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George Vondriska

George Vondriska has been teaching woodworking since 1986. In addition to running his own woodworking school, George has taught woodworking courses for woodworking shows, woodworking schools, retail stores, the U.S. Peace Corps, the Pentagon, Northwest Airlines, and Andersen Window. George is the primary instructor for Vondriska Woodworks woodworking classes.

You may also know George from his work as the Tools and New Products Editor for American Woodworker Magazine, his articles in Fine Woodworking, WOOD, and Woodworkers Journal Magazines, or from his current position as Managing Editor of Woodworkers Guild of America. Find George Vondriska on Instagram @vondriskaworks
How to Make an Outdoor Wood Sign
By George Vondriska on September 28, 2022

Intersted in making a painted sign? This 1-1/2” x 24” x 36” sign was made on a CNC. A number of steps were done to get this result, from glueing to...

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How To Create A Textured Sign With A CNC Machine
By George Vondriska on September 7, 2022

Creating a raised letter sign with a textured background is an easy tasks to do when using V-Carve Pro and your CNC router. Not only does the...

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Calibrate Your CNC Touch Plate For Best Results
By George Vondriska on August 17, 2022

Touch plates, also known as pucks, are commonly used to set the Z-zero on CNC routers. The concept is simple. When the machine is told to do so, the...

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CNC Tips: How to Flycut Wood
By George Vondriska on August 15, 2022

Fly cutting is a very important maintenance task that you need to do, but it can be used for more than just leveling your spoilboard. This burr oak...

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How to Create a Perfect Stencil with a CNC Router
By George Vondriska on July 20, 2022

Grab a plastic sign from your local hardware store, install a dragknife on your CNC router, and you can easily create your own stencils.

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DIY Leather Plane Holder Using a CNC Drag Knife
By George Vondriska on July 8, 2022

Now that you know what a Drag Knife is, let’s do a project and put a drag knife to use. Be sure you follow the recipe in previous article about the...

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How To Make a Wine Rack With Your CNC Machine
By George Vondriska on June 28, 2022

Give your bottles of wine a special place by making this wine rack with your CNC router.It’s made from ½” plywood, has an epoxy accent and relies on...

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How To Use A Drag Knife With A CNC Router
By George Vondriska on June 22, 2022

Part of what makes the CNC machine so versatile is the ability to incorporate different tools for various manufacturing needs. The most common piece...

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CNC: Create Interlocking Joints
By George Vondriska on May 25, 2022

This style of woodworking joint goes by a few different names; cross lap, cross halving, half lap… But no matter what you call it this is a great...

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CNC A Live Edge Desk Tray Organizer
By George Vondriska on May 11, 2022

If you need a little help keeping your desk organized this project is right up your alley. It’ll store your phone, pens, flash drives, SD cards…....

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