How To Identify A Load-Bearing Post On Stairway
For those of us who like to do our own home renovation work, we easily and without doubt rip out …
How To Protect Wood Table From Heat Marks
After you’ve found that perfect slap of wood, or dimensional lumber you’ve joined with biscuits and glue, and assembled your …
How To Stop a Crack in Wood From Spreading
Is a crack in a piece of furniture, or a floorboard, a stair, or a table fatal? Does it mean …
Will DEWALT Batteries Fit Porter Cable
Did you know that DEWALT, Black & Decker, Craftsman, Porter Cable, and more top power tool brands are all owned …
How To Prevent Tearout When Drilling
Drilling holes in wood is going to be a regular part of your woodworking projects, and we want to be …
Can You Use Pocket Holes on Plywood?
We like pocket hole joinery. A lot. And we use it often in our own shop for many woodworking projects. …
Who Makes Rikon Band Saws?
Is it bandsaw or band saw? And what is a band saw, anyway? With so many types of saws to …
What To Do With Old Circular Saw Blades
Most every town has a recycling center or program today. We’re urged to recycle paper, glass, and plastic. There are …
Best Stains For Mahogany Exterior Door
The front door to your home is a statement feature. The walkway and steps leading up to it, the landing …
Can You Turn a Circular Saw Into a Track Saw?
We love our track saw. It’s an expensive tool to have in a home woodworking shop, but it’s worth the …
Can I Put Polyurethane Over Acrylic Paint?
Professional painters will tell you that wood should be sealed before painting. This is good advice. While paints do provide …
How To Prevent Wood From Rotting In The Ground
We know that moisture is the enemy of wood, and have mentioned that numerous times in past articles. Moisture such …
Tips to Speed Up Polyurethane Drying Time
Woodworkers know polyurethane to be a good choice for finishing your home shop project, whether it’s a piece of furniture …
How To Fix A Cloudy Polyurethane Finish
You’ve chosen your project with care, planned how to approach it, measured, cut, sanded, smoothed, stained, and applied a polyurethane …
Is Mineral Oil and Mineral Spirits The Same?
Minerals. We know we need them in our diet. Minerals are essential for good health. Among the minerals we need …
What Can I Make With A Wood Lathe?
I remember shop class in junior high school with Mr. Davis. There was drafting, learning protractors and compasses, foundry work …
Are Pocket Holes Strong Enough For Shelves?
Sometimes things can be so good and useful that we just keep returning to them. Tomato soup and grilled cheese …
Which Starrett Combination Square To Buy
The single most important thing in woodworking project success is an accurate measurement. “Measure twice, cut once” is more than …