First Wooden Spoon and Shop-Made Carving Hook

This project was built and designed by Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft. Jodee set out to make a simple wooden spoon from a scrap piece of 4×6 pine as a toy for a three-year-old who keeps borrowing the household spoons, and …

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Refinishing Kitchen Cabinets

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video follows a single kitchen drawer face brought in by neighbors that had a gummed-up topcoat and worn stain, and shows how to strip, sand, restain, and …

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Bandsaw Jig for Cutting Corks

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This short video demonstrates a simple, shop-made bandsaw jig designed to split corks in half cleanly and quickly. The idea is approachable for hobbyists and uses common scrap …

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Low vs High Quality Tools: Have We Been Tricked?

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. The video examines whether upgrading from inexpensive, box-store tools to higher-end alternatives is necessary or simply a luxury, and it uses side-by-side comparisons to illustrate where spending more …

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Turning a Router Table into a Face Jointer

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video demonstrates how to repurpose a router table to flatten a board face so it can be reliably run through a planer, using a makeshift outfeed support …

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The Superglue Wood Glue Trick

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This short tip shows how to use conventional wood glue for a permanent bond while using superglue (CA) as a temporary clamp when clamps or fasteners aren’t practical, …

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Climb Cutting on a Router Table

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video walks through climb cutting on a router table—an approach most sources warn against—and shows how to use it carefully to save workpieces prone to tear-out. Jodee …

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Make Blade-Width Shims Without Measuring

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video explains a simple method to make shims that match the exact thickness of a table saw blade so the user can offset cuts without measuring. The …

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5 Helpful “Weird” Woodworking Tools

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. The video highlights five unexpected yet highly useful items that Jodee reaches for in the shop more often than many traditional tools. These small additions solve everyday problems—from …

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Adjustable Clamping Caul for Panel Glue-Ups

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking project featured in this video. The video demonstrates a simple, shop-made adjustable clamping caul designed to keep boards aligned and flat during panel glue-ups. Why a Clamping Caul Matters Clamping cauls act as …

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Improving a Benchtop Jointer

This project was built and designed by Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft. Jodee upgrades a Jet JJ-6HHBT benchtop jointer by adding a simple base and infeed/outfeed extensions to better handle longer boards. The build focuses on practical shop solutions—sturdy knockdown furniture, …

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Magnets vs Double-Sided Tape: Which Works Best?

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. The video compares using double-sided paper tape and switchable magnets for production cross-cut stop blocks at the table saw, explains why tape is often preferred, and shows a …

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Nearly All Tools in Two Tool Chests

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. Jodee walks through a shop overhaul focused on dust protection, compact storage, and making frequently used tools easy to reach by consolidating gear into two rolling tool chests. …

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Marking Material for Cutting Tips

Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video demonstrates a simple, repeatable marking system built around a “modified crow’s foot” that Jodee uses for most layout tasks in the shop, not just cutting. The …

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Save Money with Pipe Clamps: 5 Smart Tricks

Izzy Swan shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. Izzy demonstrates several practical, money-saving pipe clamp tricks for a flat workbench workflow, including mounting pipe clamps to the bench side, holding panels for planing and scraping, a clever leg-holding …

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Homemade Slot Mortiser vs Festool Domino

Izzy Swan from izzy swan demonstrated the test featured in this video. This video shows a homemade horizontal slot mortiser built from scrap plywood and an inexpensive trim router, designed to replicate and expand on the functionality of a Festool …

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Table Saw Spiral Turning Trick

Izzy Swan shared the woodworking technique featured in this video. Izzy demonstrates a simple jig and technique to cut shallow spiral coves around a round post using a table saw, producing an eye-catching turned pattern without a lathe. The setup …

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Hyper Organization: Cleanest Way to Organize Tools

Izzy Swan shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video outlines a system of hyper organization for a shop that balances accessibility, mobility, and real-world messiness during projects. What is hyper organization? Hyper organization is a system designed …

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