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 Rip Narrow Moldings from Wide Stock
Profile both edges of a piece of wide stock, and then rip the moldings off as strips
— with Steve Latta
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Asymmetrical Coves on the Tablesaw
Check your setup by eye, or use a computer spreadsheet to establish blade tilt and fence angle
— with Stuart Sabol
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Video Highlights from the 2003 Surface Ornamentation Conference at Colonial Williamsburg
Noted woodworkers joined Colonial Williamsburg artisans and curators to discuss and demonstrate decorative techniques
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Shaping Wood: Edge Treatments
Learn to shape table edges, lipped doors, and more using a router, block plane, shaper, and hand tools
— by Lonnie Bird
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Install Strap Hinges on a Blanket Chest
Testing and adjustments yield a perfect fit
— with Michael Dunbar
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Chop a Hinge Mortise
Rough out the mortise, then chop and pare to the lines
— with Garrett Hack
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Bench-Chisel Techniques
Used correctly, a simple set of chisels covers all of your chopping and paring needs
— by Garrett Hack
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Using Your Souped-Up Spokeshave
Even a well-tuned shave requires practice to master
— with Brian Boggs
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Two Simple Jigs to Aid Your Cuts on a Router Table
Safe operation and clean cuts result from proper control of the workpiece
— with Pat Warner
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Using the FastTrak Honing Guide with Diamond Paste
Learn how to maintain the same honing angle for each iron
— with Aimé Ontario Fraser
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Cutting with a Dovetail Saw
Phil Lowe demonstrates the clamping and cutting techniques that lead to tight-fitting joints
— with Phil Lowe
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Turning Bowls: Rough Turning the Profile
Step-by-step instruction from a master woodturner
— by Richard Raffan
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Turning Beads and Coves
Mastering these two shapes will allow you to turn virtually any furniture spindle
— with Ernie Conover
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Use a Boring Bar for Hollow-Vessel Turning
Drill an entrance hole, then cut from the center out for a thin-walled vessel
— with Howard Lewin
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Assembling Cases
Get it right the first time with the right tools and the proper clamps and clamping technique
— by Andy Rae
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Getting an Edge with Waterstones, Oilstones and Sandpaper
Different woodworkers use different sharpening methods
— by Jeff Kolle
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Carving the Foot by Hand
How to make an 18th-century style pad foot without a lathe
— by Lonnie Bird
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Carving an Egg and Dart Molding
With two gouges and a mallet, you can make this classic design
— by Lee Grindinger
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Three Reliable Ways to Taper a Leg
Tapers can be cut quickly and accurately with a bandsaw, a thickness planer or a tablesaw
— by Gary Rogowski
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A Circular Saw in the Furniture Shop?
For
cutting sheet goods in tight quarters, this carpenter's tool, used with
a sacrificial table and dedicated cutting guides, produces
joint-quality cuts with ease
— by Gary Williams
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12 Quick Tips
Readers’ ideas make woodworking easier, safer and less expensive
— by Fine Woodworking Readers
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