Podcast #29: Top 5 Shop-Built Router Jigs
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: Jig plans for cutting circles, (more...) adjustable dadoes, and a flush trim jig are included in this week's Woodsmith Woodworking Seminar Podcast. Bryan Nelson will also give the low down on how to build a hinge mortising jig and a unique router table sled that holds narrow workpieces firmly while routing across end grain. Check out [...] (less)
Podcast #8: 10 of Our All-Time Favorite Woodworking Tips
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: Woodsmith magazine has been around since (more...) 1979 and ShopNotes since the early 90's. When you factor in Workbench (which is celebrating its 50th year in 2007), that means there are literally hundreds of tips to choose from for this seminar. We left it up to Craig Ruegsegger, senior editor and videographer for all three [...] (less)
Podcast #26: Turning Pens on the Lathe: From Start to Finish
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: In this weeks Woodsmith Woodworking (more...) Seminar Podcast, Brian Simmons will show us the basics for turning pens in hardwood, burls, and man-made materials. He'll give some tips for preparing the blank, mounting the blanks to a mandrel, and turning the pen. Finally, he'll wrap things up by sanding, finishing and assembling a pen. Links to [...] (less)
Podcast #7: Bowl Turning - From Log to Bowl in Under an Hour
Added on: 09 Oct 2007
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Description: Brian Simmons, the Woodsmith Store's (more...) most famous assistant manager, has a national reputation as a woodturing educator. A member of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW), Brian came to the Woodsmith Store in a roundabout way. Originally from Georgia, Brian and his family moved to Iowa after his wife took a job here [...] (less)
Podcast #4: Building Picture Frames in Your Shop
Added on: 03 Jun 2008
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Description: Chris Fitch, senior designer for (more...) Woodsmith magazine takes you step-by-step through “building” picture frames. He offers pointers for making a one-piece molded frame and shows how to add contrasting wood to a basic frame. His easy-going style makes the entire process seem so simple. In less than an hour, Chris manages to rout moldings for [...] (less)