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ASK STEVE: Beginner help with building a garden shed
Updated on July 8th, 2021
I'm looking to build a garden shed, but don't know which way to proceed I can be handy if I put my mind to it, but it...Continue Reading
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How to set up a workshop on a small budget – get y...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
How should a beginner set up a home woodworking shop given a $1000 initial budget What tools make sense to buy...Continue Reading
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What’s the best way to repair damaged areas of veneer ...
Updated on January 21st, 2022
What’s the best way to repair damaged areas of veneer on an old piano I’m restoring I don’t want to replace the...Continue Reading
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Q&A: Choosing the Best Circular Saw
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Q: What’s the best circular saw for building furniture I’m a newbie woodworker, my budget is tight but...Continue Reading
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Finishing Outdoor Wood
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Know your options and enjoy better results Outdoor wood finishing disasters top the list of cries for help I get from...Continue Reading
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Wrapped Profiles are a Convincing Wood Substitute
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Real wood is a great thing, but high-quality substitutes are becoming so convincing that they've got to make you...Continue Reading
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Cut Perfect Mitre Joints in One Trip to the Chopsaw
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Flawless mitres are everything You can get stain-grade trim and casework smooth and pretty, but if your mitres have...Continue Reading
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iVAC WOODWORKING DUST COLLECTION CONTROL: System Turns O...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Switch your tablesaw, planer or other woodworking tools ON, and your dust collector turns ON automatically Switch these...Continue Reading
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12-Inch Non-Sliding Mitre Saw Testing
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Comparing Cuts Steve Maxwell and friends ran various tests on 12-inch chop saws from the following...Continue Reading
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Composite Craftsmanship
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Wood isn't the only material you can plane, rout, mill and join to create refined workshop projects Composite lumber...Continue Reading
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Low VOC Wood Finishes Here to Stay
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Canada is more than six months into a two-year phase-out period for many solvent-based wood finishes, and the changes...Continue Reading
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One-Time Wood Finish is Non-Toxic, Effective and Canadian
Updated on July 8th, 2021
The hassles of keeping outdoor wood looking good prompted me to take a closer look at a product called Eco Wood...Continue Reading