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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Char Miller-King]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cutting angle is the key to success with these workshop workhorses. Here's why it matters.]]></description>
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		<title>A lot of lessons in this sanding block</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might learn a thing or two in this video by William NG.]]></description>
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		<title>Workshop tip: Easy way to hide damage</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glue mixed with dry chips and dust gives a seamless patch.]]></description>
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		<title>Chairmaker&#8217;s Planes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On overview of the specialty planes that chairmakers have used for centuries.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use your shop sanders to help take the tedium out of the process of sanding.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hand-sanding, planing, and scraping can be better than power sanding for certain applications.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 15:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christian Becksvoort]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One reader asks Chris Becksvoort if sanding too fine will interfere with finishing.]]></description>
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		<title>Tips and Techniques for Taming Tearout</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 14:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don't let gnarly grain stand in your way. Gary Rogowski outlines his strategies for handplaning woods that are prone to tearout.]]></description>
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		<title>Workshop Tip: Align sander disks faster</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 20:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dowels make it easier to line up disks perfectly and quickly.]]></description>
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