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A Friendship box

A Friendship box

DougStowe, member | January 27th, 2012

Friendship boxes were once exchanged by kids at elite east coast summer camps as remembrances of friendships formed that the kids hoped would last forever. This is the evolved version of a friendship box made and exchanged among the first, 2nd and 3rd grade students at Clear Spring School

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Williamsburg Day 2: Great tips for hand-tool users

Williamsburg Day 2: Great tips for hand-tool users

AsaC, member | January 27th, 2012

The program kicked off in earnest today with the woodworking presentations. First up was Williamsburg's own Kaare Loftheim, reproducing a bureau table made in 1754 by Williamsburg...

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UPDATED: Help a Fine Woodworker Solve a Veneer Problem

UPDATED: Help a Fine Woodworker Solve a Veneer Problem

epirnik, member | January 27th, 201224 comments

Everything was going great. I was just about to begin the finishing process when what do I notice? A chip in my beautiful rosewood veneer!

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Williamsburg 2012: Furniture of Mount Vernon

Williamsburg 2012: Furniture of Mount Vernon

AsaC, member | January 26th, 2012

Hundreds of woodworkers made their way to Colonial Williamsburg's 14th annual conference on "Woodworking in the 18th Century." This is my Day One report, with others to follow.

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Warming Up

Warming Up

DaveRichards, member | January 26th, 2012

Back in FWW#196 Gary Rogowski wrote an article advocating some morning warm-up exercises as a way to start his day in the shop. He likes to cut a quick dovetail joint in a couple of scraps. It's not...

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Successful first try at breadboard ends

Successful first try at breadboard ends

Tom, member | January 24th, 20124 comments

A simple jig makes the process error-free

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Fine Woodworking Live Event

Fine Woodworking Live Event

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | January 24th, 201210 comments

Meet the experts behind the magazine that you love, and spend time with fellow woodworkers sharing experience and knowledge

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Furniture Dressed for Success

Furniture Dressed for Success

CustomMade, member | January 23rd, 2012

If you find inspiration in your clothing, you can also express that vision through a fine custom furniture piece for your home.

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A furniture biography of Gene Landon

A furniture biography of Gene Landon

moscowfield, member | January 23rd, 2012

One of Gene Landon's long time students has written a book about Gene's furniture making by focusing on his house

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Make Millions in Woodworking in only 250 Years

Make Millions in Woodworking in only 250 Years

sscott, member | January 23rd, 20127 comments

Signed Townsend chest nets $3.1 million at auction

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A Solid Cherry Beam Becomes a Cool Stool

A Solid Cherry Beam Becomes a Cool Stool

jtetreault, member | January 23rd, 20123 comments

How to make a quick bar stool out of a solid cherry beam.

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Mitering Moldings

Mitering Moldings

DaveRichards, member | January 21st, 20126 comments

A friend of mine in the UK is working on a SketchUp drawing of a tall clock. this morning he sent me his file asking for some direction as far as mitering a molding made of several separate pieces...

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Easy, cheap way to manage cords

Easy, cheap way to manage cords

Tom, member | January 20th, 20126 comments

Small shop accessories can make a big impact

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Building a Cherry TV Cabinet with Hand Tools - Part II

Building a Cherry TV Cabinet with Hand Tools - Part II

Jay_Speetjens, member | January 20th, 201211 comments

This post covers in detail how I created the half blind dovetails that join the cabinet sides to the top. Below are ample photos and discussion of the process from laying out to sawing, chiseling and final fitting of the joints.

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Free Plan: Wall Cabinet in Cherry

Free Plan: Wall Cabinet in Cherry

sscott, member | January 19th, 20121 comment

Spare design highlights traditional joinery

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Repairing a Checked Tabletop

Repairing a Checked Tabletop

epirnik, member | January 19th, 201216 comments

An unlikely tool comes into play during the repair of a checked tabletop

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The life and times of a Fine Woodworking photo prop

The life and times of a Fine Woodworking photo prop

MKenney, member | January 16th, 20124 comments

I first made this cherry cabinet as a prop for an article about mortising for hinges. Since then, it's been in the magazine several times. And then I decided to put a finish on it and hang it in my house.

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Portable mill sawing up a local Cherry tree

Portable mill sawing up a local Cherry tree

jtetreault, member | January 16th, 201211 comments

A local Cherry tree is sectioned up, and utilized for furniture lumber

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Preserving the Architectural Past in the Internet Age

Preserving the Architectural Past in the Internet Age

CustomMade, member | January 16th, 2012

The distressed look is a wonderful way for a new piece of custom furniture to gain the appearance and character of an old heirloom piece.

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Open the Door

Open the Door

Killenwood, member | January 15th, 2012

Sometimes it's good to show the inside of the cabinet. A viewer may want to know the number of shelves,  or what it looks like inside. So often I'm preparing a separate scene with a view inside...

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