Here’s a bottle opener with a unique design that you can quickly produce in quantities. The cute little opener costs virtually nothing to make, and...
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Make a Mortise and Tenon Joint
If you own a router table you can easily produce a mortise and tenon joint. Commonly used in furniture construction (tables and chairs) mortise and...
Continue ReadingHow To Make a Router Table Lock Rabbet Joint
I love the lock rabbet joint. It’s incredibly strong, providing lots of glue surface and mechanical grab between the parts. With these set up tricks...
Continue ReadingWoodworking Projects: Make a Log Cookie Coffee Table
Log cookies, or rounds as they are also know, can be the beautiful foundation for your next woodworking project. Add hairpin legs, and just like that...
Continue ReadingHow To Make Hand-Cut Bowties
Bowties (also called butterflies) provide a great way to stabilize cracks. Creating your bowties from scratch allows you to make them any size you...
Continue ReadingGet Professional Results with Wipe-on Polyurethane
You’ve poured your heart and soul into a woodworking project, and demonstrated your proficiency in the craft. Now it’s time to put apply a finish,...
Continue ReadingHow To Turn Pictures Into Wooden Engravings
Use your CNC router, and a little wood stain, to turn pictures into engravings. The process produces a tintype appearance.
Continue ReadingMeasuring Tablesaw Dust Collection Efficiency
If you’ve ever wanted to improve dust collection at the tablesaw, knowing how to measure its current efficiency is a great place to start. Obviously,...
Continue ReadingHow To Create a Painted Letter Sign
Sign making on a CNC router is very common. The letters you cut will really pop if they’re painted. Here’s an easy way to mask off the sign before...
Continue ReadingHow to Install Inset Drawers with a Perfect Gap
Sometimes a furniture project calls for inset drawers, and it can be a humbling experience to try to install the drawer fronts with a consistent gap...
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