Give your bottles of wine a special place by making this wine rack with your CNC router. It’s made from ½” plywood, has an epoxy accent and relies...
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Woodworking glue-ups can be complicated, which causes stress for many woodworkers. The risk is that you are unable to complete the assembly before...
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What’s a Drag Knife? When you think about using your CNC router you probably think about cutting wood, non-ferrous metal, or plastic using a router...
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What are the top jigs and fixtures used in a well-equipped woodshop? In addition to a solid assortment of quality power tools, you’ll want to...
Continue ReadingHow To Use Grain Filler To Improve Wood Finish
When finishing a porous hardwood such as oak or walnut, the open pore structure can cause your final surface to appear coarse and rippled rather than...
Continue ReadingWoodworking Joints For Cabinet Drawers
If you build furniture long enough, you’ll encounter a need to build drawer boxes. Want to tackle a home renovation involving cabinets? You’ll need...
Continue ReadingCommon CO2 Laser Materials 101
Most of the laser jobs that I work on are either done on wood or on plastic. I would also say that these are the two most common choices of materials...
Continue ReadingFive Tips for Starting a Woodworking YouTube Channel
In a recent blog, I presented some reasons why I think you should consider starting a YouTube channel to share your woodworking with the world. If...
Continue ReadingCNC: Create Interlocking Joints
This style of woodworking joint goes by a few different names; cross lap, cross halving, half lap… But no matter what you call it this is a great...
Continue ReadingWorking With Rough Lumber 101
One of the advantages of having a full compliment of woodworking tools is the ability to handle rough sawn lumber. If you’re a serious woodworker,...
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