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Simple tools and the correct techniques are all it takes to produce flawless finishes by hand. This DVD combines two videos: HandApplied Finishes: Coloring Wood and HandApplied Finishes: Applying Topcoats to offer a complete video guide to these time-tested techniques. You'll learn about: - Preparing surfaces - Using pore fillers - Mixing stains - Brushing on varnish - Using pad laquer and shellac - Applying French polish - Rubbing out a finish
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Master joinery techniques and craft a future heirloom. In about 80 minutes Shaker Chimney Cupboard provides you with a complete overview of what it takes to build a classic piece that offers ample storage on a small footprint. Expert woodworker and art director at Fine Woodworking Michael Pekovich walks you through cutting the case joinery to applying paste wax like a pro in this DVD that includes a FREE SketchUp Plan. Refine your woodworking skills. This project shows you how to highlight the beautifully figured wood in the door panels, cut half-blind dovetails and decorative angled feet, construct asymmetrical drawers, match the grain on drawers perfectly, tackle tricky glue-ups, and more. Learn how to make custom drawer pulls. Discover options for making the custom knobs that lend authenticity to this classic piece. First, Michael shows how to turn and shape them from scratch on a lathe. Then, for those without a lathe, he shares his techniques for refining the shape and size of store-bought pulls for a subtle but unmistakable improvement. Tips for a beautiful hand-rubbed finish. Learn Michaels trade secrets for a durable finish that brings out the beauty of the wood. Now you can build a fabulous cupboard that fits any room of your house and learn plenty of insider tips for improving everything you build.
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Produced for woodworkers of all skill levels, this video guide is a bare wood-to-finished piece primer on the production of handcut dovetail joints-the hallmark of a fine woodworker's repertoire. Dovetail joints are used to make boxes, cabinets, and drawers, but, as the DVD shows, they can be difficult to produce. Jim Kingshott makes it easy by welcoming viewers into his own workshop and passing on 50 years' worth of experience and knowledge about the tools and techniques used to create a sturdy and beautiful dovetail joint. Region 1 encoded (U.S./ Canada).
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What hand planes do you need to build furniture? How do you use them? In this DVD Christopher Schwarz explores Jointer Planes, Smoothing Planes and Block Planes, demonstrating their use to make parts used to build a small Shaker hanging cabinet.
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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.
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Christopher Schwarz brings the lowly Handscraper to life. He clearly shows effective sharpening methods that will help you master the ultimate finishing tool. The DVD discusses: - why you need a scraper - sharpening scrapers - burnishing - the mechanics of scraping - stoning the edge and face - other notes on use