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Shop Class Lesson
JigsLESSON 3: Gain a better understanding of what a table saw jig is and does and how jigs can be designed for specific jobs. |
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Featured Technique
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Finishing 101
Surface PrepSurface prep is literally the foundation to a good finish. Start by removing glue spots, move onto the initial sanding, and then address any nicks, dings, or voids in the surface. |
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Woodworking
Term of the Day
Book MatchThe pattern created when adjoining pieces of veneer or resawn wood are opened like a book, resulting in grain that is mirror-imaged |
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Wood of the Week
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Woodworking Blog
The words cheap and good usually aren’t used together when the subject is wood for woodworking. But in the case of the Southern yellow pines, this wording is well-suited.
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Featured Woodworker
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Carving
Getting Started with Letter CarvingOur author started letter carving for practical reasons, including its appropriate nature for apartment woodworking. The results were signs that ended up in his Canadian retreat. |
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Marquetry
Mastering MarquetryAnderson Ranch Arts Center has a "great atmosphere, to be with all these inspired and inspiring people," says Woodworker's Journal apprentice LiLi Jackson. |
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Turning
How to Turn a Single Barley TwistOccasionally I add a little class to turned spindles by carving spirals. It's not as tough as it looks, and is quicker than you'd think. |
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Scroll Sawing
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