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  • Workshop Projects

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    Want the hardest-working shop on the block? The secret lies in streamlining the woodworking process by maximising your space and organising your work area. Now, Workshop Projects, Fixtures & Tools for...

  • Chairmaking Techniques

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    Now you can watch your own private demonstration on chairmaking with this valuable DVD from Jeff Miller. In clear, simple language, he shows you precisely how to create and put together framed chairs,...

  • Making Mortise and Tenon Joints

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    Woodworkers rely on the versatile mortise-and-tenon joint for making sturdy frames, panels, stools, tables and stands. Frank Klausz shows you how to make the joint cleanly and quickly, using hand tool...

  • Popular Mechanics: The Complete Boy Mechanic

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    The Boy Mechanic - bigger and better! This handsome hardcover features every one of the fantastic vintage projects and handy advice from both The Boy Mechanic and The Boy Mechanic Makes Toys. Taken fr...

  • Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Sharpening

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    Illustrated throughout with hundreds of detailed colour photographs, this resource for professionals and do-it-yourselfers, this must-have reference describes the techniques used in sharpening common ...

  • Turning Green Wood/ Tool Sharpening

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    With stunning close-up shots, this DVD illustrates how to make six exciting projects. Starting with green wood, fresh from the log, Michael demonstrates the use of cross-grain and end-grain techniques...

  • Scrimshaw

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    Steve Paszkiewicz and Roger Schroeder provide the tips and updated techniques to successfully create your own Scrimshaw art, with tools and supplies from your local art store....

  • Machine and Hand Joinery

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    Learn the secrets to long-lasting joints using both traditional and modern tools. The concept of joinery is as old as recorded history. Furniture with handcut dovetail joints has been found entombed w...

  • Finishing for Woodturners

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    Everything, from getting the best surface from the tools, to which finish to choose....

  • Elliptical Turning

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    David Springett’s detailed demonstrations make accessible the sixteenth century skill of elliptical turning. With great attention to technique, Springett also reveals how to build a specialist, yet af...