Beginner's Guide to CNC Machining in Wood

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Ralph’s book on CNC programming and operation hit the book shelves on September 21st, 2021. Order your own copy today from Amazon.

Throughout the book Ralph takes you step by step through projects that are designed to teach the next skill set. You’ll start by programming and cutting a spoil board for your CNC as well as clamps to hold stock for future projects.

You’ll learn to use your CNC to make jigs and fixtures that work with your other woodworking machines to improve your entire shop as well as making entire projects on your CNC.

Ralph has been programming CNCs in commercial wood shops since 1994 and has taught operators in dozens of shops all over the US and Caribbean.

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“Many understand and can share the science behind CNC technology. Others possess the creativity to explore the artistic opportunities which a CNC router grants. Ralph Bagnall is among the few who have mastered both.” -Todd Damon, President, Axiom Tool Group, Inc.

“This is a "Must Have" for anyone contemplating a CNC in their shop.
I purchased a CNC that according to the salesman- would make my other tools obsolete.
Ralph came and trained our staff and turned a "buyers remorse" decision into another valuable tool in our pattern shop.” -Tom Lepisto, President, Hoyle Stone Products

Frontier Logs Play Set

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Frontier Logs Play Set

Create an heirloom-quality gift that kids - and kids at heart - will play with for decades.

Using common lumber and basic woodworking tools, Ralph walks you through how to make all parts for this log cabin-style building set, and including two simple indexing jigs that allow you to quickly, accurately and safely cut all the notches.

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Log Cabin Bird House Plans

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Log Cabin Bird House Plans

Based on a popular children's building set we all grew up with, this design is easily adapted to building birdhouses and feeders. 

Because the birdhouse and bird feeder are likely to be used outdoors, these plans have been designed to use dimensional cedar readily available at any home center. Cedar is a great choice for these projects because it is naturally insect and weather resistant. The building set's design allows for making the feeder and birdhouse shown, or any layout you can create with the logs.

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Sand Shading

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Sand Shading

Sand Shading: Mastering the "Hot Sand" Method for Shading Inlays is Ralph's exploration of this ancient technique. Many antique woodworking books mention hot sand, but none actually describe the technique. Ralph takes you along as he explores how to get the best results using heated sand to scorch veneers to provide depth and shading.

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