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An inside-out turning

March 3, 2021

Tim Killen demonstrates how inside-out turning can be duplicated using SketchUp.
Cool project: Wood in nearly three dimensions

March 2, 2021

Inspired by the Penrose Triangle, woodworker T. Ross Kelly creates 2d versions of a seemingly 3d drawing.
The perfect amount of glue

March 1, 2021

Too much? Not enough? Just right? The best way to find the sweet spot is to watch and learn.
STL235: Are saw guides really cheating?

February 26, 2021

Vic Tesolin joins Mike and Ben to discuss jack planes, smoothing planes, shop lighting, and if saw guides are cheating or not.
Three planes for cutting rabbets

February 24, 2021

Megan Fitzpatrick favors a straight rabbet plane, a shoulder plane, or a skew rabbet/moving fillister for this task.
Phil Lowe: A craftsman and gentleman

February 19, 2021

Two woodworkers, Will Neptune and Steve Brown, remember their mentor.
Interesting dovetail layout tools

February 18, 2021

Do your dovetails go wrong at the dreaded "transfer?" If so, collinear marking might be the answer you've been looking for.
From the Bench: Woodworking changed my life

February 16, 2021

An inmate in the Wisconsin prison system testifies to the power of woodworking and great mentors in turning around his life.
Second chances are crafted here

February 16, 2021

In the New Hampshire Furniture Masters prison outreach program, woodworking really does change lives.
STL234: When animation inspires your furniture designs

February 12, 2021

Mike, Barry, and Ben discuss their favorite movies for spotting great furniture, whether a mirror polish counts for sharp, and if anybody ever really takes apart hide glue joints.

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