Wood is a beautiful home feature, but it’s only as good as the finish that’s applied to it. And truth be told, a lot of people have trouble putting a simple, smooth, effective finish on interior wood. I know because […]
Continue ReadingDETAIL SANDERS: Tips for Using This Key Tool for Outdoor Wood Refinishing
Summer is the season you’re most likely to refinish outdoor trim, door frames, window sashes and finickity woodwork of all kinds, and detail sanders are tools I’ve come to rely on for this kind of work. Also called multitools these days because they can also cut and grind, detail sanders are not for stripping back large expanses of bare wood.
Continue ReadingQ&A: How Can I Dispose of Shavings From My Planer?
Q: I recently bought a benchtop wood planer and have been happily generating bags and bags of sawdust in my workshop. Trouble is, I just found out that my municipality doesn’t accept sawdust as garbage. How can I dispose of […]
Continue ReadingWOODWORKING TOOLS: Three Pieces of Essential Gear You’ll Love
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, shares his three essential woodworking hand tools.
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OUTDOOR WOOD FINISH: 28 Years Experience With One Great Product
Back in 1990, I prepared my first outdoor wood finishing sample to see how a particular product actually performed in the sun, rain and weather over the long haul. Since then I’ve tested many other finishes in the same way, […]
Continue ReadingVIDEO: Fine Woodworking Without Wood
Wood is a wonderful material, but sunshine, rain and seasonal temperature swings can make it look weathered and cracked in short order when it lives outdoors. This is fine for some applications, but not others. That’s what gave me the idea to […]
Continue ReadingCLASSIC KITCHEN CABINETS: Learn How To Build Your Own
If you’re interested in saving tons of money building great kitchen cabinets, built-ins or a bathroom vanity, all while working in your garage or basement, then I’ve got some specific things to show you. In fact, I’ve already started showing people how to build cabinets like the ones you see here.
Continue ReadingAMISH CARPENTERS & CORDLESS TOOLS
Cordless tools have been at the leading edge of the building scene for decades, but not everyone who embraces cordless tools are leading edge people. Take the Amish for instance. Although they call themselves “the plain people”, they dress in […]
Continue ReadingTHICKNESS PLANERS: Tips for Choosing & Using One
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man and a tool master, discusses the thickness planers woodworking power tool.
Continue ReadingCORDLESS TOOLS: Three New Kinds You’ve Probably Never Used – Yet
Power tool technology is the same as every other kind of advancement in the world. New stuff is expensive and exclusive at first, then it gets cheaper and more widely available over time. So what kind of new and interesting […]
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