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Cleaning a New Contractor Saw?
…your home. Ian Kirby: You won’t harm the cast iron of the table with steel wool or Scotchbrite?, but there is a solvent that will remove the protective coating. Call…
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How Long Should You Clamp?
…in your way or are needed elsewhere. Ian Kirby: If you’re clamping a mortise and tenon, a dovetail or a butt joint, you can see when the shoulder lines are…
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Using Shellac as Bonding Coat?
…the different color gradients added like sheets of tinted plastic wrap. Get the picture? Ian Kirby: The fancy name for what goes on when one finish is put onto another…
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What is a Shiplap Joint?
…shiplap joints, and I am sure there are many other uses outside my sphere of experience. Ian Kirby: A shiplap joint is used for wooden sheathing where the boards are…
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PROJECT: Slab Top Sofa Table
…surfaces were not mirror smooth (hey, I’m not Ian Kirby), but they were ready for sanding when I got done planing. To get identical leg sizes and shapes, the author…
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Video: Advancing Your Skills, Ep6 – Handmade Drawer Overview
In this episode of Advancing Your Skills, Ian Kirby shows you the parts of a drawer and four types of dovetail joints. Advancing Your Skills is the third volume in…
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PROJECT: Elegant Curved-handle Serving Tray
…best guide for both beginner and seasoned woodworkers is The Complete Dovetail by Ian Kirby, available on Amazon.com. Here, I will only cover the key dovetail steps that I followed…
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VIDEO: Essential Starters, Ep1 – Introduction
Master woodworker, Ian Kirby, and Lily Jackson, introduce you to the “Critical Path” of woodworking – the ten essential steps necessary to build a woodworking project. Whether you’re an accomplished…
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VIDEO: How to Set Up and Use a Hand Plane
Learn how to set up and and use a hand plane from master woodworker, Ian Kirby. This is a free preview episode from The Way to Woodwork: Essential Starters series….
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Video: Building on Basics – Introduction
In Volume 2 of The Way to Woodwork series, Ian Kirby and Lily Jackson build on the lessons taught in Volume 1, Essentials Starters. Woodworkers of all skill levels will…