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...
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Woodworking 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,...
Continue ReadingMeet David Sterling: The World's First One-Armed Professional Bowl Turner
US Combat Veteran David Sterling earned a Purple Heart for wounds received in the line of duty and a Silver Star for valorous actions during his...
Continue ReadingCNC A Live Edge Desk Tray Organizer
If you need a little help keeping your desk organized this project is right up your alley. It’ll store your phone, pens, flash drives, SD cards…....
Continue ReadingIf you’re like many woodworkers, you occasionally watch a woodworking video on YouTube and say to yourself “I could do that.” You might even say “I...
Continue ReadingDry Your Own Lumber
One of the biggest boons to sourcing hardwood lumber has been my lumber kiln. Before having the ability to kiln dry my own lumber, I was reliant on...
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