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This DVD provides information on the types of drawers, materials used to drawers, and some guidelines for hardware selection and installation. Also covered is Dr. Cliffe's quick joinery method of drawer construction. Also offers tips on how to turn your wood scraps into drawer stock.
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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, post-and-ring chairs and chairs with plank seats. By simplifying the complex and providing step-by-step techniques that are easy to follow, Miller's advice will have you ready to build extraordinary chairs in no time. In this DVD, Jeff Miller demystifies the art of chairmaking. He shows how to build comfort, strength, and good looks into three different structural chair styles: framed chairs, post-and-rung chairs, and chairs with plank seats. You'll also learn how to: Lay out compound angles Cut complex joinery Strengthen chairs with corner blocks Construct curved backs Make comfortable seats Weave and upholster a seat This classic Fine Woodworking DVD takes you right into an expert woodworker's shop. So you can see firsthand precisely how to do the work. And it gives you the flexibility to move at your own pace, reviewing any section as often as you like.
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Cliffe discusses the various types of topcoats used for cabinetry and the correct methods of applying them. Learn in this video about the new waterbased topcoats and how they are treated. Learn about the various types of brushes and applicators used to apply finishes, and why certain applicators are best for a given finish. You will see how to treat a surface between coats of finish and the methods of rubbing out a finish.
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The next best thing to a private lesson Tage Frid, known as the "Dean of American Woodworking," helped thousands learn woodworking over his 50-year career as a woodworker, educator, and author. This DVD video is an opportunity to visit the master in his shop and home and listen to him as he shares his wisdom. Never before released in its entirety, this documentary shows Frid as he builds several pieces and discusses how his philosophy of designing around construction plays into his work. Frid also demonstrates such woodworking basics as sharpening a chisel and cabinet scraper as well as how to make multiple spline joints and cut half-blind dovetails. Two bonus segments on laminating in form to make salad servers and veneering a coffee table are also included.
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Subtitle: Bench-side instruction on sharpening and using hand planes. A clear presentation of hand planing basics focusing on four tools -- the No. 4 1/2 Smooth Plane, the No. 60 1/2 Low Angle Adjustable Mouth Block Plane, the No. 8 Jointer and the No. 60 1/2R Rabbet Block Plane. Includes a demonstration of reliable sharpening techniques.
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Show Details: Powered-up Techniques for Accurate & Quicker Hand-cut Dovetails Learn secrets to better hand-cut dovetails using only hand tools Achieve a hand-cut look using power tools to speed your work Dovetail large panels using only a jigsaw Discover how to work with warped & bowed panels Hand-cut dovetails are a benchmark of woodworking skill and with the help of Glen D. Huey (and a little practice), your dovetails will instantly identify you as an accomplished artisan. You'll learn hand-cut dovetail basics as Glen shares the secrets he's learned from years of professional experience to quickly produce tight-fitting fine dovetails. Then, he shows you how to use power tools and shop-made jigs (plans included, of course!) to work even faster all without sacrificing the hand-cut dovetail appearance. BONUS: Includes plans for a dovetailed keepsake box! Glen D. Huey is senior editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine. He's been a professional furniture maker for more than 16 years and has been working with Popular Woodworking for 15 of them. Glen's projects have been featured in magazines, books and newspapers.