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• TILING COUNTERTOPS - DVD

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  “Get traditional results with modern materials.” Ceramic-tile countertops can be as attractive as they are practical. And a small countertop is the perfect introduction to the techniques of tiling. With a bathroom as his job site, professional tilesetter Michael Byrne demonstrates how to get traditional results with modern materials. You'll learn how to work with both backer-board and mortar-bed substrates, how to trim tile around a sink, and how to detail your countertop for a clean, crisp look. If this is your first go at tilesetting, Byrne gives you the confidence to see the job through. If you're an experienced tilesetter, you'll find this tape full of new ideas to bring to your next tile job. Learn how to: - lay out tile for an orderly appearance in any shaped space - determine the proper consistency and coverage for thinset - cut tile, using a snap cutter, biters and a wet saw - finish a grout job that requires no next-day scrubbing

• FWW: VIDEO WORKSHOP SERIES #12 ARTS & CRAFTS STYLE COFFEE TABLE

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  Know upfront what this project involves. Furniture maker Gregory Paolini provides a detailed overview of how to build this traditional piece in Fine Woodworking’s Arts & Crafts Style Coffee Table, a DVD that includes a Bonus SketchUp Plan. Learn an age-old furniture technique and more. Your expert guide shares a vintage Stickley secret for constructing perfectly matched leg blanks that’s as useful today as it was decades ago. And, as the project unfolds, you’ll be treated to an insider’s view of how to properly mill components, handle tricky joinery, match grain, glue up, assemble, and finish this table. Build your skills as you build this table! With seven episodes on essential construction elements, this video demonstrates a variety of skills and offers helpful insights on many topics, including: Laminated leg construction Aprons, stretchers, and side slats Mortise-and-tenon joinery Shelf and through-tenons Tabletop and breadboard ends Surface prep and breadboard glue-up Assembly and finish Master a popular woodworking style. With Fine Woodworking’s Arts & Crafts Style Coffee Table, you can build a timeless and enduring piece and master style details you can apply again and again to future work.

• FWW: VIDEO WORKSHOP SERIES #8 FRAME- AND- PANEL CABINET

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  Stretch your skills and build a beautiful piece. In just 80 minutes, you can treat yourself to an overview of the fundamentals of case construction in Build a Frame-and-Panel Cabinet. Furniture maker and woodworking instructor Tim Rousseau walks you through every step of the process, from rough board to final cabinet in this DVD, which includes a Bonus SketchUp Plan. The perfect project for improving your work. As Tim demonstrates, this one-door, one-drawer piece is the best vehicle for teaching all the fundamentals. It involves mastery of a variety of unique joinery techniques. The external frame is secured with basic mortise-and-tenon joints but, as you’ll see, there’s more to the internal frame than meets the eye – and that includes using connectors called blades. Tackle the details that make all the difference. You’ll learn how to make a frame-and-panel door that fits precisely into its opening, an efficient way to install knife hinges, and techniques for shaping tapered legs. Discover expert tips for installing a drawer that slides like a piston, so every drawer you build going forward will work just as smoothly. The one workshop class that’s a must-see. These how-to episodes offer intermediate woodworkers an invaluable opportunity to master the essentials of constructing quality casework. From initial design and plans to finishing and hardware, it’s all here. Order your Build a Frame-and-Panel Cabinet DVD now. About the Author Timothy Rousseau got his start as a furniture maker at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. After completing the 12-week program in 1998, he stayed on as workshop assistant and artist in residence. Next he polished his furniture skills in Hoboken, N.J., where he worked in a highly-regarded cooperative and learned from some of the best professionals around. Tim returned to Maine in 2002 as the school's resident instructor. Now he makes furniture full time and leads two of the schools 12-week programs each year, teaching case construction among other things.

• PATTERN APPROACH TO MARQUETRY - DVD

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  This 1 hour DVD shows many examples of how to approach different patterns when doing marquetry. There is the Sacrificial Method, Background/Foreground Method, the Component Method and the Inlay Method. It also covers what tools will be needed and how to use them. Learn the craft knife Window Method and Overlay Method as well as how to glue the project to a substrate using clamps and using a vacuum press.

• DECORATIVE VENEERING - DVD

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  This is a comprehensive introduction to decorative veneering. It includes an overview of the art, tools, techniques and trouble-shooting solutions. Schurch is a professional cabinetmaker classically trained in veneering and marquetry. He has taught decorative inlay for over 20 years. The video includes a step-by-step project and a 52 page companion booklet. This is an excellent source of instruction for learning the basics of veneering. Running time: 80 minutes.