![]() |
$29.95 $17.97 |
This ShopClass is comprised of our series of 12 lessons in the basics of using SketchUp (a free 3D-modeling program from Google). These video lessons take you step by step from setting up the software to gathering information from your finished model. So you'll head to the shop with all the information you need to build any project with confidence. You'll know the exact sizes of every part, and how the parts go together before you ever cut any wood! 2 Hours of Expert 3D Computer Modeling Instruction Learn at Your Own Pace Build on Screen Before You Head to the Shop Learn the Basics of Google SketchUp Master the Skills You Need Techniques for Quick Designs Set Up SketchUp for Efficiency & Accuracy About the Presenter: Robert W. Lang is the executive editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, and the author of several books on furniture styles and design. With more than 30 years experience designing and building furniture and in CAD and computer illustration, Bob brings a practical style to teaching 3D modeling with Google SketchUp.
![]() |
$19.95 $11.97 |
Now you can acquire the satisfying skill of carving wood. In this tape you'll discover the basics of woodcarving, see how to carve an 18th-century scallop shell and gain an understanding of the production techniques of that era. Learn about: - designing for letter carving - selecting and sharpening carving tools - carving roman and italic letters - relief carving - outlining - molding (bordering) - backgrounding - modeling and contouring - defining the wings - carving the convex and concave rays - finishing the shell
|
$24.99 $14.99 |
Show Details: Powered-up Techniques for Accurate & Quicker Hand-cut Dovetails Learn secrets to better hand-cut dovetails using only hand tools Achieve a hand-cut look using power tools to speed your work Dovetail large panels using only a jigsaw Discover how to work with warped & bowed panels Hand-cut dovetails are a benchmark of woodworking skill and with the help of Glen D. Huey (and a little practice), your dovetails will instantly identify you as an accomplished artisan. You'll learn hand-cut dovetail basics as Glen shares the secrets he's learned from years of professional experience to quickly produce tight-fitting fine dovetails. Then, he shows you how to use power tools and shop-made jigs (plans included, of course!) to work even faster all without sacrificing the hand-cut dovetail appearance. BONUS: Includes plans for a dovetailed keepsake box! Glen D. Huey is senior editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine. He's been a professional furniture maker for more than 16 years and has been working with Popular Woodworking for 15 of them. Glen's projects have been featured in magazines, books and newspapers.
![]() |
$19.95 $11.97 |
Through his books and magazine articles and in seminars across the country, Mark Duginske has helped thousands of bandsaw owners tweak their wayward machines into precision tune. He will show you how to do that and more, including some really extraordinary handsaw tricks and techniques. Among the topics Duginske covers are: - cutting cones - making bandsawn boxes out of 2-in. thick stock - resawing veneer 1/32 in. thick - making perfect dovetails - cutting tenons - resawing boards from firewood Nothing beats the video format for seeing just how an expert handles the bandsaw. Watching this video is like having Duginske himself in your shop, showing you the subtle nuances. DVD also available as a video, see item 22-55.
![]() |
$19.95 |
In this DVD, designed for pros and home owners alike, Savage guides you step by step as he trims out parts of a house and shares his job-site savvy and secrets. You'll learn to mate pieces of trim precisely, negotiate unsquare openings and seat moldings solidly against bumpy walls and ceilings. Savage starts with the basics. With the camera beside him and close up the whole way, he demonstrates how you can accurately cut the three basic joints: the butt, miter and cope. You'll also learn how to: - extend window and door jambs - fit casing around doors and windows - scribe-fit baseboard along a wall - cope crown molding so it stays tight DVD also available as a video-item 22-43-or as a book-item# 4-188.
![]() |
$19.95 $11.97 |
Critical drawer dimensions are discussed in this DVD. Dr Cliffe tells and shows you how to develop a drawing for complex drawer joinery. Drawer stock is radiused and dadoed before techniques for drawer joinery are presented at both the radial arm and table saw. French dovetails, tongue/dado joints and locking drawer corner joints are also demonstrated.