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As an aspiring woodworker you will inevitably seek to increase your skill and knowledge in the area of joinery. There are many woodworking joints, some more difficult than others, of which a few stand out as being essential to the craft. In my opinion there are 7 joints that, to be an accomplished woodworker,
There are many options when it comes to which doweling jig you should buy. They come in all variations, shapes, sizes, levels of accuracy and capacity. When I was looking for one myself I unintentionally compiled a lot of research on the topic. Having all this information available I thought that some of you, out there in the woodworking ether, would benefit from having an article available covering the topic.
Making money as a woodworker has been a dream of mine for quite some time. The idea of earning a living doing something I love is very appealing to me… as it is to most people I think. This dream recently led me down a path of research in an attempt to figure out what I should sell as a product(s).
As a woodworker I have been reading articles and listening to YouTube videos about what to consider when starting a new furniture project for what seems to be many years. One of the topics that I have known about and have neglected purposefully has been wood movement.
When I started researching information for this article I didn’t realize how dangerous and expensive of an endeavor this form of wood burning would reveal itself to be. It is possible to make a DIY Lichtenberg Fractal burning device, relatively cheaply I might add, but is it worth the inherent danger that it presents.
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Learn how to modify the low cost Harbor Freight single stage dust collector into a two stage fine dust filter and chip separator. I walk you through building the thein baffle, also known as the chip separator, and the fine dust filter step by step.
Help your spouse organize their scarf collection with this easy weekend project. Made entirely from 2x4 lumber and a single dowel, this project can free up drawer space and make your scarves easily accessible.
If your looking for clamp storage that you can customize to any clamp and hang anywhere than this video is for you. This modular clamp storage rack system is perfect when you have many clamps of various sizes and orientations.
If you’re in the market for a way to cut perfect circles but don’t entirely know how to do it then you’re in the right place. This video tutorial will show you how to make a circle cutting jig for your router and it can be adapted to any size circle and any router.
For a long time I had a single car garage workshop and the real estate I had in that shop was minimal. I had no interest in wasting valuable floor space on a set of saw horses so I made do when I needed to.
Having to drag my compressor around the shop when I needed it was becoming a chore. I am frequently using my brad nailer for various projects and wanted a way to easily move the compressor from place to place.
Most woodworkers have a circular saw. I’m not sure about you but I have found it very difficult to cut an accurate square line when using one. I came across this jig a few years ago and decided to make one for myself.
When I first bought a laser engraver I immediately got online and began looking for ways to bypass creating my own engraving and cut files. During my search I found many websites which sold vector art but the cost for purchasing that vector art, in my opinion, was astronomical.