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It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of yet another woodworking friend. Daniel Carter, from https://itswood.com/. Daniel was a pioneer in world of woodwork podcasting and I had pleasure of being his guest recently. Working with him on that session showed me how skillful a podcaster he was. His ability to keep guests on topic and to keep the flow of the podcast during the recording was clearly evident to me. When our podcasting recording ... 

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It's interesting to me how woodworking tips on one topic and lead to another tip on a different topic, even when they are not related. Like saving glue (which is not one of the topics of this article) and how that can spin itself into getting better use from paints and finishing products (which is here ... later on).

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/RuYRuaxdA9g

In these cases, personally, I am less concerned about the costs of replacing the materials which compared with the lost time in productivity not to mention the workflow time, which is often far more expensive than the materials. For me, it's frustrating to open a can of paint or similar finishing material and find that it's dried out or has formed such a thick top crust it almost makes the material valueless especially if you have to pick out chunks of dried paint or whatever inside before you can even use it ...
** CHECK OUT**  PODCAST of Daniel Carter with Colin Knecht  (approx 45 min.) listen here - http://bit.ly/2XU8HQL

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Wood clamps are a MUST for every woodworker, in fact, I have heard it said many times "you can never have too many wood clamps" and I know there are many times this is true, and for me, they often seem to be just out of my reach when I need them most.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/5mW-FSzR96w

I recently decided to upgrade some of my very old and original pipe clamps with some new bar clamps from Bessy ... and try them out. So far I have three different kinds and I do like them, the problem now is that they don't really fit in the rack that I build many, many years ago, so time to re-vamp the workshop one - more - time ... 

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I'm not sure how I got mixed up in my numbering sequence for the Subscriber Tips and Tricks, but I think I have it sorted out now ... but at least the content is the same ... and this episode doesn't have a theme because I just picked a few that really stood out for me as some of the ideas that I know I could use in my shop ...

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/bOYa0DUwcKw

What I liked about all of these submissions, they were simple, to the point, and easy for most of us to be able to use in our shops.

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The biscuit joiner was invented around 1955 in Europe with the intention it would help cabinet makers using particleboard, MDF, and plywoods in making stronger and more accurate joints using these materials. It was soon discovered that a biscuit joiner could also be used in natural woods too.

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One of the main purposes of a biscuit joiner for anyone using natural woods was to use it for making connections for aligning narrow boards together to make a wider board. Using biscuits to help keep natural boards aligned for glue-ups became something of a standard but not everyone experienced success with this practice, including me. If you are getting good results, congrats, many people are not and this article is to help assist those who are having problems with getting good results. 

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