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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
CNC: Feed Through Tiling for Large Projects - Tiling and Machining the Workpiece
By George Vondriska on April 20, 2022

You can easily machine workpieces that are significantly longer than your CNC router by using Feed Through tiling. For the design and toolpath...

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CNC: Feed Through Tiling for Large Projects - Design and Toolpaths
By George Vondriska on April 13, 2022

As you consider projects you want to do on your CNC router remember that your capacity is only limited in one direction, the width of the gantry....

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CNC Tic Tac Toe
By George Vondriska on March 16, 2022

Here’s a simple project that’s easy and fun to make, and to play. If you’ve got kiddos around the house, they’ll enjoy playing this with you. This is...

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Flycut Your Spoilboard
By George Vondriska on March 2, 2022

The spoilboard on your CNC needs to be dead flat, unlike this one. As you use your machine and do through cuts on projects you’ll cut (slightly) into...

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Make a Beer Flight
By George Vondriska on February 16, 2022

This is a great CNC project. You end up with a unique and fun beer flight, and you’ll learn how to create and texture a dome. We’ll even let you know...

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CNC (Creatin’ ‘N Cupid) Heart for Valentine’s Day
By George Vondriska on February 9, 2022

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. You still have time to make this fun heart-shaped box for your sweetheart.

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CNC Custom Coasters
By George Vondriska on January 26, 2022

Custom coasters are a great way to use up small pieces of great looking wood like the birdseye maple these coasters are made out of. And this project...

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CNC A State With Inset Text
By George Vondriska on January 19, 2022

It’s easy to grab an outline of your favorite state online, turn the clipart into vectors and make a state shaped tray. In this article you’ll learn...

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CNC: Cut Herringbone Panels
By George Vondriska on January 12, 2022

These two panels, providing the look of herringbone siding, will get painted and installed on the end of a kitchen island. This CNC project is a...

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Clean Slate for the New Year
By George Vondriska on January 3, 2022

Tabula Rasa: an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals; a clean slate.

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