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Kumiko Woodworking
Kumiko is a beautiful Japanese technique developed in 600-700 AD that involves assembling thin wooden pieces without the use of nails. Pieces are grooved, punched and mortised before being individually fitted using a plane, saw, chisel and other tools for fine adjustments. Steve Rothwell has been doing Kumiko for quite some time and joined us…
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Making a Micro Bevel on Your Woodworking Chisels
The cornerstone of hand tool woodworking is the chisel. Whether you are chopping dovetails, paring to a line on end grain, or shearing off a bead of excess glue, one thing is for certain, you will want that bad boy to have a hair-splitting wicked sharp edge on it. The concept for how to sharpen…
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Hand Nailing with No Hammer Kisses
Most of us might use pneumatic nailers, but every once in a while you’ve got to hand nail something. The danger with this is the possibility of hitting your project, instead of the nail. And hammer kisses aren’t all that attractive. Here’s a dirt simple, dirt cheap way to make certain that you won’t mar…
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Setting Up and Using a Spokeshave
A spokeshave can be a versatile tool to use on your woodworking projects, but only if it’s correctly set up. Bevel up or down? Blade parallel or skewed? How do you take the backlash out of the adjustment nuts? And what about spokeshaves that don’t have adjustment nuts? Tom Caspar has the answers and will…
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How to Square a Corner with a Chisel
Learn how to square a corner with a chisel. When using a handheld router and a rabbeting bit to create rabbets you’re often left with a round inside corner. George Vondriska shows you how to square a round inside corner using a chisel. George describes in detail the best way to use a chisel to…
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