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Your 5 Favorite Videos from 2021

By Editor & filed under Blog, In the Shop, Uncategorized.

We always love to know what our members enjoy most from Woodworkers Guild of America, so we took a look at our most popular woodworking projects, how-to videos, and tips over the past year. Here are your top five favorites from Woodworkers Guild of America in 2021! 1. Jointer vs. Planer Those who are just…

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In the Shop: Loom Sketches

By AJ Moses & filed under Blog, In the Shop.

Every once in a while we like to check in on the WWGOA editors to see what they’re up to in the shop. Here’s your chance to get to know the faces and personalities behind WWGOA and take a peek into their own worlds.

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In the Shop: Biscuit Jiggery

By Tom Caspar & filed under Blog, In the Shop.

Every once in a while we like to check in on the WWGOA editors to see what they’re up to in the shop. Here’s your chance to get to know the faces and personalities behind WWGOA and take a peek into their own worlds. This month I’m making boxes. Lots of them. In my book,…

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In the Shop: Treasure Boxes

By AJ Moses & filed under Blog, In the Shop.

Every once in a while we like to check in on the WWGOA editors to see what they’re up to in the shop. Here’s your chance to get to know the faces and personalities behind WWGOA and take a peek into their own worlds. I just assembled eight extra “treasure box kits” from a class…

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In the Shop: Miter Madness

By Tom Caspar & filed under Blog, In the Shop.

Every once in a while we like to check in on the WWGOA editors to see what they’re up to in the shop. Here’s your chance to get to know the faces and personalities behind WWGOA and take a peek into their own worlds. It’s Miter Madness at my shop this month. I’m cutting parts…

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In The Shop: George’s Flag Box

By George Vondriska & filed under Blog, In the Shop.

Every once in a while we like to check in on the WWGOA editors to see what they’re up to in the shop. Here’s your chance to get to know the faces and personalities behind WWGOA and take a peek into their own worlds. I love how walnut and cherry look together, so I chose…

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In the Shop: Turned Walnut Plates

By David Munkittrick & filed under Blog, In the Shop.

Every once in a while we like to check in on the WWGOA editors to see what they’re up to in the shop. Here’s your chance to get to know the faces and personalities behind WWGOA and take a peek into their own worlds. I just finished a nice turning commission. It’s a set of…

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In the Shop: Cremation Urns

By AJ Moses & filed under Blog, In the Shop.

Curly maple cremation urns with wedge accent keys. I sell a few cremation urns each year – mostly by word-of-mouth and nearly always on short notice. (I keep a few in inventory.) Sometimes I get a request in advance of actual need. That sure works better for me! I recently received a request from a…

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In the Shop: Where’s Bruce?

By Bruce Kieffer & filed under Blog, In the Shop.

What am I working on currently? Well today I needed to do some house repairs. One project was to fix a kitchen cabinet door hinge where the screw holes were stripped out from excessive use. No problem. I filled the holes with glue, hammered in some round toothpicks, let the glue dry, flushed the toothpicks…

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In the Shop: Turning Bowls

By Paul Mayer & filed under Blog, In the Shop.

I have dabbled a bit with woodturning over the years, but in the past 6 months I added a nice new lathe to my shop and really got into it. I’ve now turned over 40 bowls, mostly green but a few dry ones as well. I’m learning a lot about bowl gouge technique, sharpening, proper…

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