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    • Weekend Courses
      • Sharpening & Tuning Hand Tools
      • Cabinetmaking Fundamentals
      • Wood Machining
      • Making and Fitting a Dovetailed Drawer
    • 3-5 DAY COURSES by Skill
      • SKILLS WEEK – Sharpening & Essential Cabinet Making Hand Skills
      • JOINTS WEEK – Making a Table
      • DRAWER WEEKEND – Making and Fitting a Dovetailed Drawer
      • ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION TECHNIQUES
      • POLISHING WEEK – French Polishing & Modern Hand Finishes
      • VENEERING – Making a Games Board
      • LAMINATING – Making a Box with a Curved Lid
      • SHAPING A SEAT – Making a Bar Stool
      • FITTING LOCKS & HINGES – Making a Decorative Box
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      • Project – Making a Danish Corded Stool
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Fundamentals with John Lloyd – Top of the Blocks

With a rash of new block planes appearing, John Lloyd asks what they’re really for.

British Woodworking Apr/May 2010

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