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  • Workshop Tip: Reverse your rubber sanding block for curves

    May 5, 2020

    The curved back of a regular sanding block makes a great tool for smoothing concave surfaces.

  • Video: Turn your lathe into a disk sander

    May 1, 2020

    Ben Strano demonstrates how to build an accessory table that mounts in your lathe banjo when using it as a disk sander.

  • Homemade wooden climbing holds

    April 1, 2020

    You can easily spend $100 on 5 climbing holds, so Ren Kauffunger asked his dad to show him how to make wooden climbing holds.

  • How to cut coves on the tablesaw

    February 3, 2020

    Instead of turning to a router or a shaper, Will Neptune produces various deep, wide coves using the tablesaw.

  • Tapering at the Jointer

    December 23, 2019

    Mike Pekovich demonstrates how you can accurately and consistently taper parts on the jointer.

  • Sinuous Seating

    October 29, 2019

    Matthias Pliessnig has perfected a painstaking process of steam-bending white oak ribs and slats to produce some of the most beautiful forms in contemporary furniture

  • Creating Stamped Patterns in Wood

    October 22, 2019

    In this video, Tim Coleman shows some of his early stamped-pattern work made entirely with letters, as well as later patterns made of combinations of altered shapes, especially circles, ovals, and crescents.

  • Best Practices for Cutting and Shaping Curves – Start Woodworking S2:Ep6

    October 16, 2019

    In this episode of Getting Started in Woodworking, the sixth in our series on building an oak bookcase, we demonstrate how to cut curves with a bandsaw or jig saw. We…

  • How to Make a Two-Part Bending Form

    October 7, 2019

    Brian Boggs designs his two-part bending forms so that they mate exactly only after the laminates and cauls are in place; if they match with nothing between them, the fit will be imperfect once the laminates and cauls are loaded.

  • How to Draw an Ellipse

    October 2, 2019

    Bob Miller argues that with a few simple formulas and a clever jig, it becomes possible to draw and cut ellipses of any size and add this stately and pleasing shape to your work.

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