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Managing Catastrophe

uring a half century in the shop, I’ve taught myself to use steam to inflate bumps on furniture parts, that even deep gashes in the wood can be removed with some clever work with a hand plane or a rasp and sandpaper, how to lengthen mitered parts with

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Residing in Florida with his wife, Ralph is a long-time professional woodworker, author of several woodworking books, and frequently travels around the country giving presentations on various aspects of woodworking. His most recent book, “A Beginner’

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