Mar 092012
 
Check out the March Wood News!
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Hello Woodworkers! The March edition of Wood News Online is out! This month we’ve launched our new woodworking web tv show, The Highland Woodworker, hosted by Chuck Brock and featuring a tour of the Whiteside router bit factory as well as some quality time with Roy Underhill and much more! We’ve also got an impressive mammoth carving […]

Mar 072012
 
Lie-Nielsen 271 Small Router Planes
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For those of you whom are not already familiar with the router plane, I’m sure the name could easily paint a picture of a tool with a spinning bit, possibly propelled by a hand crank. In actuality, the router plane is a tool with a flat base and a fixed blade. The blade extends down […]

Feb 172012
 
Curves on a Table Saw
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Bet’cha can’t do this. Not many people can cut a perfect arc on a table saw in a thin piece of plywood. Notice how the cut is just the right depth to keep the ply together. Notice how the cut starts in from the side perfectly tangential to the arc. Notice how the cut continues […]

Feb 082012
 
The Plane Facts: The ALL NEW Lie-Nielsen #51 Shoot Board Plane
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When I mention using a plane to shoot wood, during our events, I usually have at least a couple of customers whose eyes and facial expressions tell me it’s not a familiar term. So just in case, I’ll offer a brief history of this plane, so everyone reading is comfortable. Using a plane to shoot wood is usually […]

Jan 052012
 
Woodworkers' New Years Resolutions
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  Several of our Wood News contributors sent us their New Year’s Resolutions. As inspiration (or entertainment) for the rest of us, here are 4 of the ones submitted. (Feel free to contribute your own Woodworking New Year’s Resolutions under “Comments” below.)         STEVEN D. JOHNSON — RACINE, WISCONSIN 1. Get better […]