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No More Tipping Trim Router

Bricofleur -, contributor | July 29th, 20098 comments

Trim routers are great tools, but the base is so narrow that they have the tendancy to tip over when milling edges. While one hand holds the router itself and steers, there is not much room to grab...

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Setting up shop: Which machine first? And why.

Rob Porcaro, contributor | July 27th, 200941 comments

Setting up a new woodworking shop? Which machine should be your first purchase? Here is one woodworker's opinion.

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Sole Power Part II: How to Tune Up an Old Plane

Ed Pirnik, editor | July 22nd, 20091 comment

This afternoon I headed back into the shop for Part II of my humble block plane's rehab. As you'll recall, yesterday was spent flattening the sole and sides of the plane, all of which were caked with...

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Sole Power: How to Tune Up an Old Plane

Ed Pirnik, editor | July 20th, 2009

Paint remnants, an uneven sole and years of oxidation make for one extensive rehab.

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Have Your Blanket Chest Featured in an Upcoming Book

peter turner, contributor | July 15th, 2009

Call for Entries: I'm looking for 35 blanket chests to appear in an upcoming book on the subject for The Taunton Press.

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Moving with Tools

Patrick McCombe, contributor | July 10th, 20099 comments

How much does it cost for a moving company to relocate a small shop 300 miles?

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Shooting Board

Rob Porcaro, contributor | July 7th, 20096 comments

A shooting board is invaluable for precise work. Here's a simple, effective approach.

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Spalt Your Own Lumber: Fungus of the month: Green-stain Chlorociboria

Sara Robinson, contributor | June 28th, 2009

Learn about an easy to find green-stain fungus

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The Brese Small Smoother Kit - Final Build Session

Derek Cohen, contributor | June 28th, 20092 comments

This is the third and concluding build session of this small infill smoother.

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Bending Wood and Stretching Strings

Ed Pirnik, editor | June 26th, 20091 comment

How a piano is made - from forest floor to shop floor.

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Splittin' Cane

Ed Pirnik, editor | June 24th, 20092 comments

The fine art of bamboo fly rod building.

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The Brese Small Smoother Kit: Session Two

Derek Cohen, contributor | June 18th, 2009

For those interested, follow me through the second session of building Ron Brese’s Small Smoother kit.In Session 1 I had infilled the plane with a practice Jarrah infill. This was to work out...

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Revamping a broken spokeshave

Mike Flaim, contributor | June 16th, 2009

From a throw away antique to a revamped tool

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Make a Plane from a Kit: Brese Small Smoother - beginnings

Derek Cohen, contributor | June 15th, 20092 comments

This was the first session of building the small smoother kit from Ron Brese.

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Making a Wooden Hinge for a Box

Derek Cohen, contributor | June 6th, 200912 comments

Shaping a wooden hinge with hand- and power tools.

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Wood Shop Al Fresco

Stephany Filimon, contributor | June 2nd, 200915 comments

The joys (and constraints) of creating a work space on my back deck. It's the only space I have, but it's space nonetheless. Plus, find out how I chose a workbench design for working outdoors.

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Pecha Kucha Night - Portland

peter turner, contributor | May 20th, 2009

Do you live near Portland, Maine? Stop by the SPACE gallery for Pecha Kucha Night, where 10 presenters will offer 20 slides of their work and speak for 20 seconds about each one.

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Building a Sailboat Mast

dan mosheim, contributor | May 17th, 2009

Over the last two weekends, I helped my brother in law make a mast for his Barnegat Bay Sneakbox, a beautiful little wooden boat, built in 1922, in Barnegat, NJ. The original mast is in fine shape as...

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