Can You Use Pine For A Cutting Board?
A day doesn’t go by that I don’t use a wooden cutting board in my kitchen. All of my cutting …
A day doesn’t go by that I don’t use a wooden cutting board in my kitchen. All of my cutting …
Reaching the point in a woodworking project where a decision needs to be made means we’ve chosen our wood, cut …
Wood grain is the most important feature of any piece of wood. It is what gives it its unique character, …
The choice of woods for your woodworking project is the second most important decision in your shop, the most important …
We woodworkers make all sorts of things to work within our shop, from jigs to fences, to all sorts of …
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We like wood oil finishes, and have moved in their direction for our finish of choice and away from some …
We recently published an article on the question of staining wood filler. Most of us use nails or screws in …
If you have any questions about polyurethane, we’re pretty sure you’ll find something helpful on the subject simply by searching …
The advancement of tools and their talents and strengths is pretty remarkable in the time we’ve been involved in woodworking. …
We’ve moved away from wood stains, both water-based and oil-based stains, for our woodworking projects and graduated to drying oils. …
Littering is a crime and carries a financial penalty if caught. While that is pretty bad, it’s not as bad …
There are so many ways to finish a woodworking project, and we’ve written about a number of them on these …
Even we woodworking hobbyists want our projects to have a professional look when we’re done. We want the corners to …
We were discussing finishes the other day with a friend, a fellow woodworking hobbyist, and in particular, our current preferences. …
Uneven wood cuts prevent a clean, level, and square assembly in our woodworking projects. We know these are all essential …
We know what blotchy means…patchy, covered with blotches, uneven, spotty. When it comes to woodworking, we know also that we …
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Painting and landscaping share a common trait for me – each has a meditative quality to the task. We start …
How steady is your hand? How accurately can you make a cut with a circular saw or a cordless drill? …