Quick Guide: Waterlox vs Watco Danish Oil
When the build is complete on your woodworking project, perhaps a side table, a dinner table, a desk, or a …
What Grit Sandpaper Should I Use for Distressing Furniture?
Antiquing furniture is a popular project for adding to a home’s decor. The introduction of antique pieces, whether genuine or faux, …
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How to Straighten a Warped Barn Door
Barnboard has become very popular in home decor; wood reclaimed from old barns being demolished. That rustic look left unfinished adds …
How to Cut a Slot in Wood Without a Router
How did humans survive for hundreds of thousands of years without power tools? Caves didn’t require any framing or flooring, of …
How to Tell if Wood is Dry Enough for Woodworking
Almost all woods absorb moisture like a sponge. Of course, woods like teak and white oak are water resistant and will …
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What is The Difference Between a Hybrid Table Saw and a Cabinet Saw?
How many power tools, or more specifically saws, are there to choose from for your woodworking shop? And among them all, which ones are …
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How to Finish White Oak for Exterior Use
When we think of woods for outdoor projects, especially when we think of furniture, teak and cedar come to mind …
How to Cut a Straight Line With a Bandsaw
A well-equipped woodworking shop will have, at the least, a table saw and a chop saw/miter saw among its power tools. Each does …
How to Thin Boiled Linseed Oil
With lovely blue flowers and long stalks, flax makes a beautiful field before harvest, and after harvest is used for …
How Much Weight Can A French Cleat Hold?
When we think of cleats, we often think of sports – soccer cleats, football cleats, running cleats. None of those examples …
Is Poplar Stronger Than Pine?
Is a hardwood a hard wood? That may seem like a silly question, but it is a fair one, and …
How Long Does It Take for Minwax Polyurethane to Dry?
It used to be that varnish was the go-to finish for woods. Long ago, varnishes were made by mixing a …
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Why Does My Dust Collector Lose So Much Suction?
A properly functioning dust collector or shop vac system in your workshop is necessary for shop cleanliness and convenience – …
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Why Run a Router Bit at High Speed?
In the story of Goldilocks, we know the three bears each had their own mattress sleep numbers. One was too hard, …
What is Good Dust Collection Air Flow?
Woodwork hobbyists know of the mess they create in their woodshops, those piles of chips and shavings that collect beneath …
What Router Bit To Use for Door Hinges
Before you read on, go to your kitchen and open a cabinet door. Take a good look at the hinge of …
How To Join Wood Without a Biscuit Joiner
Joining wood is part of virtually every woodworking project in your home. Framing a window or door, building a cabinet, table, …