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WOOD CARVING CLASSIC: How to Make Letters & Numbers By Hand
Updated on April 3rd, 2020
UPDATED 3Apr2020: It’s funny what sticks with you from childhood One of my earliest woodworking memories is of my...Continue Reading
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HOW TO CHOOSE A JIGSAW: A Detailed Power Tool Sort-Out
Updated on July 9th, 2020
UPDATED 27Feb2020 + video below: As a teenager in the 1970s, I originally understood that a jigsaw was a hand-held...Continue Reading
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SHOP VACS 101: Learn the Basics of Choosing a Great Model
Updated on February 21st, 2020
Chances are good that if you’re interested in making your home a better place, a workshop vacuum isn’t on the...Continue Reading
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WOOD PLANER TUNE-UP: How to Keep That Smooth Wood Coming
Updated on February 8th, 2020
UPATED 7Feb2020 + video below: To be a successful woodworker, you also need to be something of a mechanic I was...Continue Reading
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CHISELS & PLANES: Why These Hand Tools Still Make Sense
Updated on April 24th, 2021
Fancy power tool technology generates its own hype, and that’s why you don’t hear much about hand tools in the...Continue Reading
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BUILD YOUR OWN TRADITIONAL FACE FRAME CABINETS: VIDEO #23 – BEVELLING RAISED PANELS
Updated on February 15th, 2021
UPDATED 3Jan2020 + video: The teaching video below shows how to create solid wood raised panels using a hand plane...Continue Reading
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GALVANIZED PIPE THREADER: See Amazing (and Super-Strong) Cordless Milwaukee Threader in Action
Updated on December 6th, 2019
In this week’s video episode, learn how threads are cut on steel pipes with a machine a Milwaukee cordless...Continue Reading
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DOWEL JOINERY: Why It’s Easy to Love This Great Woodworking Technique
Updated on October 10th, 2020
If I had to choose just one method to connect project parts for the rest of my woodworking career, the dowel joint...Continue Reading
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Q&A of the Week: Workshop Wall Treatment
Updated on October 12th, 2019
Q: What should I put on the interior walls of a garage I’m converting to a workshop I’ve kicked the car out and...Continue Reading
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How to Dry Wood
Updated on August 24th, 2019
Q: How can I dry wood quickly And more specifically, is there any way I can get freshly cut birch lumber dry...Continue Reading