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	<title>Parings - A woodworker's journal &#187; Connoisseurship</title>
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		<title>The rule is the joint</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 12:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having Matt Bickford teaching here in my shop last week, and hosting a meeting for the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, got me to thinking a lot about making things with molding planes. A &#8230; <a href="http://www.acanthus.com/2011/05/26/the-rule-is-the-joint-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Hogarth comes to town.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 12:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I make the shift from primarily making pieces for people to mentoring woodworkers I find myself examining subjects from a whole new perspective. I&#8217;d like to take some time to talk to you today about a subject that is &#8230; <a href="http://www.acanthus.com/2011/05/12/mr-hogarth-comes-to-town/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Connoisseurship Fundamentals 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I talk about furniture connoisseurship, I&#8217;m basically talking about three or four aspects of a piece that make it what it is. If I try to categorize these aspects they break down into design, craftsmanship, materials and finish. Like &#8230; <a href="http://www.acanthus.com/blog/2009/02/19/connoisseurship-fundamentals-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The ground work</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I&#8217;m going to start a whole new project. The education of the masses on what makes one piece of furniture better than another. Sure, we woodworkers would probably look at the construction techniques or the refinement of the carving &#8230; <a href="http://www.acanthus.com/blog/2008/06/05/the-ground-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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