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From Fine Homebuilding: The power of SketchUp, now specifically for builders. SketchUp revolutionized 3D content creation by making it easy for anyone to draw and design using this remarkably simple and elegant software. Now we have an exclusive SketchUp instructional video guide created expressly for builders, from the experts at Fine Homebuilding. Fine Homebuilding’s SketchUp® Guide for Builders: The Basics is a concise video introduction to SketchUp that gets you up to speed fast. This exclusive version for builders will introduce the basic SketchUp tool sets from a builder’s point of view and give you the ability to create visuals and plans of your projects to present to your clients. Essential lessons and a project to test your skills. Learn how to set up the program, use drawing tools, navigate in a 3-D space, sketch, and refine drawings. You’ll get tips, shortcuts, and a handy cheat sheet. Plus, you’ll get a practice lesson that shows you how to build a small cabin, starting at the ground and working your way up the building. You’ll learn how to draw foundation, floor system, wall framing, roofing (trusses and rafters), and add details such as windows and doors that give the best presentation of your project. Perfect for any skill level – even complete beginners. And if you already know a little about SketchUp you’ll see your abilities grow exponentially because Fine Homebuilding’s SketchUp® Guide for Builders: The Basics is an easy-to-skim instructional video that lets you focus on what’s new to you. Order your copy today and see how much more you can do!
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Make this remarkable bench using traditional joinery. Built using pinned mortise-and-tenon joinery, the Not So Big Workbench features twin banks of drawers that double as a tool-storage center. Intended for handplane use, it is outfitted with a customized housing for a plane stop below the benchtop and right beside the vise, offering easy access to one of your shop’s most-used accessories. In less than an hour you learn dozens of new skills and techniques. As you follow this master cabinetmaker through the steps of building the Not So Big Workbench, you’ll appreciate its many
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Stretch your skills and build a beautiful piece. In just 80 minutes, you can treat yourself to an overview of the fundamentals of case construction in Build a Frame-and-Panel Cabinet. Furniture maker and woodworking instructor Tim Rousseau walks you through every step of the process, from rough board to final cabinet in this DVD, which includes a Bonus SketchUp Plan. The perfect project for improving your work. As Tim demonstrates, this one-door, one-drawer piece is the best vehicle for teaching all the fundamentals. It involves mastery of a variety of unique joinery techniques. The external frame is secured with basic mortise-and-tenon joints but, as you’ll see, there’s more to the internal frame than meets the eye – and that includes using connectors called blades. Tackle the details that make all the difference. You’ll learn how to make a frame-and-panel door that fits precisely into its opening, an efficient way to install knife hinges, and techniques for shaping tapered legs. Discover expert tips for installing a drawer that slides like a piston, so every drawer you build going forward will work just as smoothly. The one workshop class that’s a must-see. These how-to episodes offer intermediate woodworkers an invaluable opportunity to master the essentials of constructing quality casework. From initial design and plans to finishing and hardware, it’s all here. Order your Build a Frame-and-Panel Cabinet DVD now. About the Author Timothy Rousseau got his start as a furniture maker at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. After completing the 12-week program in 1998, he stayed on as workshop assistant and artist in residence. Next he polished his furniture skills in Hoboken, N.J., where he worked in a highly-regarded cooperative and learned from some of the best professionals around. Tim returned to Maine in 2002 as the school's resident instructor. Now he makes furniture full time and leads two of the schools 12-week programs each year, teaching case construction among other things.
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Learn dovetail techniques from a pro. Veteran furniture maker Stephen Hammer demonstrates five techniques every woodworker needs to know in Fine Woodworking’s Dovetails, a DVD that includes a BONUS SketchUpPlan. Watch an expert at work. This instructional video shows you how to use hand and power tools to make handsome, tight-fitting joints quickly and accurately. It also takes you step by step through the process of laying out, cutting, and assembling intricate dovetails. Master the art and craft of five dovetails. In about a half hour, you will be introduced to five different techniques for building joinery that is solid and strong, including: Easier through-dovetails Half-blind dovetails in half the time Decorative through-dovetails Curved through-dovetails Curved half-blind dovetails Turning good craftsmen into great ones. Dovetails is a must for woodworkers who want to refine their skills and build furniture that’s beautiful and stands the test of time. About the Author Stephen Hammer studied at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, and operates his own shop, turning out high-end furniture and cabinetry. He resides in Connecticut.
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This DVD contains instructions on the following woodworking techniques: Ogee Bracket Feet: This method begins with the layout of the pattern and cove cutting at the table saw. We show you how to set up the mitering of the feet so that each foot matches in design & size. Cabriole Leg: In this technique we walk you through the method to build these graceful legs. Step by step, you learn the correct way to lay out the pattern, the proper cutting sequence at the band saw and how to hand shape the overall design as well as turn the cup of the foot at the lathe. There is also a Bonus included we show you the process to create these legs using only hand tools!! Along the way we point out a number of simple methods and ideas to insure success. Raised Panel Door: We will begin with an understanding of the parts of a door and how one obtains the sizes for those parts. We show you how to set up and complete the mortise and tenon joint as well as a specific method of creating the raised panel at the table saw.