Welcome to CreatingSawdust.com’s The Week In Wood Ep. 35 – “The Last One!”

The Week In Wood has been fun but while it was always a test run for something much larger & that test has come to an end. This podcast was used to test bandwidth, equipment & software for a bigger upcoming project. I hope you will understand.

Now on to this weeks stories:

Popular Woodworking:

• Glen Huey gave us a video tour of his cover piece in the December issue of the magazine & a behind the scenes look at “Reading the Binder.”
• Chris Schwarz shows us an unusual shaped wooden nail & how to re-handle a chisel.

Fine Woodworking:

• Fine gives us a video series on building a cherry bookcase.
• We also get more in their marketing series while also learning to mine a customer base.

Woodsmith Tips:

• The video tip give us a “Simple Guide for Drilling Shelf Pins.”
• And the text tip shows us how to use our drill press when “Driving Threading Inserts.”

In The World Of SketchUp:

• Fine Woodworking gives us an updated plan for a Shaker Lap Desk.
• Tim Killen talks about “Making/Copying Chamfers in SketchUp.”

Ending:
And that’s “The Week In Wood” for November 21st 2010. Be sure to check out CreatingSawdust.com for all the links related to this week’s stories. It’s been fun!

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Welcome to CreatingSawdust.com’s The Week In Wood Ep. 34 – “Are You Going To Italy?”

This is where we try to recap this weeks stories in under a minute.

And here’s this weeks stories:

Wood Magazine:

• In conjunction with Freud, Wood announced “Build a project win a trip to Italy”

Popular Woodworking:

• Pop announced an upcoming dovetail workshop with Glen Huey.
• Chris Schwarz talks about an upcoming project in the magazine.
• Megan Fitzpatrick informs us that we can get a free PDF copy of the updated “Wood Handbook”

Fine Woodworking:

• Fine asks “Can Brian Boggs change the world for pro furniture makers?”
• Also Fine unveils “ReadyNow”

Woodsmith Tips:

• This weeks video gives us time saving tips when doing glue ups.
• And the text tip shows us how to build a brad driver in the shop.

In The World Of SketchUp:

• Bob Lang goes over “Changing & Stretching”
• While David Richards gives us a look at the camera tools.
• And Tim Killen explains the chamfered post table in his latest book.

Around The Web:

• Lonnie Bird talks about sawing a crotchwood log.

Ending:

• And that’s “The Week In Wood” for November 14th 2010. Be sure to check out CreatingSawdust.com for all the links related to this week’s stories and we’ll see you next week!

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Welcome to CreatingSawdust.com’s The Week In Wood Ep. 33 – “Yet Another Slow One”

This is where we try to recap this weeks stories in under a minute.

And here’s this weeks stories:

Popular Woodworking:

• Chuck Bender stopped by Pop Wood to show us a piece he built for a client.
• Glen Huey gives us the skinny on spiral cutterheads.

Fine Woodworking:

• Nancy Hiller shows us how to finish an Arts & Crafts piece without fuming.

Woodsmith Tips:

• This weeks video shows us how to avoid tear outs when routing rabbets on the router table.
• And the text tip helps us with finishing end grain.

In The World Of SketchUp:

• Tim Killen answers questions about “Tongue & Groove Joints” from a project in his book.
• While David Richards goes of the geometry of a Bombe Chest. (Part1, Part2)

Ending:

And that’s “The Week In Wood” for November 7th 2010. Be sure to check out CreatingSawdust.com for all the links related to this week’s stories and we’ll see you next week!

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Welcome to CreatingSawdust.com’s The Week In Wood Ep. 32 – “Fine Backs Off?”

This is where we try to recap this weeks stories in under a minute.

And here’s this weeks stories:

Popular Woodworking:

• Chris Schwarz gives us a video to file under hand plane maintenance.
• While also challenging us in a new contest to build a bottle opener.
• Megan Fitzpatrick recapped the “Build A Sawbench” class that was used for the upcoming DVD.
• Bob Lang gave us a free plan for building “Contemporary Shelves” from the November issue of the magazine.
• Glen Huey tells us why we should hold off on Ridgid’s new R3100 Jigsaw.

Fine Woodworking:

• In the Pro Shop section they give part 1 & part 2 of their “Marketing in a Local Economy” series.

Woodsmith Tips:

• This weeks video gives us a tip on elevating our projects while applying finish.
• And the text tip is a way to create a four sided taper on a leg.

In The World Of SketchUp:

• David Richards walks us through installing the “Cut List” plug-in for SketchUp.

Videos Around The Web:

• American Woodworking shows us how to reduce tablesaw friction.

Ending:

• And that’s “The Week In Wood” for October 24th 2010. Be sure to check out CreatingSawdust.com for all the links related to this week’s stories and we’ll see you next week!

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Welcome to CreatingSawdust.com’s The Week In Wood Ep. 31 – “Welcome Back Fine!”

This is where we try to recap this weeks stories in under a minute.

And here’s this weeks stories:

Popular Woodworking:

• Glen Huey guides us on a mistake made in the printing of the latest issue of the magazine.
• Megan Fitzpatrick was featured in the spotlight of Cincy Chick.
• Bob Lang brings us a video on Mike Siemsen going against Frank Klausz in dovetailing at WIA.
• Bob also gives us a wrap up post on his bench class last week.

