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Woodworker's 6 inch Dial Caliper

Tool Review: Woodworker's 6 inch Dial Caliper

A lot of woodworkers think the caliper is for metal working and is overkill for woodworking, but I disagree. It is actually one of my favorite measuring tools because of its accuracy and flexibility. Using the caliper you can make outside, inside, depth and stepped measurements very quickly and with a high degree of accuracy. In this review, I explain each of these different types of measurements and give a little background on the tool itself.

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Inside This Issue
Show Us Your Shop
The Down to Earth Woodworker
Women in Woodworking
Book Review: The Unplugged Woodshop
Show Us Your Woodworking
Show Us Your Carving
Tool Review: Woodworker's Dial Caliper
Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud
Finishing: Hide Glue Putty
Project Idea: Wooden Loom
Blog: How to Sharpen Woodworking Tools
Poll: Shop Footwear

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Women in Woodworking

Women in Woodworking:
Meet Jess Ouyang

This month, Andrea interviews Jess Ouyang a female woodworker who is lucky enough to have had her company (Facebook) sponsor a woodworking shop on the company campus, which has allowed Jess to delve deep into the world of woodworking.

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in Woodworking
The Down to Earth Woodworker

The Down to Earth Woodworker Discusses "Climate Change"
by Steve Johnson
Racine, WI

This month, Steve Johnson, The Down to Earth Woodworker discusses climate change, specifically how this past summer has caused a lot of rusting in his shop and his solutions for getting rid of the rust. Steve also discusses how the weekly weather forecast can impact his projects and how sometimes beating the weather to finish the project isn't the greatest idea when it comes to shop safety. Lastly, Steve discusses how he and his plumber were able to come up with a project solution together!

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Show Us Your Shop - Bob Nisbet

Show Us Your Shop

This month we're sharing the woodworking shop of Bob Nisbet, who has accumulated so many tools over the past 40 years that he seldom has to buy anything nowadays.

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Show Us Your Woodworking - Lawrence Lefler

Show Us Your Woodworking

This month we're sharing the woodworking projects of Lawrence Lefler who enjoys making projects for his family, including chess boards, tables, and cutting boards.

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Woodworking Projects

Show Us Your Woodcarving

Show Us Your Woodcarving

This month we are featuring an ornate wood-carved border made up of several different carved pieces, created by Dilo Márcio Fernandino.

View Dilo's Carving Process
How to Sharpen Woodworking Tools

Blog: How to Sharpen Woodworking Tools

Most woodworkers have their own method for sharpening their woodworking tools. This month, Justin Moon shares his detailed sharpening process and explains the steps he takes to get his tools sharp and ready for woodworking.

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Tips from Sticks in the Mud

Tips from Sticks in the Mud

This month, Jim has a tip on sanding and finishing with the grain. He also has a money-saving tip on making his reusable foam brush handles even more effective when using them to install sanding disks onto random-orbit sander pads.

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Woodworking Tips
Wooden Loom Project

Project Idea:
Wooden Loom

Recently, several local community groups in Orange County have gotten together to make recycled sleeping mats for homeless military veterans. To improve the speed and efficiency of making these mats, woodworker, Forrest Bonner, was approached by his neighbor to make several reproductions of the wooden loom that these mats were made on.

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woodworking project
Poll: What kind of footwear do you use in your shop?

Poll: What kind of footwear do you use in your shop?

In this month's poll, Jim Randolph asks: "What kind of footwear do you use in your shop?"

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The Unplugged Woodshop - Tom Fidgen

Book Review: Tom Fidgen's The Unplugged Woodshop

Amid the current flurry of excellent books on hand tool woodworking, it is hard to say that one or the other stands out from the rest. And yet, as I see it, this one by Canadian woodworker Tom Fidgen does. The successor to Fidgen's earlier hand tool–oriented book, Made by Hand, this one is more than merely well–written, which it is, and beautifully illustrated in color, which it also is. The Unplugged Woodshop is a stimulating source of ideas and techniques that will help any woodworker build her or his hand tool skills, all the while creating beautiful and useful projects for the home and woodshop

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Hide Glue Putty Finishing Tip

Finishing Tip: Hide Glue Putty

This month, Alan shares his recipe and uses for hide glue putty, a mixture of dust and hide glue that will help strengthen your piece and guard against moisture.

Find out Alan's tips on
making and using hide glue putty
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