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Make a Knife and Wooden Sheath Using a Blade Kit (Part 1 – the knife)
By Paul Mayer on November 19, 2020

Many of us who create projects in the woodshop also like to apply those creative skills in the kitchen. What better way of bringing these two worlds...

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Onion Skinning for Small Parts on Your CNC
By George Vondriska on November 10, 2020

Onion skinning, leaving a paper-thin bit of material at the bottom of a profile cut, is a great way to keep small parts secure on a CNC router.

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Build a DIY Platform Storage Bed
By Paul Mayer on November 5, 2020

My son asked for a space-saving bed for his college bedroom. He wanted enough built-in storage to eliminate the need for a dresser.

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CNC: Using a Point Roundover Bit
By George Vondriska on November 3, 2020

If you’ve ever used a hand-held router or router table you’re probably familiar with roundover bits. They’re great for easing the edges on your...

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VCarve Pro: Importing Router Bit Profiles
By George Vondriska on October 27, 2020

Are you using VCarve Pro to design and toolpath your CNC projects? Let’s look at how you can easily import and add router bits to the software’s Tool...

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Logs to Lumber on a Bandsaw
By George Vondriska on October 23, 2020

There are plenty of good reasons for mastering this process: Get species you can’t commercially buy. Control the dimensions of your stock. (Great...

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Make a Modern Graduated Strip Cutting Board
By Paul Mayer on October 20, 2020

In the past I ran a business with my father where we sold a variety of wooden products, and one of our all-time best sellers was this contrasting...

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Zero In On Your Origin
By George Vondriska on October 15, 2020

You may have had this experience on your CNC router; you’ve determined the XY origin for your project, and you need to get the spindle directly over...

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CNC Hold Down Methods
By George Vondriska on October 13, 2020

When you use a hand-held router for your woodworking you get constant feedback on what’s happening. When you “rout” with a CNC, the machine is doing...

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How to Make a Barn Quilt
By George Vondriska on October 6, 2020

Barn quilts are fun to make, and a great way to let your creative juices flow. The barn quilt shown here is 24” x 24”, but you can make yours as...

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