Fine Woodworking:

• In the Pro Shop section they address “How Do You Explain Your Prices?”
• In the Free Project Plan section we get a “Small Curved Stand” to try.
• And Mathew Kenney anounced that there is a new section for posting photos of your shop made hand tools.

Woodsmith Tips:

• This week we get a video tip on getting a clean cut on the miter saw.
• And our text tip is on keeping square edges while sanding.

In The World Of SketchUp:

• Tim Killen announces he has a new SketchUp eBook.

Videos Around The Web:

• Roy Underhill feeds southern fried chicken into a SawStop.
• We also get a new video in the Thos. Moser Story.

Ending:

And that’s “The Week In Wood” for October 24th 2010. Be sure to check out CreatingSawdust.com for all the links related to this week’s stories and we’ll see you next week!

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Welcome to CreatingSawdust.com’s The Week In Wood Ep. 30 – “Time To Catch Up!”

This week we’re away from the mic & mixer board so we’re going to have to go silent.

And here’s this weeks stories:

Popular Woodworking:

• Bob Lang gives us insight to his bench class. (Preview – Day 1 – Day 2 – Day 3)
• Glen Huey shows us the Woodpecker Rule Stop.
• Chris Schwarz shows us in a video how to fit doors using ticking sticks.
• And Drew gave us an “around the web” wrap up of WIA.

Fine Woodworking:

• David Haig shows us how to bend timber.

Woodsmith Tips:

• Seems we have a few weeks of videos to catch up on.  They are as follows: Sanding the corner of a mitered frame , How to chamfer stopped profiles on your router table , Jointing small pieces using your drill press.
• In the text tip section we have: How to rout a slot in the middle of your work piece , Cutting & grinding threading rod , A jig for drilling holes in the ends of long dowels.

In The World Of SketchUp:

• David Richards shows us how to make a Fluted Quarter Column while also reviewing CutList 4.1.1 for SketchUp.
• Tim Killen shows us how he is making a seat frame for a Maloof Occasional Chair project whiles also explaining the amount of templates used from sketchup on the project.

Ending:

• And that’s “The Week In Wood” for October 17th 2010. Be sure to check out CreatingSawdust.com for all the links related to this week’s stories and we’ll see you next week!

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It seems outside of the blogger write ups about WIA it was a pretty quiet week.

The only exciting thing to happen was me getting teased by Chuck Bender for saying the Reds will beat the Phillys. (yeah I know!)

So have a great week. I’m going to attempt to do some woodworking with bum arm while hoping for so ww news!

Go Reds!

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Welcome to CreatingSawdust.com’s The Week In Wood Ep. 28 – “What’s Up With Fine?”

This is where we try to recap this weeks stories in under a minute.

And here’s this weeks stories:

Popular Woodworking:

• Bob Lang finally finishes his block project.
• Bob also talks about his SketchUp classes going on at WIA this week.
• Glen Huey gave us the schedule for the “Shop Talk” classes being held in the Market Place at WIA this year.
• While Megan Fitzpatrick shared what other things to try while in Cincinnati for WIA.
• And Chris Schwarz gives us a list of tools to bring to WIA.

Fine Woodworking:

We get a blog post saying that the trend for custom made goods are on the rise.

Woodsmith Tips:

• The video tip this week shows us how to avoid damaging brass screws.
• While the text tip tells us how to save our knuckles when changing router bits.

In The World Of SketchUp:

• Tim Killen has updated his shaker knob post with a video.

Ending:

And that’s “The Week In Wood” for September 26th 2010. We’ll see you next week!

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Welcome to CreatingSawdust.com’s The Week In Wood Ep. 28 – “Slim Pickins”

This is where we try to recap this weeks stories in under a minute.

And here’s this weeks stories:

Popular Woodworking:

• Glen Huey starts to receive equipment for WIA.
• While also announcing that we can see WGBH’s new woodworking show at WIA.
• And Glen also let us in on what to expect at this years Hand Tool Olympics.

Videos On The Web:

• American Woodworker shows how they go about bending wood.
• And also they show us how to brush on shellac.

Woodsmith Tips:

• This weeks video tip show us how to drill a perfectly centered hole in a dowel.
• While the text tip teaches how to make slip proof shelves.

In The World Of SketchUp:

• David Richards shows us how to Turn a Straight Border Pattern into a Curved Border Pattern.

Ending:

And that’s “The Week In Wood” for September 19th 2010. We’ll see you next week!

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Welcome to CreatingSawdust.com’s The Week In Wood Ep. 27 – “It Was A Short Week”

This is where we try to recap this weeks stories in under a minute.

And here’s this weeks stories:

Popular Woodworking:

• First we get news of some celebrity woodworkers who will on the WIA marketplace floor.
• Bob Lang continues his block exercise by going in depth with the chisel & coping saw.

Woodsmith Tips:

• This week we our video tip covers 2 ways how to clamp without using a clamp.
• And a text tip on how to protect your tools against rust.

In The World of SketchUp:

• Bob Lang brings up the question if it is time to upgrade to the pro version?
• While Tim Killen gives us his take on upgrading to SketchUp 8.

Ending:

And that’s “The Week In Wood” for September 12th 2010. Be sure to check out CreatingSawdust.com for all the links related to this week’s stories and we’ll see you next week!

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