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CNC: Stop and Restart a Toolpath
Sometimes, in CNC router work, you have to stop a toolpath in mid-path. It could be that you’re called away from the machine, or that the run time on...
Continue ReadingWoodworking Projects: How to Make a Wooden Spatula
Here’s a great gift you can make on your lathe. The handle of this spatula is turned, and the end is shaped using the bandsaw and sanding. Make more...
Continue ReadingFairing Strip with Ruby Twine
A bandsaw is the perfect tool for cutting curves for all sorts of woodworking projects. I like to build arts and crafts style furniture, and many...
Continue ReadingCNC-Cut Hex Driver Tray
Don’t leave all those hex drivers rattling around in a drawer. If you have a CNC router you can easily make a tray for them. Having them standing on...
Continue ReadingNo-Miter Picture Frames
If you never got comfortable cutting perfect miters, or you simply want to make a picture frame with a little different look, this project is for you.
Continue ReadingTurn a Giant Snowman
A fun winter project for any woodturner is to turn a snowman. I often times turn a smaller snowman as a warm-up exercise while I’m getting ready to...
Continue ReadingHow to Turn Bun Feet
For those of us who enjoy both woodworking and woodturning, a great way to bring the two crafts together is to incorporate bun feet into a piece of...
Continue ReadingHow to Turn a Bearded Gnome
Gnomes have become a popular holiday icon, and there’s no better way to make one than on your wood lathe. This is a great project to use up those...
Continue ReadingFive Ways to Lower Your Wood Costs
I remember back when I got started in woodworking, I thought that if I could find good deals on a table saw, planer and bandsaw, that the cost of my...
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