How to Mix Stain & Paint With a Drill
Some finishing liquids such as stains and paints need to be mixed throughly after storage and before use. Mixing by hand can take a long time, but you can do a better job and more quickly with a cordless drill…
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“Why Is Urethane Beading Up on the Wooden Table I’m Finishing?”
I regularly get questions from subscribers, and some variation of the one below is fairly common . . . Question: How can I stop polyurethane from beading up on a mahogany table top I’m refinishing? The table came from a…
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How (And Why) to Use a Tubing Notcher
Black iron pipe is a great material for making railings, roll cages, frames and more, the trick is getting the ends to fit well with the sides of neighbouring pipes. Sometimes also called Schedule 40 pipe, and available as galvanized…
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Equip Your Garage Like a Pro
If you’re like many people, your garage is much more than simply where you keep your car. Garages can be used for all kinds of things, from keeping sports equipment to having a private workshop to creating your own personal…
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How to Create a Pickled Wood Finish
Colour and wood grain. This is what a pickled wood finish delivers. It’s a hot visual item these days and it’s each to create. Pickled wood finishes also look gorgeous. Here’s what they’re all about and how to apply them.
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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…
