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		<title>Secrets of Happy Grinding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grinding bevels on your tools doesn't have to be scary.  These three tips will take most of the fear and danger out of the procedure, keep your tools square and shiny (not blue) and get you back to work quickly.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jszcbf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5418875&amp;post=581&amp;subd=jszcbf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finishing for Non-Finishers, Part V</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you begin&#8230;STOP! Careful assembly and surface preparation go a long way to making your finishing techniques pay off.  Said differently, no finish can (or will) cover up every blemish you might leave by not preparing the surface carefully.  In fact, most experienced woodworkers would agree that applying a finish tends to magnify poor surface [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jszcbf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5418875&amp;post=501&amp;subd=jszcbf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Finishing Schedule Notes</media:title>
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		<title>Finishing for Non-Finishers, Part IV</title>
		<link>http://jszcbf.wordpress.com/2010/11/13/finishing-for-non-finishers-part-iv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Woodworking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the fourth post of this series, we discuss the steps of careful assembly that help protect the furniture surfaces created during fabrication.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jszcbf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5418875&amp;post=492&amp;subd=jszcbf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finishing for Non-Finishers, Part III</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 04:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Woodworking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applying a finish]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this third post in the series, we discuss the role of hand tools and of sanding when preparing surfaces for finishing.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jszcbf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5418875&amp;post=482&amp;subd=jszcbf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finishing for Non-Finishers, Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 04:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Woodworking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Part II of this series, we begin to view finishing as a process, rather than a discrete step in furniture making.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jszcbf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5418875&amp;post=473&amp;subd=jszcbf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finishing for Non-Finishers, Part I</title>
		<link>http://jszcbf.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/finishing-for-non-finishers-part-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Woodworking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever had a real problem finishing a project?  This series of posts might be just what you need.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jszcbf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5418875&amp;post=469&amp;subd=jszcbf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grinding by Hand &#8211; The Old-Fashioned Way</title>
		<link>http://jszcbf.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/grinding-by-hand-the-old-fashioned-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sharpening]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[grinding base]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[James Krenov]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grinding tools doesn't have to be a loud, scary experience.  This post describes my hand grinding setup and offers detailed drawings of the shop-built grinder support and tool rest.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jszcbf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5418875&amp;post=414&amp;subd=jszcbf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: The Perfect Edge, by Ron Hock</title>
		<link>http://jszcbf.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/book-review-the-perfect-edge-by-ron-hock/</link>
		<comments>http://jszcbf.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/book-review-the-perfect-edge-by-ron-hock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A review of Ron Hock's new book on tool sharpening, The Perfect Edge.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jszcbf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5418875&amp;post=356&amp;subd=jszcbf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Perfect Tool</title>
		<link>http://jszcbf.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/the-perfect-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every woodworker has a favorite tool.  But what makes the "perfect" tool?  Is there such an animal?  I think so.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jszcbf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5418875&amp;post=350&amp;subd=jszcbf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Humility, Part II</title>
		<link>http://jszcbf.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/humility-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Woodworking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hand Tools]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[honing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Krenov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharpening]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The second article about tuning up a James Krenov wooden hand plane.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jszcbf.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5418875&amp;post=341&amp;subd=jszcbf&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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