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Updated: 9:55 a.m. July 23, 2008

Video Video How the Scary Sharp Sharpening Method WorksMembership Required
with Bob Van Dyke

A lesson in an effective, inexpensive way to put an edge on chisels and plane irons, in part one of this 8-part series answering your questions about sharpening.

Video How to Handle Large Sheets on the Tablesaw Membership Required
with John White

John White shows how to use a long bar clamp as a handle for guiding large sheets on the tablesaw

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An Easy Way to Make Square Holes Video Quick Tip: An Easy Way to Make Square Holes
with Thomas McKenna

Here's another way to use bits from a hollow-chisel mortiser.

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Coloring with Shellac Video Sealing and Coloring with Shellac
with Peter Gedrys

Professional techniques to seal and color the wood. Third in a five-part video series on refinishing.

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Video Quick Tip: Defogging Safety Glasses Membership Required
with Thomas McKenna

Soap is for more than your hands

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Jigs for Smooth Curves on the Bandsaw
by Michael C. Fortune

A gallery of circle- and curve-cutting jigs from a master of the bandsaw, plus measured drawings so you can make your own

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Video Seats of New York: An Exhibit of One-of-a-Kind Chairs
with Fine Woodworking editors

Take a guided tour of the exhibition that accompanied this year's meeting of the Furniture Society to see a wide array of chairs, benches, and stools in a variety of styles and forms.

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Arts and Crafts Sofa TableThis Arts and Crafts sofa table is the perfect piece of furniture for a narrow but frequently-trafficked space. Construction includes straightforward mortise-and-tenon joinery, breadboard ends, and an interesting stretcher system.

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