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397 "Wood Science & Design" DVD with HendrikHendrik is back again for the month of November and this time we're discussing his second DVD released this year, titled "Wood Science & Design".
This title is packed with a lot of science about the in's and out's of wood movement, reading grain directions and a great tutorial on the different cuts of lumber and how you may want to use them in designing your projects.
As always with Hendrik we have a ton of information in the show, but even more in the DVD. So take a listen to today's sh ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
396 Veritas Plow PlanePlow planes are nothing new, they've been a mainstay in hand tool shops for centuries. In fact the plow plane was and still is a tool that defined the craftsman. Whether it was an all wooden bodied plane with ebony inlays and beautiful brass components for a master woodworker. Are a simple boxwood or beech bodied plane for the journeyman, plow planes were vital to furniture construction.
Today's version, made by Veritas, is a beautiful example of a modern plow plane that is completely f ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
395 Samantha's Bookcase Construction Pt. 4Let's jump back into the construction of Samantha's bookcase. In this episode I'm attaching the solid wood face frame to the base unit. We have a few options for covering the plywood edges, but rather than veneer I prefer solid wood.
Have you entered for your chance to win free schwag this month? Don't miss out, enter today on our Schwag Page.
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394 Milescraft's Turnlock Baseplate SystemFor today's episode, we're heading back to June of this year and my visit to Woodcraft's Vendor's/Dealer's show with the guys from Milescraft.
You've seen me use the Milescraft Turnlock baseplate system before, so while I was there I figured it would be a great opportunity to talk about it and introduce all of you to the accessories available. From "easy on and easy off" bushings, to great circle jigs and offset router bases, the turnlock system is a great product!
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393 October Schwag DrawingsIt's time to giveaway some schwag for the month of October and why not do it on the same day kids are out Trick or Treating?But rather than scaring the living daylights out of everyone I'm planning on making it feel a little more like giving holidays that are now just around the corner.Hopefully you'll be one of our seven lucky winners and if you hear your name, congratulations. But if you're not, don't lose hope, there's always next month and the month after that and the month after that. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
392 Whiteside's Corner Chisel ToolIt’s the week of Halloween and who doesn’t like a little trick and treating? Well you don’t have to get all dressed up as your favorite woodworking podcaster to take advantage of this treat from Whiteside and Woodcraft, you just have to head to your local store or order online before October 31, 2009.
That’s right it’s time for ROUTER BIT OF THE MONTH!!! And while I’m late getting this month’s episode posted I think you’ll love this little time saver.
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What's on the Workbench?
Marc - Just finished the Wall-Hanging Tool Chest for the Guild.
Matt - installed his bandsaw riser block...wow that's tall!
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391 Samantha's Bookcase Pt. 3It's almost Halloween, so I thought I'd share with you one of the scariest things I've had to face in a long time. Gluing up the pieces for Samantha's Bookcase!
Thankfully having properly sized dados and running through a few dry runs made the whole process a little less scary, but scary none the less. Enjoy!
Don't forget to get your name in for the schwag drawings next week!!
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390 Hendrik's Latest DVD "Working with Plywood"For the month of October, we have Hendrik back once again to talk about one of his two new DVDs. This month, we’re discussing the first title “Working with Plywood”.
At just over 11 hours in length, Hendrik leaves nothing out when it comes to teaching you how to successfully use plywood in your projects. Topics include choosing and understanding the differences between grades of plywood, creating a cut layout plan for getting the best looks from the individual components to choosi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
389 Samantha's Bookcase Pt.2In the last episode of Samantha's Bookcase project, we covered ripping sheets of plywood to their rough sizes. For a small shop this can be a daunting task, but not impossible if you plan it correctly. A big part of my planning is not worrying about taking the cuts to their final dimensions yet, but simply getting them in the ball park and then coming back at a later time and cleaning them up.
For today's episode we'll visit the process of crosscutting. Again, depending on the size of y ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
388 Blum Tools on MBWIt's easy to see that much hasn't changed with hand planes in the past 100 years. In fact if you look closely, most modern plane makers are, essentially making the same metal bodied planes as were being designed by Mr. Bailey.
