Knew Concepts Woodworker's Fretsaw

Ingeniously designed to be both light and strong as well as simple to adjust and use, this extremely popular new premium fretsaw makes it easier than ever to remove waste when cutting dovetails.

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Show Your Stuff!

This month we feature a few of Rick DeFrain's beautiful pieces, including this revised heirloom cradle constructed using solid cherry & mahogany.

CLICK HERE to take a closer look at the cradle and several of Rick's other beautiful pieces:

Show Us Your Wood Carving!

This month our carving column features the wooden sculptures of Chris Condon, who only got into wood carving in the last few years after many years carving in stone.

CLICK HERE to see Chris' intricate pieces that he says are inspired by nature!

Michael Gurczynski has come up with a great way to improve the safety of his table saw and help to avoid kick back injuries.

CLICK HERE to see what he changed with his tablesaw setup:

Finishing Wood
with Alan Noel

Using Touch Up Powders

When it comes to touching up small areas during the finishing process or touching up small dents and dings after the fact, touch up powders are an integral part of any good finisher/touch up artist's tools of the trade.

Here are EIGHT tips for using touch up powders:

Charles Brock has singled out the specific tools he uses when building his chairs and listed them in one place for easy selection by woodworkers undertaking this challenging project. Check Out the Tools of the Trade:

Show Your Shop!
For this popular monthly column, we invite you to SEND US PHOTOS of your woodworking shop along with captions and a brief history and description of your woodworking. (Email photos at 800x600 resolution.) Receive a $50 store gift card if we show your shop in a future issue.

This month we are featuring Tom McMillan's Terrapin Workshop in the Smoky Mountains of Whittier, NC.

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The Ultimate Miter Saw Work Station – Finishing Up!

After a lot of thinking and planning, Steven gets down to business this month and finishes his "Ultimate Miter Saw Work Station". Check out all the great details here, including Festool Systainer storage, adjustable shelves for off-cuts and a wonderfully bright laminate surface.

Click here to read about Steven's first impressions after using his ULTIMATE miter saw work station:

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Question:   I was given some pre-stained solid oak flooring and I am attempting to build a front door with it. My question is two-fold: Firstly, even though I will be sanding the surface, some residual coloring will still be there, how can I tell if it is oil- or water-based stain? Secondly, does it matter? That is, will an oil stain cover and protect it regardless of what previous stain has been used?

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BREAKTHROUGH: Now shape edge tool bevels with the DMT Dia-Flat Diamond Stone
It turns out that DMT's new Dia-Flat Lapping Stone is good for more than just flattening your sharpening stones. New testing has shown that in many shops it can be used instead of ordinary electric grinders for establishing and restoring the bevel angles on plane irons and chisels.

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Watch for our NEXT new episode coming in early September!

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DVD REVIEW:
Line & Berry
String Inlay by Router

By J. Norman Reid,
Delaplane, Virginia

Recently, I’ve become intrigued with the idea of using inlay to enhance the appearance of my woodworking projects. But inlay always seemed too difficult and I shyed away from it. So to prepare myself for this new endeavor, I looked around for resources that could help me develop this new skill. I found what I was looking for in Glen Huey’s DVD, Line & Berry String Inlay by Router.

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WOOD SLICER Testimonial

I started using a 1/2" wide Wood Slicer bandsaw blade last night for the first time. What a joy to use! The first piece of 5" wide maple was resawn very easily. By the time I had cut a third piece of maple the edges produced were nearly as smooth as results achieved with a good jointer. The blade cut through a 2" wide knot without burn marks, negligible slowdown and very smooth results. I was extremely pleased with the results of the Wood Slicer bandsaw blade. Thanks!

— D. Williams

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