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Shop made grooving planes
33 commentsI don't like grooving small drawer and tray parts at the router table or tablesaw. So I made a pair of small grooving planes to do it instead.
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Hand v. Power Tool Showdown: Watch it Live Online Nov. 12
66 commentsFine Woodworking is launching a first-of-its kind live streaming video event on Thurs., Nov. 12 at 1:30 p.m. Watch two FW staffers duke it out to see which method is faster for getting a finish-ready surface.
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Wood Science and Design DVD
2 commentsLearn about wood movement and how to design around it
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UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Step-By-Step Guitar Making by Alex Willis
83 commentsSee who won a copy of Step-By-Step Guitar Making
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New Yankee Workshop Series Ends
252 commentsThe New Yankee Workshop staring Norm Abram is ending after 21 seasons on PBS according to Patrick Ramirez, a spokesperson for WGBH Boston.
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Make a Box from Reclaimed Lumber
Shopmade presents are the ticket this season to save a dime and show that you do care. Associate editor Matt Kenney came up with the perfect present for his mom this year. It’s an elegant box all made from scraps.
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Poll: What Should We Put in the Magazine?
8 commentsThe following topics don’t get covered very often in Fine Woodworking: Mixed-media furniture, segmented turnings, large Shaker cabinets, Tansu chests, Windsor chairs, Federal sideboards, Newport blockfront chest of drawers. Which would you be most interested in seeing in future issues?
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French Polishing Demystified
5 commentsThis DVD will inspire you to try your hand at the ultimate furniture finish
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Bench Cookie Giveaway
361 commentsChange your FineWoodworking.com avatar (or profile picture), post a comment below, and you could be one of five lucky winners chosen at random to take home a set of Rockler Bench Cookies.
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In Woodworking Circles and Beyond, Sam Maloof Still Draws a Crowd
The late furniture maker will be an important presence at this year's SOFA expo
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Texas Furniture Makers Show October 22- December 5, 2009
Looking for something to do next weekend (and beyond)?
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Classical Style Contest Winners: John Kizer and Michael Henderson
1 commentCongratulations to John Kizer who wins the Grand Prize for our Classical Style contest with his Boston Bombe Chest. Michael Henderson’s Newport-Style Bureau wins the runner up prize. These two...
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How a paint brush is made
1 commentAn editor tours a paint brush factory and sees the many parts and steps that make a quality brush
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Call for Submissions: Get design help from Fine Woodworking and Hank Gilpin
11 commentsFour readers will have their designs critiqued by furniture designer and maker Hank Gilpin. Do you want to be one of them? If so, send us pictures of your work.
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Homeless Woodcarver with a Fondness for Presidents
3 commentsCSI in Rockford, Ill., tries to identify a body
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UPDATE: Book Giveaway: New Masters of the Wooden Box by Oscar P. Fitzgerald
75 commentsSee who won a copy of New Masters of the Wooden Box
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Happy (Belated) Birthday Woodworker Carter
5 commentsPresident Jimmy Carter, a woodworker, turned 85 Oct. 1.
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New-Fangled Workbench Revisited: Plans Now Available
2 commentsAfter 10 years... the New Fangled Workbench is as popular as ever. Buy the new SketchUp plan in Fine Woodworking's digital plan store.
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