Even wooden bodied planes haven't seen much innovation. Of course the choice of wood species are probably more widely available than before. Especially considering that many were made by the users themselves, so the wood used was often domestic hardwoods (domestic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
387 Samantha's Bookcase Pt.1After a long delay and a few stops and stutters my wife's bookcase is finally completed. It's a simple design with a base and hutch. I decided to use plywood for the majority of the components, as cutting wider pieces is so much easier with sheet goods.
But instead of the usual home center plywood I opted to dive right into using premium plywood. While it nearly tripled the bottom line, the final results were worth it. I'll never look at home center plywood the same again after indulg ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
386 Stanley's Premium Hand PlanesEarlier this year while I was working at the Woodcraft Vendor's/Dealer's show in West Virginia with the guys from Milescraft I had a chance to talk with the folks from Stanley Toolworks about the new Premium line of handplanes they were about to introduce.
They've been out for a while now, so if you've had a chance to try one I'd love to hear your impression. But if you're still curious, here's what the Stanley guys had to say.
One last note, this Wednesday October 7th 2009. Marc and I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
385 September Schwag GiveawaysWho doesn't love free stuff? I know I do and that's why we do these giveaways. Because if I love this stuff I know you will!!
Because of our sponsorship with Highland Woodworking we have some really great schwag to offer this month's winners.
The first on the list is a "Build a Maloof Inspired Rocker with Charles Brock - Plan Bundle"
Then we have 2 winnners receiving Custom-sized Woodslicer Resaw Bandsaw Blades
Other winners will be receiving a Lee Valley Handplane Screwdriver, the ch ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
384 One More Trip Back To WIA St. CharlesOne more trip back to WIA's Design & Construction Conference in St. Charles, IL. Today's episode features scenes from Jim Tolpin's Q&A session following his session on measuring and designing without using traditional measuring tools. In fact all Jim used was a pair of calipers and his own body.
The second session in today's episode features Don Williams and a peek at his history lesson on how power tools are nothing new and have been around in one form or another for centuries.
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383 Whiteside's Biscuit Joining KitWe almost missed it this month, but it's better late than never I say! It's time for ROUTER BIT OF THE MONTH!!!
And this month we're taking a look at Whiteside's Biscuit Joining Kit, a simple little slot cutting profile that includes 3 different sized bearings making it easy for you to cut mating joints for biscuit joinery in your next project. Whether it's for reinforcing simple butt joint glue-ups or helping to align multiple boards in the same plane for wider panels, biscuit joinery i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
382 Hendrik's Busy SummerHi everyone! Our very own guest expert Hendrik Varju is back for another visit and today were sitting down to talk about his busy summer. Between seminar appearances and having an entire dust collection system custom installed in his shop Hendrik somehow managed to find time for summer fun and producing two new instructional DVDs.
This episode was recorded on Labor day, 2009. It was one day before his new DVDs were released, so there's not many details released. But next month we'll be ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
381 Meet Czech Edge Hand ToolsI love getting behind the scenes with, and meeting the makers of today's premium hand tools. Of course when we think of "premium hand tools" a few companies come to mind immediately, and one of those I was excited to see was going to be at WIA St. Charles was Czech Edge Hand Tools.
Bob Zajicek, the owner of Czech Edge Hand Tools, was more than happy to let me hang out at his booth both days of the conference. I'm sure the fact I'd been wanting a decent marking knife and kept asking him q ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
380 Back to WIAIn today's episode we're heading back to Woodworking in America's Design and Construction conference to check out some snippets from Brian Bogg's "Composing with Wood Grain" and Robert Lang's "Arts and Crafts: The Unadorned Truth".
Deciding on which footage would make the cut was perhaps one of the hardest decisions I had to make. Both lectures were filled with tons of information and to be honest I found myself forgetting to turn on the camera every now and then.
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379 Meet DL Barrett & Sons ToolworksAs part of "Try it Tuesday" I'd like to introduce some of you to Dan and Kyle Barrett of DL Barrett & Sons Toolworks. Dan and Kyle were one of the vendors at WIA this year and after seeing Kyle's work being featured on Woodworking Magazine's blog I knew I had to meet them.
DL Barrett & Sons Toolworks make some beautiful and amazing wooden handplanes. Traditional wooden bench planes, and plough planes that look to nice to use, but are made just for that...real work in real shops. Dan and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
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