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Updated:5:44 p.m. Sept. 5, 2008

Video Project: Upholster a Slip Seat
by Matthew Teague

Check out the final episode in our 10-part video series on making an elegant dining chair.These step-by-step instructions for a simple slip seat work for all types of seating.

Green-Turned Bowls: Working With Warp
by Richard Raffan

In this excerpt from his new book, The Art of Turned Bowls, Richard Raffan explains how to plan and turn beautiful bowls from freshly cut wood.

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Get Safer, Cleaner Cuts on Your Tablesaw
by Tom Begnal

Take a look at this step-by-step tutorial on making a zero-clearance insert--a smart upgrade to any saw.

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New Tools at IWF
by Fine Woodworking editors

Check out our reports from the recent IWF show in Atlanta. Read about innovations in everything from tablesaws to hand planes.

How to Pop the Curl in Cherry
with Mark Schofield

A fail-safe finishing method, when you want some blotchiness to accentuate the grain

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Furniture from Western Hardwoods
by Anissa Kapsales

An audio slideshow featuring woodwork in alder, bay laurel, claro walnut, madrone, and tanoak, plus commentary from the makers

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FWW Poll: Garage as Shop
by Fine Woodworking editors

1 in 3 do their woodworking in an attached garage, and 1 in 4 use all or part of the basement.

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