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  These Blind Woodturners Are An Inspiration

  March 11, 2019

  As a young man, Christopher Fisher, the Blind Woodturner, lost his eyesight. Four years later, he decided he wanted to learn to turn wood.

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  Upgrading a planer to a segmented cutterhead – part 2

  November 6, 2017

  And the beat goes on

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  Full Circle–Dishing out a tea table top

  March 5, 2019

  Bill Pavlak relished the opportunity to revisit the process of dishing out a large surface by hand. Not only was this a special project in and of itself, it was also a chance to prove to himself that he had in fact learned a few things over the years.

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  Layers in SketchUp: The Basics

  March 20, 2019

  While working with some new online students over the last several weeks, the discussion has turned to layers. New users often find layers in SketchUp to be a little confusing…

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  The Work/Life Balance of a Pro

  January 25, 2019

  The notion of work-life balance seems to imply that work is, by definition, drudgery. It may well be, for people who hate their jobs.

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  Rockler Partners with American Association of Woodturners

  January 22, 2019

  Rockler stores to host turning and learning sessions on February 9th

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Other Recent Blog Posts

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  STL185: Reading Bob Van Dyke’s Mind

  March 15, 2019

  Bob, Mike, and Ben discuss tear-out prone woods, milling long vs. short pieces, jointer blade height, and Mike and Ben prove that they know Bob a bit too well

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  Outdoor Projects 2019

  March 11, 2019

  Online Extras for Outdoor Projects 2019    Video: Angled Arms New Hampshire furniture maker and TV host Tom McLaughlin shows that making the angled arms of his Adirondack chair is…

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  STL184.5: Chris Schwarz

  March 8, 2019

  Chris and Ben chat about his woodworking history, researching the techniques of ole', and of course, his upcoming appearance at Fine Woodworking Live 2019

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  Modeling A Plucking Jack in SketchUp

  March 6, 2019

  For the last 12 years or so, I've attended the Colonial Williamsburg Conference "Working Wood in the 18th C. And following each of those events, I've posted a SketchUp representation…

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  STL184: Is it time to stockpile ash?

  March 1, 2019

  Mike, Barry, and Ben lament the impending demise of their favorite tree, what specifics they look for in sketchbooks, using a hollow-chisel mortiser as a drillpress, and their favorite woodworking books

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  Siosi Designs–Our Lives In Frame

  February 27, 2019

  Our Lives in Frame is a glimpse into the enigmatic world of Siosi Design. Siosi is Audi Culver + Ivy Siosi, and they describe themselves as partners in life, collaborators in design, and women who make + fabricate

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  From the Bench: The Family Violin

  February 25, 2019

  My personal story is about endings and beginnings, father, son, and daughters, completing one circle and starting another. My father, Henry Finck, was a professor of anatomy at the University…