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Old Ideas for Today?
…Rockler and Wagner. Fabled Oak Tree, Fabulous Tables Our longtime contributor Ian Kirby finds a considerable challenge from an odd lumber gift. Premium Project: Lollipop Clock Using a CNC to…
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Greenville Woodworkers Guild
…Ian Kirby spoke on design; Frank Klausz did a session on dovetails. More recent speakers have included Roy Underhill, woodcarver Mary May, Alf Sharp on marquetry, David Finck, and Tom…
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How to Prevent Twist in a Torsion Box?
…top, etc.). MDF is reasonably cheap and handy to have around anyway. One of our experts, Ian Kirby, wrote an excellent primer on torsion box construction in our June 2007…
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Mortise and Tenon Joints
…Piece: The Rail Face Edge End Structural Shoulder Cosmetic Shoulder Mortise Piece: The Stile End wall Side Walls Bottom Cheeks Mortise and Tenon Rules Master Woodworker Ian Kirby’s list of…
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Video: Advancing Your Skills, Ep9 – Cutting Single Lap Dovetails
In this episode of Advancing Your Skills, Ian Kirby demonstrates how to cut single lap dovetails with hand tools. Advancing Your Skills is the third volume in The Way to…
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Video: Advancing Your Skills, Ep7 – Fitting Drawer Parts
In this episode of Advancing Your Skills, Ian Kirby demonstrates how to make and fit a handmade drawer. You’ll learn the order that he makes and sizes each part to…
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How Did “Getting Shellacked” Become a Negative?
…So unless some verbally enriched (word geek) reader has more information, we will just have to take our shellacking and go home. Ian Kirby: Check with Bill Safire of the…
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Special 25th Anniversary Offer
…make a great magazine and attract the best known and most knowledgeable woodworking experts to our pages (they sneak into the eZine from time to time, too). Ian Kirby, Michael…
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Making Zero Clearance Inserts for a Dado?
…use the raise-the-blade-slowly technique ? and still have all my digits nearly intact. Ian Kirby: Use quartersawn hardwood or plywood or even MDF. The surface doesn’t have to be particularly…
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Preventing Ebony from Splitting?
…wood, set it aside for a while to let moisture content equalize, then do a bit more machining … and repeat. Ian Kirby: Ebony is slow to dry. I suspect…