Fine Woodworking Video Workshop Series - Hybrid Roubo Workbench

Manufacturer: Popular Woodworking Books Brand: Popular Woodworking

In 1889, Ivin Sickels wrote Exercises in Wood-Working. Designed to educate college students in the craft and business of woodworking. Now, more than a century later, it will help you make the most of traditional hand tools in the modern shop. But crucial to learning the proper use of any tool is to actually see it in motion. Christopher Schwarz, editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, has recorded this series of short videos, paired with the related exercises from the book, to help you make the most of hand tools you'll often use. Use of the Chisel - Part 1: Learn how wood and steel interact and how to properly wield a wide chisel as you flatten two adjacent faces of a block of wood to form a perfect 90° angle. Exercise 2 – Use of the Chisel, Part 2: Learn to effectively and efficiently use a chisel on end grain as you square a block of wood so four faces are 90° to one another. Exercise 3 – Use of the Gouge: A carving gouge isn't just for carving; it's a handy tool for furniture makers to shape mouldings and more. In this exercise, you'll learn how to shape an ogee moulding using a gouge and chisel. Exercise 4 – Use of the Hammer: Learning to use a hammer and nails – the right nails – is important for traditional work. Here, you'll learn to hammer like a pro of old, along with a few tricks including a drawn blow and how to properly clinch a nail. Exercise 5 – Use of the Jack Plane, Part 1: Discover how a plane and piece of wood...

Manufacturer: Popular Woodworking Magazine Brand: Graham Blackburn

Ted DeMers creates rustic-inspired furniture using natural forms made very traditionally in a shop that depends on lumber locally harvested in rural Connecticut. State-of-the-art, stunningly modern, studio-furniture made in Scott Groves' upstate New York shop uses copper as a design element. Greg Johnson, treats us to a step-by-step demonstration of how he refinishes a modest drop-leaf table and ladderback chairs. Get a glimpse of one of the most precious aspects of woodworking, namely the gilding process for a completely hand-carved, custom-built grand piano.Also:Graham Blackburn demonstrates the almost forgotten shooting board: an example of how traditional woodworking can be every bit as exact as modern machine methods and, for many people, more approachable, less expensive and safer!Marc Adams talks about the tools you will need for excellent joinery, from scratch awl and pencil to router and biscuit jointer.

Manufacturer: Popular Woodworking Books

Woodturning with Tim Yoder teaches you valuable turning techniques while creating great projects. Whether new to turning, or looking for ways to build your skills, Tim will make it fun! Episode 1: Coaster Set Episode 2: Making Door Stops on a Lathe Episode 3: Bloodwood Votive Holder Episode 4: Colored Pendants Episode 5: Twice Turned Bowls Episode 6: Bird House

Manufacturer: Popular Woodworking Books Brand: Popular Woodworking

Roy Underhill loves to travel and luckily he takes along his camera so he can share the sights with us. "Travels with Roy in America" has eight hours of classic woodworking from The Woodwright's Shop. #908: Order in the Court #1111: Thomas Jefferson, Woodworker #1201: Bentwood Boxes from the Northwest Coast #1204: Hispanic Furniture Making #1212: Wood Carvers of the Sacred #1506: The Wooden Boat School #1511: Boatbuilders of Mystic #1711: Hancock Shaker Village #1811: Old Salem #1813: Jamestown Woodworkers, 1607 #1906: Building the Clipper Amistad #2007: Eastfield Village #2211: Plymouth Plantation Woodworkers #2213: Craftsmen of Old Sturbridge Village #2512: The Museum of Appalachia #2513: Restoring Jefferson's & Madison's Homes