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Holiday Project - Magazine Rack

The Wood Whisperer, member | November 20th, 2008

As the holidays approach, my mind always turns to small, simple (yet elegant) projects that we can make for our family and friends. I have two of them in store for you this year. Check out the first: a collapsible magazine rack that’s lightweight but surprisingly sturdy.

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Flashback: The 1956 Debut of the Eames Lounge Chair

MBerger, member | November 19th, 2008

Watch part one of a black and white television interview with the iconic furniture designer Charles Eames moments before he unveiled to a national audience the Eames Lounge Chair.

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SketchUp 7 Released

DaveRichards, member | November 17th, 20084 comments

A few of the new features in SketchUp 7

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Converting a Follow Me Molding to Separate Components

DaveRichards, member | November 15th, 20083 comments

A demonstration showing how to convert moldings drawn with Follow Me into separate components.

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Silas Kopf: On the Record with the Furnitologist

MBerger, member | November 13th, 20081 comment

If you know anything about marquetry then you probably also know about Silas Kopf, the premier marquetry artist of our time. Neil Lamens of Furnitology.com takes you into Kopf's workshop in this fact-filled video interview.

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Video: Quick and Easy Angled Chair Rail

DaveRichards, member | November 11th, 20082 comments

How to draw a quick and easy angled chair rail in SketchUp

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Japan Society Displays the New Bamboo

GLASTARZA, member | November 11th, 2008

The Japan Society's New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters Exhibit

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Shop-Made Veneer Press

MBerger, member | November 6th, 2008

It looks like the folks over at ShopSmith can add one more trick to their multi-tasking tool set: Videos. Learn the basics of pressing veneer to a solid core like plywood in this video tip from the ShopSmith series.

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Puzzlemania!

MBerger, member | October 29th, 20081 comment

We might have just found the coolest tablesaw cross-cut jig ever made. Take a look in this video profile of puzzlemaker Lee Krasnow who constructs some of the most sophisticated wooden puzzles this side of the Atlantic.

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Greatest Hits: James Krenov on the Record

MBerger, member | October 28th, 20083 comments

Go inside the home and workshop of celebrated furniture maker James Krenov in this video produced by the Web site of the San Francisco Chronicle. Although only a week old on GlueTube, this one has become an instant Greatest Hit.

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Greatest Hits: Short Film, Elegant Chair

MBerger, member | October 28th, 20084 comments

This musical think piece about a chair and its maker is undoubtably our all-time favorite video featured on GlueTube. In pure cinematic excellence, it follows the process that goes into making the Palo Alto chair, an iconic piece from furniture maker Jared Rusten. Turn up the volume and get comfortable.

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Greatest Hits: Custom Profile Sanding Blocks

MBerger, member | October 28th, 2008

We were first introduced to the prolific Web video woodworking star Charles Neil when we came across this video originally posted on YouTube. Neil has now gone on to publish dozens of woodworking video tips, but this tutorial on how to make a sanding block from Bondo remains one of our all-time favorites.

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Greatest Hits: 'The Woodworker' Vo-Tech Video from Pre-WWII

MBerger, member | October 28th, 20082 comments

Things have come a long way since the 1940s, before the term "furniture maker" was en vogue and "carpenter" encompassed anyone working with wood. This educational film from the '40s is one time capsule worth opening.

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Fine Woodworking Hosts Lie-Nielsen Event

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | October 7th, 20081 comment

Catch up with some of the woodworkers who visited the Fine Woodworking shop for our first-ever hand tool event in conjunction with Lie-Nielsen Toolworks

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Safety Week: Hand Tools Draw Blood Too

MBerger, member | May 13th, 2008

We launch into day two of Safety Week with tips from Matt Berger, of our Getting Started in Woodworking series. When you hear “woodworking safety,” most woodworkers probably think of...

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Safety Week: Beware of Jointer Dangers

AsaC, member | May 12th, 2008

The jointer is essential for milling rough lumber but its spinning cutterhead will chew up your fingers if you ignore safety precautions. Fine Woodworking magazine editor Asa Christiana shares basic...

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Safety Week Videos: Protect Your Ears

AsaC, member | May 11th, 2008

Workshop noise can wreak havoc on your ears. Learn how to keep your hearing safe from the roar of shop machines with tips from magazine editor Asa Christiana. For more on hearing protection, read...

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Safety Week: Avoid Kickback and More

AsaC, member | May 10th, 2008

The tablesaw is an essential piece of shop machinery, but it can also be dangerous. Learn how keep your fingers safe and avoid kickback with a short video lesson from magazine editor Asa...

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Safety Week Videos: Tame the Dust

AsaC, member | May 9th, 2008

Woodworking machines cough up fine dust that is harmful to your lungs so it’s essential to develop a game-plan for dust control. Magazine editor Asa Christiana shares simple strategies for...

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Safety Week Videos: Protect Your Eyes

AsaC, member | May 8th, 2008

Safety glasses are imperative in woodworking. In this short video, magazine editor Asa Christiana explains how to protect your eyes from flying woodchips and dust.

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