Master Class with Tom McLaughlin - FineWoodworking

Sponsored Shaker dresser finishing touches
July 9, 2021

In the final edition of this series, Tom McLaughlin finishes up the Shaker dresser by turning a knob, installing drawers, and applying a Danish oil finish.
Sponsored Creating a custom cove molding
May 24, 2021

The cove molding provides a calm, pleasant transition between the base and the case.
Sponsored Milling parts for perfect drawers
April 21, 2021

If the drawer parts don't fit properly, it doesn't matter how perfect your dovetails look.
Sponsored Future-proof drawer frame construction
March 16, 2021

Having fixed many antiques, Tom McLaughlin constructs the Shaker-style dresser drawer runners in a way that will be durable but also repairable, should the need arise.
Sponsored A smart way to create dovetailed dividers
February 10, 2021

In this master class episode, Tom McLaughlin finishes the construction of the case for the Shaker dresser, creating the front and back dividers and eventually gluing up the case.
Sponsored Dovetails by machine and by hand
January 15, 2021

In this master class episode, Tom McLaughlin demonstrates how he uses a custom ground dovetail blade to cut the tails before heading to the bench and using hand tools to finish the case dovetails.
Sponsored Selecting lumber for an invisible glued-up panel
December 18, 2020

In this master class episode, Tom McLaughlin demonstrates how he selects lumber and mills it to prepare for an almost invisible slip-matched panel joint.
Sponsored Dialing in the details of a design
November 30, 2020

In our first master class episode, Tom McLaughlin demonstrates how he fine-tunes a design with sketches and mockups.

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