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    Roland Johnson

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    Roland Johnson describes his start in woodworking as “a bit inauspicious”—he built an 8-ft. racing boat at the tender age of 14 and it sank the first two times he put it in the water. His woodworking has since advanced, and he’s now turned to teaching as a way of paying his hard-earned knowledge forward. A contributing editor to FWW, he recently completed a series of online video classes for Taunton Workshops, available at tauntonworkshops.com. He is also a featured presenter with The Woodworking Shows.

    • Tool review: Laguna's Fusion F1 tablesaw

      Tool review: Laguna’s Fusion F1 tablesaw

      June 29, 2021

      Roland Johnson takes a closer look at the capable, lightweight tablesaw

    • Tuning and Using the Stanley 82 Scraper

      March 10, 2021

      Rollie Johnson shows off one of his favorite hidden-gem hand tools: the Stanley 82 scraper.

    • restoring a block plane

      Restoring Handplanes: Block Plane

      March 3, 2021

      Rollie Johnson shows how to fix up and restore a vintage block plane, converting a clunker into a classic hand tool.

    • Restoring Handplanes: Sharpening and Setup

      February 25, 2021

      Rollie Johnson shows his simple but effective method for sharpening a bench plane and then dials it in to get perfect shavings.

    • Restoring Handplanes: Tuning up Parts

      February 17, 2021

      Rollie Johnson gets his hands dirty in this episode, flattening the mating surfaces of the frog, and the sole of a vintage handplane.

    • Restoring Handplanes: Cleaning and Repairing

      February 10, 2021

      Rollie Johnson demonstrates how to clean up an old handplane using something you might already have in your refrigerator: cola.

    • Restoring Handplanes: The Parts of a Bench Plane

      February 3, 2021

      Learn about the anatomy of a bench plane and what each part does.

    • Restoring Handplanes: All About Stanley Planes

      January 27, 2021

      Rollie Johnson talks about the history of Stanley bench planes and explains what to look for when buying one.

    • Restoring Vintage Handplanes with Rollie Johnson: Introduction

      January 27, 2021

      Rejuvenating an old Stanley Bailey plane is a great way to get started handplaning without breaking a slim woodworking budget.

    • Restoring vintage handplanes with Roland Johnson

      January 27, 2021

      Woodworking expert Roland Johnson teaches you how to tear down and rebuild three classic handplanes.

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