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Power Carving Bowls and Platters

Ready to let your creative juices flow?  Turn any chunk of wood into a bowl or platter using a power carver.  A very fun aspect of this is that, unlike a lathe, you’re not limited to things being round. We’ll look at different styles of cutting discs and what it takes for you to convert firewood into heirloom pieces, and how to sand and finish them.

Hand Made Box for Home Storage Download

Description Video Download: Hand Made Box for Home Storage 52 minutes. Chapter Topics: Prepping Materials Corner-Jointing Options Dovetail Setup and Cutting Cutting Front of the Box for Drawer Cutting Groove for Bottom Layout for Box Feet Carving Design on Front Box Assembly Drawer and Lid Construction Watch a preview of this Video Download below:

Sign Painting: Filling in the Letters

Making signs is one of those activities that capture the imagination of just about every woodworker at some point. The ability to make custom signs for yourself, a customer, or a friend is a neat skill to have in your arsenal. When you want to make signs, it will be important to hone your CNC,…

Week 4: Compound Cutting

Cabriole legs, duck decoys, carving blanks, Christmas decorations….there are a lot of reasons for using your bandsaw to turn 2D material into 3D objects. It’s a simple process once you start “thinking in 3D.”

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Check out the ShopBot Indexer

You’re probably used to seeing CNC routers do “flat work” like signs and plaques. You may have also seen 2D carvings done. But did you know you can add an indexer to a CNC and combine CNC accuracy with the ability to rotate your work? George recently added a ShopBot Indexer to his Desktop CNC…

Sharpening Skills For Your Workshop DVD

Description DVD: Sharpening Skills For Your Workshop A dull tool is much more dangerous than a sharp tool, and it falls to you to make sure your tools are staying sharp and capable of making the cuts you ask them to make. A great starting point is determining when your tools need to be sharpened.…

Recipe Box

Let the Feast Begin! At our house, we use an iPad search for much of our cooking, but we also have a slew of recipes passed down from grandparents or culled from the Food & Wine section of the local newspaper. I’ll never throw away these pre-internet culinary gems, and I’ve designed a simple, beautiful…

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Sharpening Skills for Your Workshop Download

Description Video Download: Sharpening Skills for Your Workshop A dull tool is much more dangerous than a sharp tool, and it falls to you to make sure your tools are staying sharp and capable of making the cuts you ask them to make. A great starting point is determining when your tools need to be…

Hock Tools: 1″ Carving Knife and Plane Blade

While I don’t consider myself a “real carver”, I find myself applying details on a regular basis that are too fine for power tools. In these situations, I have generally reached for a utility blade, pocket knife, chisel, or whatever other sharp object is within my reach, to attempt the task. Every time I have…

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WWGOA LIVE! November 2020

Looking for some new woodworking knowledge? George Vondriska answers your woodworking questions on WWGOA LIVE. Thanks for tuning in at the new time. We had a blast and covered a lot of ground, including having a look at George’s cedar strip canoe.