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Gluing and Clamping
Gluing and Clamping
FEATURE 4: Gluing a project together is an often under-planned, but critically important, step in the woodworking process. This feature takes you through the procedure step-by-step for perfect glue-ups.
Featured Technique
Bowl Saver
Bowl Saver
It takes longer to sharpen a chisel than it does to repair the bowl.
Finishing 101
Sealers and Pore Fillers
Sealers and Pore Fillers
Strictly speaking, any finish that forms a film on wood can be used as a sealer. Some coatings are so good at this task by themselves that they are called "self-sealing" finishes. Other finishes are not, and they benefit from special sealers.
Woodworking
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Stain Controller
Solution applied to wood prior to staining to prevent uneven stain absorption; sometimes called wood conditioner
Wood of the Week
Ebony
Ebony
Diospyros celebica

Woodworking Blog
Felling a Tree the Old-Fashioned Way

I had a lot of fun working on a Portable Sawmills article for the forthcoming July/August issue of Woodworker’s Journal. To do the research (I didn’t really know anything about small sawmills), I visited a pair of local sawyers who demonstrated how their marvelous machines work: Just set a log on the mill’s bed, start [...]

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Intarsia
A Basic Intarsia Primer
A Basic Intarsia Primer
Intarsists use two main tools: the scroll saw and spindle sander.
Featured Woodworker
Ken Richards: Elegant Design, Flawless Execution
For the past quarter century, Ken Richards has been designing and making world-class furniture in the Pacific Northwest. While there are some clear nods to modernity in his work, much of it takes its influence from the classic pieces of the past. In a sense, he does too, favoring paper drafting over computers and leaning heavily on hand tools for many operations.
Carving
Getting Started with Letter Carving
Getting Started with Letter Carving
Our author started letter carving for practical reasons, including its appropriate nature for apartment woodworking. The results were signs that ended up in his Canadian retreat.
Marquetry
Mastering Marquetry
Mastering Marquetry
Anderson Ranch Arts Center has a "great atmosphere, to be with all these inspired and inspiring people," says Woodworker's Journal apprentice LiLi Jackson.

Turning
As the World Turns
As the World Turns
It's long been my contention that we could achieve world peace and economic stability if everyone were issued a lathe and some turning tools. Bear with me now, and hear me out.
Scroll Sawing
Red Pen Easier to See When Scrollsawing
Red Pen Easier to See When Scrollsawing
I used to get eyestrain from continually aligning the black blade with a black pencil line when doing lots of scrollsawing.

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