There are a few conversation topics that are inevitable whenever woodworkers get together; “what is your favorite wood species?”, “what is your...
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Build a DIY Passive Cell Phone Amplifier
If you have a cell phone and enjoy music, you need one of these. This passive cell phone amplifier delivers an 8-10 decibel boost to your phone,...
Continue ReadingAdding Epoxy Accents
Epoxy can add amazing details to your work. This live edge charcuterie board is very nice on its own.
Continue ReadingMake a Knife and Wooden Sheath Using a Blade Kit (Part 2 – the Sheath)
In my last blog article, I got this project underway by adding a Cocobolo handle to a 5” Chef’s Knife Kit from Hock Tools.
Continue ReadingMake a Knife and Wooden Sheath Using a Blade Kit (Part 1 – the knife)
Many of us who create projects in the woodshop also like to apply those creative skills in the kitchen. What better way of bringing these two worlds...
Continue ReadingOnion Skinning for Small Parts on Your CNC
Onion skinning, leaving a paper-thin bit of material at the bottom of a profile cut, is a great way to keep small parts secure on a CNC router.
Continue ReadingBuild a DIY Platform Storage Bed
My son asked for a space-saving bed for his college bedroom. He wanted enough built-in storage to eliminate the need for a dresser.
Continue ReadingCNC: Using a Point Roundover Bit
If you’ve ever used a hand-held router or router table you’re probably familiar with roundover bits. They’re great for easing the edges on your...
Continue ReadingVCarve Pro: Importing Router Bit Profiles
Are you using VCarve Pro to design and toolpath your CNC projects? Let’s look at how you can easily import and add router bits to the software’s Tool...
Continue ReadingLogs to Lumber on a Bandsaw
There are plenty of good reasons for mastering this process: Get species you can’t commercially buy. Control the dimensions of your stock. (Great...
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