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Past Webinars:
- Webinar 1: Solvent based and water based polyurethane
- Webinar 2: Shellac and hardwax oil
- Webinar 3: Introduction to routers and router bits
- Webinar 4: Tips and techniques for using a router
- Webinar 5: Router tables
- Webinar 6: Router accessories
- Webinar 7: Sanding techniques
- Webinar 8: Shop safety (sponsored by Walrus Oil)
- Webinar 9: How to add texture to wood (sponsored by Record Power)
- Webinar 10: Power carving (sponsored by Arbortech)
- Webinar 11: Eight great table saw jigs
- Webinar 12: Seven factors when selecting a joint
- Webinar 13: 4 must-have jigs for small shops
Webinar 1: Solvent based and water based polyurethane
Resources
Finishing Touch: Film finishes
Finishing Touch: Waterborne finishes
Webinar 2: Shellac and Hardwax Oil
Resources
Shellac
Finishing Touch: Shellac – a no-fuss finish
Shellac mixing chart
Shellac: The best finish ever?
French polishing
How to apply a beautiful shellac finish (video)
Hardwax oil
General finishing
Finishing Touch: Introduction to wood finishing
Why apply a finish (video)
General Finishing Tips (video)
Brushes for applying a finish
Finishing products
WoodEssence.com (Shellac flakes)
Woodchuckers.com (Seal Lac and Royal Lac pre-mixed shellac)
Osmo.ca (HWO) source: LeeValley.com
Rubio Monocoat (HWO) source: WoodShedLumber.com
Webinar 3: Introduction to routers and router bits
Webinar 4: Tips and techniques for using a router
Webinar 5: Router tables
Webinar 6: Router Accessories
Resources
General articles
Routing Basics – Part 1
Routing Basics – Part 2: The Router
Top 10 tips for using a router – Part 1
Top 10 ways to amp up your router game – Part 2
Mid-sized routers
Know your tools: Fixed base routers
Know your tools: Trim routers
Router bits
Routing Basics – Part 3: Straight Bits
Routing Basics – Part 4: Edge Profiling Bits
Routing Basics – Part 5: Joinery Bits
Routing Basics – Part 6: Specialty Bits
Router jigs
3 simple (yet essential) shop-made router jigs
Template Routing
Dustless routing is at hand!
Routing Bits, Jigs and Accessories
Posters
Router Bits – Profile/Edge Treatment
Router Bits – Specialty
Router Bits – Straight
Videos
Types of routers
Six essential router tips
Two shop made router jigs
Introduction to router bits
Router bit types – specialty bits
Router bit types – standard bits
Router table split fence
Webinar 7: Sanding Techniques
Resources:
- Finishing Touch: Hand sanding
- Hand Powered Sanding
- Benchtop sanding machines
- Sanding is a piece maker
- Net-backed abrasive sanding discs
- Oscillating Spindle Sanders
- 1/4 Sheet Finishing Sanders
- Belt sanders: tips for selecting
- Random Orbit Sanders
- Belt Sanders
- How to sand wood (video)
Webinar 8: Shop Safety
Resources:
- Top 10 Safety Items That Belong in Every Shop
- Top 10 Router Table Safety Tips
- Workshop safety
- Workshop safety (poster)
Webinar 9: How to add texture to wood
Resources:
- 12 ways to add texture with tools you already have
- Adding texture to woodwork (video)
- 6 tips for adding texture to wood (video)
- Build a textured wall shelf
- Create a set of textured ornaments
- Make a simple textured box
- Adding texture to wood
- Textured bowl
Webinar 10: Power Carving
Resources:
- Top 10 power carving tips
- Power Carving
- Power carve a Ginkgo serving platter
- Power carve a serving dish
- Power carving a dish (video)
- Power carving wheels for grinders (video)
Webinar 11: Eight great table saw jigs
Resources:
- Adjustable Crosscut Sled
- Build a removable outfeed table
- Ceiling-Mounted Adjustable Table Saw Guard
- Make a table saw mitre spline jig
- Make a table saw cut-off sled
- Ripping narrow strips on a table saw
- Top 10 ways to better use a table saw
- Top 10 Tips on How to Better Use a Table Saw – Part 2
- Table saw crosscut sled
- The ultimate table saw crosscut jig
- Universal Table Saw Sled
- Table saw crosscut sled (video)
- Table saw miter sled (video)
Webinar 12: Seven factors when selecting a joint
Webinar 13: 4 must have jigs for small shops
