Chris de Champlain – video profile
Chris de Champlain, from Val-des-Monts, Quebec, …on design, joinery and staying away from the “flavour of the month.”
Chris de Champlain, from Val-des-Monts, Quebec, …on design, joinery and staying away from the “flavour of the month.”
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Project: Dollhouse
Making a dollhouse is much like building a conventional house – it takes time and patience. While there are a lot of pieces to this challenging project, they are not overly complicated to cut and assemble.
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How to: Lute of illusions
The original Bosch Lute was made in the 1500s. There is only one of them in the world, but a skilled luthier from Saskatoon completed a very similar lute. Learn how he assembled all the pieces that make up the back of his version of the Bosch Lute.
Know your tools: Rasps and files
Files and rasps allow you to carefully remove small amounts of material with a freeform approach, mainly on concave and convex edges. These shaping tools help create and fair gentle curves, fine-tune edges and reduce the amount of sanding needed on some small, rough, 3D surfaces.
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26 – Five tips to make better jigs
