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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
Make A Bowl With An Epoxy Accent
By George Vondriska on June 30, 2021

Bowl turning is a fun hobby all by itself. With today’s interest in working with epoxy you can combine bowl turning and epoxy to create epoxy accents...

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Level an Epoxy Pour on your CNC
By George Vondriska on June 23, 2021

Working with epoxy is all the rage right now, and it’s common to pour epoxy alongside a piece or two of wood. You can easily level the resulting...

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Pen Turning Basics
By George Vondriska on June 16, 2021

Turning pens on your lathe is a blast, and offers some great advantages:

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CNC: How to Fly Cut Your Spoilboard
By George Vondriska on June 9, 2021

The spoilboard on your CNC router is a disposable commodity. Not in the sense that you’ll throw it out and get a new one, but in the sense that your...

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CNC: Create a Textured Dome
By George Vondriska on June 2, 2021

It’s easy to create a hand-carved look on a domed lid using VCarve Pro software and your CNC router.

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Make a Mortise and Tenon Joint
By George Vondriska on May 26, 2021

If you own a router table you can easily produce a mortise and tenon joint. Commonly used in furniture construction (tables and chairs) mortise and...

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How To Make a Router Table Lock Rabbet Joint
By George Vondriska on May 19, 2021

I love the lock rabbet joint. It’s incredibly strong, providing lots of glue surface and mechanical grab between the parts. With these set up tricks...

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Make a Log Cookie Coffee Table
By George Vondriska on May 5, 2021

Log cookies, also called rounds, can be beautiful. Add hairpin legs, and just like that you have a lovely table.

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How To Make Hand-Cut Bowties
By George Vondriska on April 28, 2021

Bowties (also called butterflies) provide a great way to stabilize cracks. Creating your bowties from scratch allows you to make them any size you...

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How To Turn Pictures Into Wooden Engravings
By George Vondriska on April 21, 2021

Use your CNC router, and a little wood stain, to turn pictures into engravings. The process produces a tintype appearance.

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