George Vondriska takes you through the step-by-step process of making a classic tool chest for your woodworking shop. The tool chest has plenty of room for both large and small tools with 3 drawers and a deep well at the top. Follow George as he gives you detailed instructions on the best order for cutting and joining each interlocking part to ensure you finish with a durable tool chest for your shop. You’ll also have access to a downloadable PDF cut list and helpful notes.
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Climb Cutting on a Dovetail Jig
Router bit tearout is a nasty problem when you’re cutting dovetails. So master woodworker George Vondriska shows you how to avoid this devastating problem when completing your woodworking projects by using a technique on a dovetail jig called climb cutting.
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Check for Slipping Router Bit Collet
Router bit collets do wear out, but it can be difficult to tell when. In this woodworking instructional video, master woodworker George Vondriska teaches you how to confirm that your jig’s router bit collet is still properly holding router bits without slipping.
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Mounting Router Bits
It is possible to mount a router bit incorrectly in your router collet, and that can spell disaster for your woodworking project. George Vondriska shows you how to properly insert and clamp router bits into your router.
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Checking Joint Quality
Good joinery starts with surfaces that mate perfectly without use of clamp pressure. If excessive clamping pressure is used to pull the joint together, it will create stress on your woodworking project that can cause distortion or even splitting to occur. Master woodworker George Vondriska explains how to incorporate a “dry run” into your process…
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