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Dovetailed Memento Box w/ Bill Anderson

The Woodwright's School 89 A Hillsboro St, Pittsboro

This workshop is geared for the complete beginning dovetailer – a great opportunity to help out Santa and his elves with a handmade present for someone special! You will learn two types of dovetails to complete this project, which is 6” by 8” and 3” deep with a beveled. sliding top. We will use a

Dovetailed Memento Box w/ Bill Anderson

The Woodwright's School 89 A Hillsboro St, Pittsboro

This workshop is geared for the complete beginning dovetailer – a great opportunity to help out Santa and his elves with a handmade present for someone special! You will learn two types of dovetails to complete this project, which is 6” by 8” and 3” deep with a beveled. sliding top. We will use a

Hand Saw Sharpening

The Woodwright's School 89 A Hillsboro St, Pittsboro

You will learn to sharpen a rip panel saw (5-7 tpi) and a crosscut panel saw (7-10 tpi).  We'll study saw anatomy, restoring antique saws, and discuss merits of various sawsets, saw vises and saw tooth geometry.  Finally, we'll work on rip and crosscut sawing techniques both with panel saws and with backsaws. Bring your