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We've moved! Starting today, you can now find your favorite community-contributed woodworking video blog on our new community platform, which will grow over the next few weeks to include a network of FineWoodworking.com blogs and those created by our loyal community of woodworkers.

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This blog will remain as an archive until we've moved all of our posts to the new platform, which could take a while :)

Krenov's Repair Shop
Time: 2:47
Via: San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate.com
Produced by: Eric Luse 

A special thanks goes out to TinaK over in the Knots forum for bringing to our attention the above video profile of California woodworker James Krenov, published this week on the Web site of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Fine Woodworking editor David Heim recently traveled to Fort Bragg and had the opportunity to record a video interview with Krenov. We've also written about him a few times in the magazine, most recently with a photo-rich interview by publisher Anatole Burkin. But we can never get enough of the celebrated woodworker, especially as he heads into his golden years.

High Speed Staircase Baluster
Time: 2:35
Submitted by: Peter Galbert, Chair Notes
Bethel, New York

Watching a woodworking project take shape in real time can sometimes feel like watching the grass grow. Progress takes time and that just doesn't play well on video. Peter Galbert, a chairmaker who specializes in green wood furniture, came up with a solution for us project voyeurs: Speed up the tape.

In the above video Peter takes us fast-forward through the production of a staircase baluster. An audio voice-over details the process, which includes using a paper template and calipers to size and shape the billet. For some how-to on the tools and techniques used in this video, visit our Turning channel.

Glue and Let Dry: Part One
Time: 3:35
Submitted by: Tommy McDonald, The Rough Cut Show
Canton, Mass.

This mission, should you choose to accept  it is to follow Tommy as he makes a trip to Newtown, Conn., to meet with the editors of Fine Woodworking. In this first installment (embedded above) Tommy and crew begin their adventure through the pouring rain as they drive the two-hour stretch along the Mass Pike and into Connecticut's woodworker country.

We can't wait to see what happens in the next two installments. Obviously we were present for most of the filming. Our question is what part of his trip don't we know about. Stay tuned...

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