STL343: Don’t Moose It!
Ben, Vic, and Amanda talk about turning, what to buy when looking for entry level tools, and when to stop and clean your blades.
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Woodworking Posts
Dust Bomb
That little hand blower I talked about recently has become a constant companion. It hasn’t replaced my air compressor, though, because there are still two important things it does that the hand blower can’t. The first, obviously, is run pneumatic ̷…
Fast Finishing of Heavy Doors
When faced with the task of refinishing a large, heavy oak door, I wanted to complete the job as quickly as possible by being able to work on both faces of the door without having to wait for one side …
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Moxon Vise
This classic Moxon vise allows you to hold a wide board at a comfortable height. On most workbenches, you have various options to hold your material. Where most benches fail is holding stock, particularly wide stock, for work on the …
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Strain Your Varnish
Have you ever tried to use varnish from a skinned-over, half-used can? Even if you remove the skin carefully, lumps of dried finish get mixed in with the remaining varnish and eventually end up on your project. But don’t throw …
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Spoon Bit Spoiler
The Adventure of the Pilgrim’s Chair. Sometime in the haze of the 1970s, Armand LaMontagne, a wood sculptor from Rhode Island, sought revenge against the museum world. He had been rebuffed by curators when he questioned the authenticity of some ……