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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Lets Talk About Health

Dr_Spalting, member | August 15th, 20108 comments

Once a year or so, its nice to remember why we should be level-headed about spalted wood and its so-called health impacts.

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Play Fine Woodworking's Game: Against the Grain

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | August 3rd, 2010100 comments

Play Fine Woodworking's game of what "not" to do.

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Weird Woodworking Tools

Ed_Pirnik, member | August 2nd, 20108 comments

This tool kit from the biology lab fits right into my tool bag and works great for veneer repairs. The doctor is IN.

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Cerritos College Woodworking Celebration

Carl_Stammerjohn, member | July 27th, 2010

Annual woodworking event shows off student work

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How much camber should be in plane irons?

RobPorcaro, member | July 23rd, 20108 comments

Bench plane blades are sharpened with a slightly curved edge or "camber". Why? How much? Is it different for a bevel-up vs bevel-down plane?

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A Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers Show

danmosheim, member | July 13th, 20101 comment

A summer show by about 20 members of the Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers in Burlington, Vermont

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A Table With Self Storing Leaves

danmosheim, member | June 22nd, 20102 comments

A trestle table with pull out leaves

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L-Shaped Supports for Carving on Turned Spindles

DennisZongker, member | May 20th, 20107 comments

Whether It's spindles you've turned yourself or if you have purchase them from a supplier, I have found it's easer to carve them by making two L shaped supports. It provides much more...

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Miter Saw Acute Angle Jig

bricofleur, member | May 14th, 20101 comment

I’ve been thinking about making this jig for years. Since nice weather has arrived I have to make a picket fence. All slats will end to a sharp point, meaning I have to cut them at an acute angle. I used to do that on the tablesaw but each time I got several cutoffs flying around my head. No more !!!

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Teaching My First Carving Class: An Ornamental Sunflower

DennisZongker, member | May 13th, 20101 comment

I'm very excited to be teaching my first carving class, starting on Saturday, May 15th I was asked by Gerry Phelan the owner of, “Midwest Woodworkers,”a well known woodworking store here...

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Wood Shop Al Fresco Redux

Stephany, member | May 2nd, 201014 comments

Almost one year ago, I wrote about plans for my outdoor workshop. Here's what worked... and didn't!

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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Fungus of the Month - Arthrographis cuboidea

Dr_Spalting, member | May 1st, 20105 comments

Arthrographis cuboidea is the best pink stain to use when spalting. Learn how to find it, culture it, and get it growing in your spalting tubs at home.

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Spring Joints: An Edge Glue-Up's Best Friend

Gary Rogowski, member | April 26th, 201011 comments

For truly solid edge joints, try putting a little spring in your boards' step.

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Building Furniture with Metal Inlays

danmosheim, member | April 20th, 20101 comment

Adding metal inlays to a wooden headboard adds a unique touch.

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Adventures In Sideboard-Making! (Part 1)

clarkatron, member | April 2nd, 2010

The first installment of my attempt to document the process of building a large sideboard, from initial sketches to crating and delivery.

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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Its not all about the fungus!

Dr_Spalting, member | April 2nd, 2010

Wood species plays a big role in the amount and type of spalting you get on a piece. Learn how to hedge your spalting bets with the right wood.

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Walnut and Cherry Cabinet

Kent_Perdue, member | March 27th, 20102 comments

Small wall mounted cabinet, walnut and cherry. Mounts to wall with french cleat.

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Lessons from a Delivery Guy: Some Problem Areas

jbro101, member | March 24th, 2010

Some construction details make your piece more vulnerable than others. A few easy changes can save the day.

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Two New Projects: A Book and a Boxseat

petersturner, member | March 24th, 2010

Here's an update on "Blanket Chests", the book that Scott Gibson and I are pulling together.

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Shopmade Clamp and Assembly Worktable

bricofleur, member | March 19th, 20106 comments

As a woodworker I always look for fast and easy methods of work. Over the years I realized that I spend a lot of time doing repetitive tasks like clamping and unclamping workpieces I'm working on. I sat down to design a clamping station that would help saving time when building projects that involve lots of clamping/holding. I came up with this very unique and satisfying version of a clamp worktable, made right here in my shop, using material from my sheet goods scrap pile. I designed it so I could use my collection of ordinary and fast action vise clamps meant to be used at the drill press.

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