Dovetail a Drawer With Frank Klausz

Techniques for Drawers That Fit
Frank Klausz how to cut precise dovetails quickly without jigs or templates, then glue up and fit the finished drawer. In this download you'll see how to:

- Measure and cut drawer parts
- Mark out the dovetails and pins
- Saw accurately with a backsaw
- Chop out the waste
- Locate and cut the bottom groove

Frank Klausz is a European-trained cabinet maker with more than 30 years experience running a professional workshop.

Making Mortise-and-Tenon Joints: with Frank Klausz (Fine Woodworking DVD Workshop.)

Woodworkers rely on the versatile mortise-and-tenon joint for making sturdy frames, panels, stools, tables and stands. Frank Klausz shows you how to make the joint cleanly and quickly, using hand tools or basic woodshop machines.

You will learn about:
- Laying out for handwork
- Chiseling the mortises
- Sawing the tenons
- Laying out for router and handsaw
- Routing the mortises
- Bandsawing the tenons
- Laying out for mortiser and table saw
- Making a hollow-chisel mortiser
- Working tenons on the table saw
Frank Klausz apprenticed and trained in Europe and has been a professional cabinetmaker for over three decades. He operates Frank's Cabinet Shop in Pluckemin, New Jersey, writes about woodworking and teaches classes and workshops.

Mastering Your Bandsaw With Mark Duginski

An expert helps you get optimum performance from your bandsaw
Through his books and magazine articles and in seminars across the country, Mark Duginske has helped thousands of bandsaw owners tweak their wayward machines into precision tune. He will show you how to do that and more, including some really extraordinary bandsaw tricks and techniques.
Among the topics Duginske covers are: cutting cones making bandsawn boxes out of 2-in. thick stock resawing veneer 1/32 in. thick making perfect dovetails cutting tenons resawing boards from firewoodNothing beats the video format for seeing just how an expert handles the bandsaw. Watching this video is like having Duginske himself in your shop, showing you the subtle nuances.

Mastering Woodworking Machines by Mark Duginske

You will learn how to "read" lumber to avoid stock-preparation problems. The DVD will show you how to fine-tune the table saw, band saw, drill press & radial-arm saw. Instructions on making mortise-and-tenon joints on the drill press. How to saw beautifully fitting dovetails on the table saw. How to make a 50-cent device that ensures accuracy to within 0.002 inches.
Mark Duginske's DVD offers a master's insights into machine woodworking and some honest shortcuts that will help you in your journey with basic power tools and how to achieve zero-frustration, complete control woodworking with machines.

Mastering Your Table Saw (Fine Woodworking DVD Workshop)

Kelly Mehler, who makes some of the most beautiful furniture in America, shows you how to get the best out of this essential tool. In this video, Kelly teaches the differences between table saws. You'll discover how to choose the right one for your working style, set it up right the first time, and adjust it so that it runs safely and efficiently.


"This video is excellent in every respect. Kelly Mehler not only knows his subject, he knows how to explain the different ways to use the table saw in a clear and safe way. I appreciate Taunton Press having made this DVD available. "

Hand planes in workshop With Mario Rodriguez

• Learn How Four Basic Planes Can Change the Way You Do Woodworking Woodworking teacher and plane expert Mario Rodriguez shows the basics of using planes and how four basic planes-the jointer, the smooth plane, the shoulder plane, and the block plane-can change the way you do woodworking. In this download, you'll learn how to:
  
• -Tune a plane.
• - Sharpen plane irons.
• -Stand and hold the plane.
• - Joint an edge.
• - Adjust a drawer to perfect fit.
  Mario Rodriguez is a contributing editor of Fine Woodworking magazine and teaches woodworking at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. He also offers workshops on a variety of subjects including plane use and plane building.
  Every classic Fine Woodworking video takes you right into an expert woodworker's shop. You'll see firsthand exactly how to do the work-the tools, the techniques, and the subtle rhythms of each process. Now reissued in a downloadable format, this timeless information is even more accessible.
  

This video is an excellent introduction to the usage of hand planes. You will learn how to tune and use a smoothing plane, jointer plane, block plane and shoulder plane. A good chunk of the video shows you how to tune a stanley Nº4 before you use it for the first time.

Hand Tools with Frank Klausz, A Fine Woodworking DVD Workshop - Taunton Press

Hand Tools with Frank Klausz, A Fine Woodworking DVD Workshop - Taunton Press
Tuning and Using Chisels, Planes and SawsTuning chisels, planes and saws and learning how to use them properly can make your woodworking a hands-on pleasure. These tools can bring a refinement to your work that machines alone cannot produce. In this DVD you will learn how to:

• Sharpen a chisel within minutes .


• Rehabilitate flea market tools.


• Flatten the bottom of a plane.


• Set and sharpen a handsaw.


• Stand and hold a plane.


• Pare accurately with a chisel.


• Saw straight and smoothly

This is a Terrific video for a beginner woodworkers. Frank Klausz has a true knack for teaching, without going over your head. Thats the true sign of a master, he has nothing to prove, just teach.
We're luck that the Tauton Press people didn't go the route some publishers do and overcharge their material.The section on how to tune up old tools, and the demonstration on how new tools are not as sharp as you would assume it is, were very interesting (at least for a novice). I also appreciated the practise routines he added at the end.