Woodworking

Keep your home in tip-top form with the knowledge gained from the Positive Home Solutions Series! Complete and accurate how-to information to assist the average homeowner to successsfully undertake the described projects, with the fewest mistakes and the highest level of quality work. Projects include building cabinets, tables and bookshelves.

After retiring from the blue screens of the cult New Yankee Workshop Norm Abram, American Public Television producers decided to fill the void a new show - Rough Cut. As far as they managed, to judge you. Meet Tommy MacDonald! The scenario is simple. In each of the series Tommy is working on a separate project. Sometimes invite our colleagues, or seeking inspiration by visiting historical places and viewing architectural sights of his native land. Returned to the studio takes on the case and generously shared the secrets of his skill.

Keep your home in tip-top form with the knowledge gained from the Positive Home Solutions Series! Complete and accurate how-to information to assist the average homeowner to successsfully undertake the described projects, with the fewest mistakes and the highest level of quality work. Projects include picnic table, molding picture frames, planter, towel rack, and more.

Chip carving is a wonderfully direct and simple way to decorate furniture, cabinets, boxes, plaques, and utensils. Wayne Barton, a master of the Swiss style of chip carving, shows you step by step how you can beautify a number of objects using very few tools.

Now you can watch your own private demonstration on chairmaking with this valuable DVD from Jeff Miller. In clear, simple language, he shows you precisely how to create and put together framed chairs, post-and-ring chairs and chairs with plank seats.

Simple planter, decorative planter, stackable vegetable planter, small aviary (animal enclosure) and bird table.

Fine Woodworking was launched in 1975 in response to the lack of quality information on the craft. With a circulation of 287,000, it is now the premiere source of how-to information for woodworkers of all skill levels that are seriously interested in woodworking techniques, tools, projects, finishing and design inspiration. Video from DVD, collection of the best articles in the magazine Fine Woodworking in 2008. Includes short videos on various topics of woodworking.

Fine Woodworking was launched in 1975 in response to the lack of quality information on the craft. With a circulation of 287,000, it is now the premiere source of how-to information for woodworkers of all skill levels that are seriously interested in woodworking techniques, tools, projects, finishing and design inspiration. Video from DVD, collection of the best articles in the magazine Fine Woodworking in 2008. Includes short videos on various topics of woodworking.

SketchUp for Woodworkers Part 1: Getting Started. This ShopClass is comprised of our series of 12 lessons in the basics of using SketchUp (a free 3D-modeling program from Google). These video lessons take you step by step from setting up the software to gathering information from your finished model. So you'll head to the shop with all the information you need to build any project with confidence. You'll know the exact sizes of every part, and how the parts go together – before you ever cut any wood!

This insightful video will show you how to turn logs to lumber. You will get the lumber you want straight from your favorite trees using your own tools and even set up your own kiln for drying your wood perfectly every time. You’ll also gain an understanding of how boards are graded, and how to use that information to save money when you buy boards.