2 Workbench Vises I'd Like to Try
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The more I study workbenches, the more I'm convinced there is no end to the clever vises out there. This week I have two vises that are worth a close look. One is a ratcheting leg vise made by Will Myers, a woodworker who teaches at The Woodwright's School and is one of the assistants at the French Oak Roubo Project. Will writes a lot for WKFineTools.com[]
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Better Panel Glue-ups Have Little to do With Glue
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I've watched a lot of beginners glue up panels and end up disappointed with their results. Their routine goes something like this: Find two boards the correct length. Work the board's edges until they come together perfectly. Glue them together. While the glue seam might be perfect and tight, the panel itself usually looks jarring. The color or the grain flow is mismatched. Sometimes the problem isn't obvious until there []
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Shop Talk Sessions at Woodworking in America 2014
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At Woodworking in America 2015 (for which I leave in one weekand to which Im possibly driving the truck with the benches), in addition to the education sessions in the classrooms from such woodworking luminaries as Will Neptune, Roy Underhill, Drew Langsner, Phil Lowe, Patrick Edwards, Don Williams and more, were offering a variety of hour-long Shop Talk sessions in the Marketplace (included with admission). Heres the schedule: Friday, Sept. []
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