FURNITURE MAKING TECHNIQUES takes you through different ways of making furniture, start to finish. Marc discusses simple ways to design furniture and explores form, function, ornamentation, and the process of woodworking. Other topics that Marc covers are understanding how wood works, the difference between air dried and kiln dried wood, preparing stock, joinery, sharpening scrapers and chisels, making cabriole legs, sculpting wood, and adhesives. He even shares his secrets to achieving a perfect finish.

FURNITURE MAKING PROJECTS involves you in the step-by-step process of making three wonderful furniture pieces. The first piece is a Maloof style nightstand that will fit beautifully in any room. The second is an Arts & Craft style bookcase that features through mortise and tenons, a door that has bridal and lap joints, a frame and panel back, and adjustable shelves. The final piece is a wonderful sculpted table with cabriole legs and flowing hard and soft lines. These three projects are gorgeous, challenging, and most of all satisfying. 

FURNITURE MAKING PROJECTS is a video that will teach you the process of design, layout, stock selection, milling procedures, joinery, assembly, and sanding techniques. This video gives you the opportunity to see first hand how a master craftsman makes furniture that will last a lifetime. Approximate running time: 90 minutes 

FINISHING TECHNIQUES answers all your questions about finishes, how they work, and how to apply them. Marc starts by explaining common, but sometimes confusing, finishing terminology. He guides you through the process of preparing the wood before you finish, including lumber selection, managing mill marks, sanding, and removing glue. Because coloring wood presents a handful of challenges, Marc demonstrates how to apply stains and even how to ebonize wood. Choosing a protective finish can be difficult. Marc not only discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each finish but also demonstrates how to safely and flawlessly apply oils, varnish, polyurethane, shellac, lacquer, and water-based finishes.
 
 FINISHING TECHNIQUES is a video that everyone from the beginner to the professional will be grateful for. Marc challenges you with 14 separate practice sessions that are certain to improve your finishing skills. Approximate running time:90 minutes 

SHARING SECRETS, METHODS OF WORK shows over 150 different methods of work that will surely make the process of woodworking easier for anyone. Marc covers design and layout ideas, shaping wood tips, assembly solutions, repairing tricks, special jigs and fixtures, and finishing secrets. There is also a special section on how to tune up and maintain your machines to keep them running perfectly. What more could you ask from a video?
 
 SHARING SECRETS, METHODS OF WORK is an informative video by an accomplished craftsman that will surely expand your woodworking techniques. You will refer to this resource again and again. Approximate running time: 90 minutes 

Available only with purchase of 4 - 7 or all 10 videos as a free gift. 

WOODSHOP SAFETY is a video that everyone who works with wood needs to review. This video starts off with a discussion of general shop safety rules that includes personal safety, tool limitations, and the 12" and 3" rule. Marc covers the importance of understanding control, guards, shields, push sticks, stops, and pinch points. Much attention is given to ways to eliminate kickback, feed rates, cutting depths, and how to stand at each machine. Marc walks you through safety on the power miter saw, jointer, band saw, planer, table saw, router table, and edge and disk sanders.
 
 WOODSHOP SAFETY is an informative video presented by one of the leading experts in America on woodshop safety. The purpose of this video is to create an awareness of shop safety that makes your woodworking experiences pleasurable, not painful. THINK BEFORE YOU CUT. Approximate running time: 45 minutes 

Takes you through the process of making cabinets that you will take pride in and enjoy for years to come. Begins with the design and layout of both kitchen cabinets and furniture type cabinetry, as well as choosing your materials and stock preparation. Also covered is carcass construction, making drawers, doors, mounting the hardware, making the top and installing exterior moldings. There is a special segment on finishing and maintaining your projects. 

Illustrates the basic ways of joining wood, selecting a joint and what joints to use. The joints covered in this video include dovetails cut by hand, half-blind dovetails, how to cut and layout drawers as well as making sliding dovetails on a router table. It also includes hand cutting and machine cutting mortise and tenon joints, compound miters, and the hip joint. Marc shows you the tools of the trade, both hand and power tools, as well as tuning them up and the sharpening process. There is also a special section on adhesives. 

Covers many aspects of laminate fabrication. Some of the aspects Marc discusses are how laminates are manufactured, cutting techniques, substrates, adhesives, post forming, edging and edge bonding as well as use of a vacuum press.

The Art of Working with Veneer and Marquetry illustrates many creative ways in working with veneer and the art of marquetry. Marc covers the selecting, handling, flattening, and drying of veneer as well as what glues to use and how to press the veneer. Also covered are knife cutting techniques, what tools to use, the repairing of veneer, substrate selection and preparation for pressing.  Running time 89 minutes.

Advanced Router Jigs & Fixtures illustrates many creative ways to utilize your router. Marc discusses the many types of routers available today, router maintenance, what to look for when purchasing a bit, helpful routing techniques and how to build several unique jigs and fixtures to help in your woodworking projects.

How to create cope and style door joints, mortise and tenons, fake dovetails, inlays, circles and ellipses are among the exiting techniques Marc Adams shares. Running time 60 minutes

Wood Bending Techniques illustrates many creative ways to bend wood. Marc discusses wood selection, bending wood properties, understanding compression/tension, potential bending failures, adhesives, and proper conditioning. 

Other subjects Marc shares are molds and bending fixtures, hot pipe and steam bending, kerf cut bending, laminate bending, taper laminate bending, double taper laminate bending as well as use of a vacuum press.

Running time 69 minutes.