Get to Know SketchUp
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SketchUp is a fantastic design tool for woodworkers. It can also be a bit intimidating. My first time working with the program involved drawing a few odd shapes trying to get a grasp of the tools. A few clicks later I found myself wondering what on Earth was going on. My test sketch had panels sticking out everywhere and looked more like the International Space Station than a piece of […]The post Get to Know SketchUp appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Hyper-slick Coating
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So Im sitting at dinner trying to get the last of the ketchup out of the bottle pictured here when I noticed that almost none of the ketchup was left stuck to the inside of the container. The plastic was almost perfectly clean. Then I remembered reading about the new technology that was responsible for this. The leading company behind the technology is LiquiGlide. The website is www.liquiglide.com if you […]The post Hyper-slick Coating appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Understanding Grain Direction
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I often tell people that the grain direction in a board is like the fur on a cat. Stroke the cat (or board) one way and the cat will purr, and your tool will produce a nice surface. Stroke the cat (or board) the wrong way, however, and the cat will bite you, and your board will be as smooth as rotgut bourbon. While that seems simple enough, the thing […]The post Understanding Grain Direction appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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