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Meet Munich Designer Richard Riemerschmid

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Whenever I have a day off when I'm traveling, I gorge myself on museums. Yesterday I had a free day in Munich, Germany, and spent the whole day in three museums. The highlight was getting to see work by Richard Riemerschmid in person. Riemerschmid (1868-1957) was one of the leading designers of Germany's Art Nouveau movements (Jugendstil) and was heavily influenced by the English Arts & Crafts movement. I've found […]The post Meet Munich Designer Richard Riemerschmid appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

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Painting Over Peeling Paint: You Must Remove it First

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This is pretty basic, but here goes anyway. When you have a situation of peeling paint, you have to remove it before applying fresh paint, or your efforts will be ineffective. Scraping usually works best, but in these situations, it's pretty clear that the wood has deteriorated due to the exposure to sun and rain, so paint isn't going to hold well unless you sand first. A few passes with […]The post Painting Over Peeling Paint: You Must Remove it First appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

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Router Base Adds New Dimension

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Woodworkers love their routers, and it seems they love to learn new ways to use their routers. Yes, I will admit to being one of those woodworkers. I've used a variety of replacement router bases over the years (decades, ack!), for trimming laminate,for making circles, for flushing plugs. Some were store-bought, many were shop-made, so it very much surprised me when I found a router plate option that I hadn't […]The post Router Base Adds New Dimension appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

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