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• ROUGH TO READY - DVD

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  Subtitle: “Bench-side instruction on preparing rough lumber with hand tools.“ In this video, Rob Cosman demonstrates how to prepare rough lumber with hand tools. He covers flattening, making the board square and true, and how to use a shooting board. Includes many useful tips on sharpening, planing, gauges, etc.

• FWW: VIDEO WORKSHOP SERIES #7 GARDEN BENCH

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  Design outdoor furniture to weather well. How to Build a Garden Bench opens with furniture maker Hank Gilpin offering seasoned advice on designing pieces to withstand the elements and age gracefully. Then, woodworker Matt Kenney guides you step by step through the process of constructing this gorgeous garden bench on this DVD, that includes a Bonus SketchUp Plan. Advance your joinery skills. Working on this project, you’ll learn how to make tight-fitting mortise-and-tenon joints that are key to sturdy outdoor furniture – a technique you can put to good use on future projects. Plus, you get an experienced woodworker’s take on the subtle art of shaping the curved elements that define this piece. Expert tips to work smarter and faster. Save time as you discover simple methods for turning out lightening-fast mortises, two great ways to tenon, and tips for no-fuss, no-muss gluing up. As you build this artfully designed bench, you’ll also increase your know-how and advance your skills. Order your How to Build a Garden Bench DVD now. About the authors Matt Kenney – Watertown, Connecticut A teacher of philosophy before he started working as an editor at Fine Woodworking, Matt Kenney started building furniture as a hobby. His first big project was a crib for his daughter constructed on a 2 ft. by 10 ft. apartment balcony. Then Matt met Joe Mazurek, a professional furniture maker in Camden, SC., who, according to Matt, “taught me almost everything I know about the craft.” Hank Gilpin – a Connecticut native Hank Gilpin has been designing and building fine art furniture for 30 years. A graduate of Boston University with a degree in photojournalism, he served in Vietnam as an army photographer. He was introduced to woodworking by Tage Frid at the Rhode Island School of Design. Hank is best known for the traditional, sturdy benches he builds in his home shop – a converted church.

• Chairmaking Techniques DVD

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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.

• KITCHEN AND BATH LAMINATE COUNTERTOPS 101

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  A comprehensive DIY how-to-guide for building laminate countertops – contains step-by-step professional industry techniques to make your countertop projects successful. This 45 minute DVD-format video highlights both the basic and practical, as well as the unique and extraordinary. Subjects include how to cut, build, complete the fine finish work, and install both postform and square-edge laminate countertops. By Douglas Smith, the “Countertop Guy”.

• BENCH PLANES - DVD

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  Master craftsman Jim Kingshoot brings viewers into his intimate workshop to illustrate how to set up, tune, and utilize the full range of planes, from jack planes and smooth planes to the popular Stanley-Bailey pattern plane and the finest Norris-style planes. Offering time-saving techniques collected from 50 years at the workbench, this guide exhibits easy-to-follow demonstrations on how to make one's own bench plane. Region 1 compatible.

• CARVING TECHNIQUES AND PROJECTS - DVD

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  Now you can acquire the satisfying skill of carving wood. In this tape you'll discover the basics of woodcarving, see how to carve an 18th-century scallop shell and gain an understanding of the production techniques of that era. Learn about: - designing for letter carving - selecting and sharpening carving tools - carving roman and italic letters - relief carving - outlining - molding (bordering) - backgrounding - modeling and contouring - defining the wings - carving the convex and concave rays - finishing the shell