| Review by Mike Lingenfelter | posted 110 days ago | 247 views | 2 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
- Hendrik Varju Jointer and Planer Secrets
- Brand: Hendrik Varju | Category: DVDs
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I heard about this DVD over at Matt's Basement Workshop. I hadn’t hear of Hendrik Varju before that, but I’m glad I know about him now. His DVD on the power Jointer and Planer is one the best woodworking DVDs I’ve watched. It covers all of the techniques you need, to get the most out of your Jointer and Planer. If you are new to using these machines, I highly recommend this DVD. I wish I had had it when I first bought my Jointer and Planer. Many of the mistakes I made he talks about on the DVD. I’ve been using my Jointer and Planer for awhile now, but I still learned some new techniques that have saved me a lot time with these machines.
This is a 2 DVD set and has about 4.5 hours of information on it. He spends a lot time showing you how to deal with concave, convex and twisted boards. He also spends a bit time showing how to read grain direction. Watching the DVD is like taking a class from him. There are very few cuts in the video, most everything is shown in real-time. There is also has some bonus footage on edge-gluing techniques.
You can find out more about Hendrik Varjo over at www.passionforwood.com.
-- Mike
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6 comments so far
Karson
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posted 110 days ago
Mike I just ordered it. I hope it’s good. I’m taking your recomendation.
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Mike Lingenfelter
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posted 110 days ago
I’m sure you will enjoy it. I don’t give something a high rating unless I really mean it.
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Karson
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posted 110 days ago
Great.
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BillCo
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posted 50 days ago
Varju is a regular contributor to Canadian Home Workshop Magazine. He is a very informative fellow.
http://www.canadianhomeworkshop.com/
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Scott Bryan
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posted 43 days ago
Hendrick does a good job of teaching various woodworking subjects. I will have to consider getting a set.
Thanks for the review.
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FloridaUFGator
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posted 29 days ago
Just watched the entire DVD. I won it from the good folks at ‘The Wood Whisperer’. I must say I learned a lot. I’m not a professional by any means so the content was at my level. He does a great job at taking a piece of wood (several for that matter) from rough sawn to a final glue up. The bonus ‘glue-up’ part of the DVD was my favorite (because I seem to mess that up every time). I will say he is VERY detailed and deliberate in his discussion (4 1/2 hrs on 2 DVDs) so if you are looking for a tips-n-tricks DVD this isn’t for you. It is for the amateur woodworker who gets inconsistent results from their jointer and planer and desires a good and repeatable workflow that will provide consistent results. If you are such a person buy this in a hurry. I’m waiting for future releases by Hendrik (I think this is his first and only). He leaves you hanging at the end of the DVD because he doesn’t show you how to flatten the panel he just glued-up. That is on his next DVD (smart marketing :-) – well I will be the first to buy it.
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