DVD's

Woodworking Secret: Tips & Techniques
by Jim Heavey

Jim Heavey has been educating and inspiring audiences from coast to coast at The Woodworking Shows for 8 years running. Now you can bring Jim into your own home with these info-packed video DVD's featuring his best tips and techniques for woodworking success. Jim’s easy-to-follow approach will change your shop ways—and results—forever!

On this info-filled DVD you’ll learnhttp://www.ptreeusa.com.

• The 4 essential steps to squaring your stock
• How to duplicate any project part quickly and accurately
• How to choose the right saw blade for any task, and MORE!

Discover shop-proven, time-tested methods for becoming more effective—and more resourceful—in your shop. Using these expert tips from WOOD® magazine’s Jim Heavey, you’ll tackle every project with more confidence than ever before. You’ll work smarter, quicker, and with greater success, regardless of your skill level. Packed with great ideas, essential skills, and advanced techniques, this DVD is destined to become your go-to video resource. You’ll be amazed as you enjoy your shop time as never before.

Intro to Woodworking Machines
by Wood Magazine

Interested in woodworking, but intimidated by all the machinery? WOOD magazine Projects Editor Craig Ruegsegger takes you on a complete tour of woodworking power tools. Watch and learn the safe operations of the tablesaw, router, lathe, bandsaw, planer, jointer, scrollsaw, drill press, mitersaw, and more. An indispensable resource for anyone starting out in woodworking.

In this video you'll learn:

• What each tool does and how to operate them safely.
• What to look for when buying tools for your shop.
• The best tools for the work you do.

Pocket Hole Joinery Router Tables
by John Sillaots

The Pocket Hole Solution to Router Tables

No workshop is complete without a sturdy router table to complete all of your shaping operations. Why not build one that will last a lifetime with plywood and the simplicity of pocket hole joinery.

Router Tables Made Easy
by Marc Sommerfeld

Build your own customized router table, or get the most from your Sommerfeld's Routing System. Marc's new DVD includes all of his latest tips, techniques and router table secrets. If you're one of the thousands who own one of the tables Marc has designed, you know his knack for creative solutions to every woodworking challenge. Now you can see all of his latest ideas in one informative, entertaining DVD. Study Marc's techniques at your convenience, then enjoy the ever-expanding world of woodworking on the router table.

Approximately: (120 min.)

Small Shop Tips & Techniques
with Jim Cummins

Simple steps to making the most of a small shop

Now, this timeless topic can be yours on DVD! With Small Shop Tips & Techniques, you can make the most of your small shop. Expert woodworker Phil Lowe shows you how to expand your shop's capabilities just by improving your woodworking techniques. You'll discover new approaches and methods of bandsawing a box, making a marking gauge from scrap, and cutting precise angled joints.

You'll also learn how to:

• Get a bandsaw to work properly
• Expand the role of your drill press
• Tune up a chisel
• Sharpen twist drill bits
• Make machines and hand tools work together

The next best thing to a private lesson. Small Shop Tips & Techniques takes you right into expert woodworker Jim Cummins' shop for an unforgettable 60-minute lesson. You'll see firsthand exactly how to do the work -- the tools, the techniques, and the subtle rhythms of each process.

Impossible to miss a single step! Go directly to the chapter you want to watch and replay it as often as you want. Master it before you move on.

Small Shop Projects
with Mark Cumminns

Transform small scrap into valued treasure

Now, this timeless topic can be yours on DVD! With Small Shop Projects, you can become a wizard at creating beautiful keepsakes from scraps. Expert woodworker Jim Cummins shows you how to transform small scraps into valued treasures. You'll learn several variations on making intriguing boxes http://www.ptreeusa.com. and discover a level of precision and technical wizardry that enhances all of your work.

You'll also learn how to:

• Match grain in hexagonal boxes
• Set up a saw for multi-sided boxes
• Create a sliding fulcrum lid
• Build a puzzle box
• Make splined mitered doors

The next best thing to a private lesson. Small Shop Projects takes you right into expert woodworker Jim Cummins' shop for an unforgettable 60-minute lesson. You'll see firsthand exactly how to do the work -- the tools, the techniques, and the subtle rhythms of each process.

Impossible to miss a single step! Go directly to the chapter you want to watch and replay it as often as you want. Master it before you move on!

Monster Workbench
with Matt Kenney

Fine Woodworking Video Workshop Series #2
with Digital Plans

Build a bench so big and impressive, it’s called The Monster. The answer to every woodworker’s dream, this bench is perfect for hand- and power-tool use. Plus, it features a thick top on a sturdy base with both glued and knockdown mortise-and-tenon joints, along with twin-screw vise and plenty of useful dog holes. Because this video leaves nothing to chance, you really can make it.

