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Fit Irregular (Impossible!) Shapes with 'Ticking Sticks'

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The trick to fitting wooden pieces into impossible recesses is to learn about ticking sticks. These simple sticks - plus a sheet of paper - can make monstrous tasks into a easy job. Here's how they work. Ticking sticks go by many names in the historical record, but they are the best technology for cutting a piece of wood to fit an odd opening. All you need to perform this […]The post Fit Irregular (Impossible!) Shapes with 'Ticking Sticks' appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

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Grizzly 6 Spiral Cutterhead Jointer - Impressions from Yoav Liberman

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First a disclaimer: This is a recollection of impressions following the installation and test running of our new 6 Grizzly spiral Cutterhead jointer, that we bought at full price this fall. As many of you know, I teach woodworking at the Rudolf Steiner School in Manhattan. Our program is mainly geared towards hand tool work. To help us prepare stock for projects, shop furniture and to create projects for our […]The post Grizzly 6″ Spiral Cutterhead Jointer - Impressions from Yoav Liberman appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

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Mill a Log into Lumber with Ron Herman

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Every woodworker who sees a downed tree quickly says a short prayer to the gods of nature and immediately thinks of turning that log into lumber. It's just natural to want to see a natural resource being utilized and not wasted. And, of course, procuring some inexpensive lumber doesn't suck either! But what does it take to rescue a downed tree? Well, a mill and some friends (with trucks!) would […]The post Mill a Log into Lumber with Ron Herman appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

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