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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 Create a Painted Letter Sign
By George Vondriska on April 14, 2021

Sign making on a CNC router is very common. The letters you cut will really pop if they’re painted. Here’s an easy way to mask off the sign before...

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Creating Floating Shelves
By George Vondriska on April 7, 2021

Floating shelves have a nearly magical look, with no visible hardware holding them on the wall. Here are some tricks that’ll help you create floating...

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How To Make a Bowtie Inlay Using Templates
By George Vondriska on March 31, 2021

Bowties add a beautiful element to your woodworking projects. One of the easiest ways to cut in a bowtie is to use a template kit. The kits come with...

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CNC Cribbage Board with Epoxy Accents
By George Vondriska on March 24, 2021

Looking for a cool gift for the cribbage player in your life? This board can be easily designed using VCarve Pro software. Add a little epoxy to the...

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Place Text on 3D Artwork
By George Vondriska on March 17, 2021

The beauty of 3D clipart is its complexity. There are few, if any, flat planes. Despite that you can easily personalize 3D clipart by adding text to...

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CNC: Stop and Restart a Toolpath
By George Vondriska on March 10, 2021

Sometimes, in CNC router work, you have to stop a toolpath in mid-path. It could be that you’re called away from the machine, or that the run time on...

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Make a Wooden Spatula
By George Vondriska on March 3, 2021

Here’s a great gift you can make on your lathe. The handle of this spatula is turned, and the end is shaped using the bandsaw and sanding. Make more...

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CNC: Cut More Than Wood
By George Vondriska on February 24, 2021

If you’re a CNC router user and want to get beyond cutting wood but are baffled by toolpaths, router bit selection, bit rpm and feed speed, we’re...

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Bookmatched Slab Tabletop
By George Vondriska on February 17, 2021

What a beautiful slab of wood! This is a bookmatched slab, meaning it’s made up of two pieces that are mirror images of each other. Here’s how to...

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Using Winding Sticks
By George Vondriska on February 11, 2021

When pieces are too big to be face jointed, but need to be flattened, winding sticks are a huge problem solver. This low-tech device, used in...

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