Top Three Thickness Planer Questions & Maintenance Video
Steve answers the top three queries he’s asked about these benchtop woodworking tools.
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METALWORKING: See What Water Jet Cutting Can Do
Water jet cutting is a computer-controlled process that can create crisp, intricate cuts in metal of all kinds. A few years ago I had some parts cut out of mild steel at a shop that specializes in water jet cutting,…
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STAIR TREAD TRICK: See Simple Jig on Video
Are you building or renovating wooden stairs? Or perhaps you need to precisely fit other pieces of wood tightly between two fixed surfaces? You’ll learn something useful with the video below. This is the first video I ever posted online,…
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5 Tips for Turning Rough Lumber Into Fine Woodworking Projects
Check out five handy tips from Steve Maxwell for great mill-it-yourself lumber. Tips you’ll never find in your thickness planer instruction manual.
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POWERFUL WOOD BRIGHTENER: See the Latest Oxygen-Based Product in Action
If you’ve got weathered wood that you’d like to make bright again, or mold stains on any kind of porous surface, you need to see this oxygen-based product in action. It’s pretty amazing. Completely non-toxic, door-free, not harsh on skin…
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How to Apply Waterbased Polyurethane
Many people have trouble finishing interior wood well, especially when using waterbased urethane. The video below can help. It’s part of my self-paced, instructor-led online course called WOOD FINISHING FOR BEGINNERS. Normal cost for the course is $129 USD, but…
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QUALITY & MORALITY: Build Unto Others As You Would Have Them Build for You
If you do anything at all creative with your hands, you might appreciate an idea I call “the challenge of a thousand decisions”. From moment to creative moment we’re all faced with decisions – many of them small – either…
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Marking Tools for Woodworkers
This video comes from my online course “Woodworking for Beginners”, and explains the basics of choosing and using tools to mark wood for cutting. Click below to watch. I think you’ll find some useful tips here.
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Drilling Under a Vehicle Made Easier
Let me show you a simple trick for boring big holes in the unsiderside of vehicle frames. It’s a simple appricud, but makes a BIG difference to the easy and accuracy of your holes.
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QUARTER-SAWN HARDWOOD: How Understanding Wood Grain Improves Your Woodworking
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, explains how to select wood grain depending on how lumber was sawn from the tree.
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MAKE YOUR OWN SHOP-CUT VENEER: Why It’s Easy to Like This Little-Known Woodworking Technique
Never heard of making your own shop-cut veneer for woodworking projects? Let me show you why it’s a powerful technique that’s worth using because it solves problems and makes woodworking better. Sometimes the stability and strength of factory-made hardwood veneered…
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IMPACT DRIVERS FOR SCREWS: Meet the Quietest Model in the World (So Far)
Steve Maxwell is an expert when it comes to tools. In this video he takes apart an impact driver to have an inside look at this power tool.
