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Router-Table Basics
March 1, 2007

Are you getting the most from this workshop fixture?
Curved Dividers for Glass Doors
March 1, 2007

Add Federal-style muntins using a plywood template as a jig and a guide
How They Did It: The Carving Demystified
March 1, 2007

Learn the secrets behind David Esterly's intricate carvings. Find out how he holds his work down, joins the workpieces, and finishes them
Antique tools are modern made
February 22, 2007

Toolmakers reproduce 18th-century handsaws, plans, and marking tools for the historic trade shops at Colonial Williamsburg.
Dimensioning Lumber by Hand
February 22, 2007

Before power tools, 18th-century craftsmen wielded handsaws and planes to four-square lumber for furniture.
How They Did It: Before the Router
February 22, 2007

18th century furniture makers used an array of hand planes to plow grooves and dadoes, and profile edges.
Sawing Before the Bandsaw
February 22, 2007

Handsaws of all shapes and sizes were used to cut curves and rough-shape furniture parts in the 18th century.
Marking System Keeps Track of Parts
February 6, 2007

Cabinetmaker's triangles ensure that the sides, back, and front of a dovetail assembly are properly oriented
Tips For Buying Lumber at the Lumberyard
February 6, 2007

The Wood Whisperer goes back to the basics with a simple explanation of how lumber is cut and sold
The Basics of Flatsawn, Riftsawn, and Quartersawn Wood
February 6, 2007

Determine if a board is flatsawn, riftsawn, or quartersawn by examining the end grain

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