(Approximately 30 minutes)

Build a Hybrid Roubo Workbench
with John Tetreault

Fine Woodworking Video Workshop Series #5
with Digital Plans

Build one of today’s most popular benches. In under one hour, you can learn what it takes to build the iconic bench everyone wants to own with Build a Hybrid Roubo Workbench. Woodworker John Tetreault, who specializes in using reclaimed lumber, walks you through the entire project and offers expert guidance at critical steps on this DVD, that includes a Bonus SketchUp Plan.

(Approximately 50 minutes)

Basic Workbench with Built-in Storage
with Philip C. Lowe

Fine Woodworking Video Workshop Series #19
with Digital Plans

Build a master furniture maker’s favorite bench. In this Fine Woodworking workshop DVD, award-winning craftsman Philip C. Lowe will show you how to build the workbench that’s been his trusty workshop companion for 40 years

Don't let the size fool you! Despite its relatively small footprint, this bench offers woodworkers big benefits: It easily fits in most shops and is nicely proportioned, allowing you to reach your work from all four sides. And, the design offers loads of storage down below for stowing your favorite tools.

Master a variety of traditional joinery techniques. As you build your own version of Philips workbench, you'll expand your know-how on these important topics:

• Joinery preparation
• Mortise-and-tenon joinery
• Sliding dovetails
• Gluing up the base
• Benchtop construction
• Dovetailed drawers
• Door and bench dogs

(Approximately 80 minutes)

Not-So-Big Workbench
with Ed Pirnik

Fine Woodworking Video Workshop Series #15
with Digital Plans

A compact bench for limited space. Workworker Ed Pirmik shows you how to build this 5-foot bench designed to double as a tool center. Built using traditional pinned mortise-and-tennon joinery, it features two banks of drawers for plenty of hand tool storage. Intended for handplanes use, the bench is outfitted with a customized housing for a plane stop, right beside the vise for easy access. Digital sketchUp Plan included.

Topics Include:

• Sizing parts and mortising
• Tenons & Foot Details
• Gluing Up a Solid Base
• Building Tool Storage
• Fitting Drawers
• Adding Faise Fronts & Hardware
• Crafting The Benchtop
• Vise Installation and Finish

(Approximately 132 minutes)

Complete Guide to Workbenches, Tool Stands and Carts
by Wood Magazine

On this comprehensive disc, you will learnhttp://www.ptreeusa.com.

• Construct a workbench that fits your needs.
• Keep benchtop tools handy but out of the way between uses.
• Mobilize shop equipment for space-saving flexibility.
• Build router tables, mitersaw stands, and more.
• Improve shop efficiency with versatile, east-to-build carts.
• Add handy sawhorses and other work supports to your shop.

Included on this info-packed disc:

• Hundreds of time-and money-saving shop tips.
• Step-by-step instructions for more than 50 shop-improving projects.
• 14 how-to-videos

Small Tool Cabinet
with Garrett Hack

Fine Woodworking Video Workshop Series #4
with Digital Plans

Learn the secrets of hand-tool expert Garret Hack Sliding dovetails make this project a stand-out success

Use our expert’s tips to work smarter. This seasoned pro found a better way to build wall cabinets – and so can you. See how he uses sliding dovetails and an unorthodox face frame for greater strength and better looks. All your projects will turn out better when you learn his techniques for creating shop-made moldings and bandings, precise mitered corners, and perfectly fitting doors and drawers, Build this cabinet and build your skills.

(Approximately 66 minutes)

Complete Guide to 200 Plus Shop Jigs
by Wood Magazine

Improve the Accuracy and Effectiveness of Nearly Every Tool in Your Shop

• Detailed plans for jigs that improve the accuracy, effectiveness, speed, and safety of nearly every tool in your shop.
• More than 25 bonus project plans that put these hard-working jigs to use, including furniture plans, gift plans, and outdoor plans.
• 9 videos that provide an in-depth look at how to get the most from your jigs.

Complete Guide to1,600 Plus Shop Tips
by Wood Magazine

On this comprehensive disc, you will learnhttp://www.ptreeusa.com.

• Utilize jigs and fixtures for increased safety and efficiency.
• Improve the accuracy of your woodworking tools.
• Solve shop problems quickly and cleverly.
• Turn household items into handy workshop helpers.
• Measure and mark accurately.

Included on this info-packed disc:

• More than 1,600 tips from WOOD magazine readers and editors.
• 15 videos and slide shows packed with tips.
• Nearly 30 years worth of woodworking wisdom.