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• SKETCH UP FOR WOODWORKERS, PART 1: GETTING STARTED

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  This ShopClass is comprised of our series of 12 lessons in the basics of using SketchUp (a free 3D-modeling program from Google). These video lessons take you step by step from setting up the software to gathering information from your finished model. So you'll head to the shop with all the information you need to build any project with confidence. You'll know the exact sizes of every part, and how the parts go together – before you ever cut any wood! • 2 Hours of Expert 3D Computer Modeling Instruction • Learn at Your Own Pace • Build on Screen Before You Head to the Shop • Learn the Basics of Google SketchUp • Master the Skills You Need • Techniques for Quick Designs • Set Up SketchUp for Efficiency & Accuracy About the Presenter: Robert W. Lang is the executive editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, and the author of several books on furniture styles and design. With more than 30 years experience designing and building furniture and in CAD and computer illustration, Bob brings a practical style to teaching 3D modeling with Google SketchUp.

• HAND TOOLS - DVD

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  Tuning and Using Chisels, Planes and Saws. Tuning chisels, planes and saws and learning how to use them properly can make your woodworking a hands-on pleasure. These tools can bring a refinement to your work that machines alone cannot produce. Learn how to: - Sharpen a chisel within minutes - Rehabilitate flea market tools - Flatten the bottom of a plane - Set and sharpen a handsaw - Stand and hold a plane - Pare accurately with a chisel - Saw straight and smoothly

• FWW: VIDEO WORKSHOP SERIES #1 MISSION BED

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  Geared for beginners and intermediate woodworkers, this 50-minute video features our Fine Woodworking experts, teaching basics and guiding you through the process of making a Mission Style Bed. While this project is in the traditional Arts and Crafts style, it involves fundamentals that apply to building a bed of any design, simple or elaborate. More than show and tell, this video expands your know-how and includes: step-by-step instructions, three techniques for machine-cut mortise-and-tenon joinery, shop tips, and lumber-buying strategies that save money. DVD with Google SketchUp digital plan.

• ADVANCED DOOR CONSTRUCTION: CABINETS VW105 - DVD

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  This DVD is devoted to the more technical aspects of door construction. Covers haunched mortise and tenon joinery on the table and radial arm saw. Illustrates an easy method of laying out the mortise and tenon with handtools. Dr.Cliffe then covers raised panel cutting together with gluing and clamping. The DVD concludes with a demonstration of fitting and hinging techniques for a flush door and an overlay door.

• 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.

• MEASURING FURNITURE FOR REPRODUCTION - DVD

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  Learn the simple steps to masterfully reproduce any piece with Measuring Furniture for Reproduction. In this one-of-a-kind DVD, woodworker Phil Lowe shows you how to take the measurements of an existing piece, create a set of plans, and then reproduce the piece in your workshop. You'll also learn how to: Make freehand sketches Use story sticks to record dimensions Scribe profiles of curved parts Measure and analyze hidden joinery Make templates from your drawings Use templates to rough out parts The next best thing to a private lesson. Measuring Furniture for Reproduction takes you right into expert woodworker Phil Lowe's shop for an unforgettable 55-minute lesson. You'll see firsthand exactly how to do the work -- the tools, the techniques, and the subtle rhythms of each process. Impossible to miss a single step! Go directly to the chapter you want to watch and replay it as often as you want. Master it before you move on! Meet your teacher -- woodworking expert Phil Lowe. Phil specializes in reproduction period furniture and the conservation of antiques. His school, The Furniture Institute of Massachusetts, is training a new generation of period furniture makers.