK, so I'm not technically "bending" these dovetails, but I've come up with a quick trick to fool the eye.
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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Yellow Zone Lines on Aspen
3 commentsA continuation on our look at colored zones - investigate the yellow zone lines of aspen and help speculate on what fungus could be responsible.
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