Rob Johnstone
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Not Expecting That…
This week, Rob is overwhelmed by the response to his kit making question, plus cutting circles with a router and tips for choosing a jointer.
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Did You Really Make That?
This week, Rob considers the concept of project kits, plus a deep dive on portable saw mills and a woodturning project that will give you your own mallet.
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What’s New
This week, Rob checks in on reader’s workshop progress, we share a great plan for building your next outdoor chair and we help you choose the wood for said project.
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The Rich Life
This week, Rob talks about life’s riches (and boxes), plus his tips for making layouts simpler and instructions for building a memorial flag box.
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PROJECT: Walnut and Cherry Tray
Here’s a project you can build with only a table saw. Box joints and a cove cutting jig address its joinery and shaping.
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Memorial Day
This week, Rob speaks on the importance of Memorial Day, plus two projects from Chris Marshall, an English Bench and a a picture frame.
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Wood Burning as Embellishment
This week, Rob talks a little bit about his admiration for the art of pyrography, plus a look at making coasters with epoxy and find out what’s new in tools for the month of May.
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VIDEO: Using Laser Systems in a Home Workshop
The Moray – Ready2Laser – Desktop Laser System brings affordability to desktop lasers, boasting the same 20″ x 12″ working envelope of lasers costing far more.
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VIDEO: Simple Layout Trick
Use this simple trick to layout a work piece that features multiple angles. No need for rulers, squares or math of any kind.
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Butternut Lumber
This week, Rob talks the finer points of butternut lumber, plus tips for finishing turning projects with Ernie Conover and we show you a jig for cutting dadoes with a router.
