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Woodworker Identity

Stories from
Grandpa's Workshop
Woodworker Identity
By Bob Rummer

What is it that defines us as woodworkers? This question is at the heart of our craft and affects things like the activities we engage in, the accessories we buy, and who feels like they belong in our "club." Bob offers a few perspectives on the question.

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Inside This Issue

Show Us Your Workshop
Stories from Grandpa's Workshop
Morse Taper Sizing
Turning Seasonal Decorations
Women in Woodworking
Sharpen This, Part 10
Show Us Your Woodworking
Poll: Making Gifts for the Holidays
Video: Which Handsaw is Right for You?
Show Us Your Woodcarving
Book Review: The Joiner & Cabinet-Maker


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Women in Woodworking

Women in Woodworking
Meet Shankevia Mitchell

This month's feature is one of Atlanta's own, Shankevia Mitchell, known as Shan, who recently turned her passion for beautiful upholstery and love of woodworking into a full time business which is perfectly paired with the name Sawdust and Fabric.

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Show Us Your Shop

Show Us Your Shop

We're sharing John Chrzanowski's 300 square foot garage shop in Waco, TX.

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Show Us Your Woodworking

Show Us Your Woodworking

We're sharing a variety of Richard Linn's projects which started small then moved to larger projects as his skills progressed.

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Show Us Your Woodcarving

Show Us Your Woodcarving

We're sharing a variety of woodcarvings made by Bob Zenoble who started carving at a young age as a Boy Scout and is now teaching carving to other Boy Scouts so they can earn their woodcarving merit badges.

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turning seasonal decorations

Turning the Corner:
Seasonal Decorations

With the approach of the holiday season, we have opportunities to develop decorative gifts that are both useful and pleasing. Temple demonstrates sizing techniques while discussing how to turn snowmen decorations.

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Poll: Holiday Gifts

Poll: Woodworking Gifts for the Holidays

As woodworkers, we have a talent in making things, which comes in handy right about now during the holidays. This month we're wondering what kind of projects you make for holiday gifts?

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Hand Saw Video

Video: Which Handsaw is Right for You?

In these videos, Justin Moon goes over a variety of hand saws, both Western and Japanese, that you should consider for hand cut joinery woodworking, including dovetails and tenons, carcass work, and regular crosscutting and ripping of boards.

Check out other videos and product tour demos on our YouTube Channel .

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Joiner and Cabinet Maker Historical Reprint

Book Review:
The Joiner & Cabinet-Maker
Historical Reprint

Just in time for the gift-giving holidays comes a pocket-sized reprint of The Joiner & Cabinet-Maker, the now-classic tale of a young English lad apprenticed to learn the trades of joining and cabinetmaking.

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Morse Taper Sizing

How Do You Measure to Determine What Size Morse Taper is Needed for Your Woodworking Lathe?

To determine the Morse Taper (abbreviated as MT) size of your lathe's head stock spindle or tail stock ram, you can measure the shank diameter of an existing drive center or tail center you may have that fits.

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Chris Schwarz

Sharpen This, Part 10
Oh, Stewardess!
I Speak Jive
By Christopher Schwarz

In Part 10 of his sharpening series, Chris Schwarz "translates" several posts he has read on woodworking forums into his own interpretation of what he thinks they're actually saying.

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