How To Restore A Table Saw Top
Water is the enemy of wood. Water is also the enemy of cast iron. On wood, continued exposure to water …
Combination Square vs Speed Square: What’s The Difference?
As Hewey Lewis sang, it’s hip to be square. If he was right, we woodworkers are pretty hip. Square means …
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Are Festool Tools Worth The Money?
While “You get what you pay for” is so often proven true, the question as it pertains to woodworking shop …
Mirka Dust Extractor vs Festool: Is One Better?
It’s a long and dusty trail to walk for us woodworkers. Almost anything we do when we are in the …
What Are Spring Clamps Used For?
When we wrote about the essential tools for the beginner woodworker, we spent some time discussing clamps. Even the simplest …
Can You Apply Polyurethane With a Foam Brush?
There are purists, there are corner cutters, and there are woodworkers on a budget. Which one of those you identify …
Filling Knot Holes With Polyurethane
When we wrote about wood fillers, we discussed the many products available for the task. The options included: Water-based filler. …
SawStop Overarm Dust Collection vs Floating
Dust, dust flying everywhere. Such an annoyance in the woodworking shop. Table saw, router, miter saw, all tossing it around …
Jack Plane vs Smoothing Plane – What Is The Difference?
Homonyms abound in the English language. In this piece, we’ll discuss the plain and simple truths about planes, and one …
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Beeswax Finish in Woodworking
You are probably too young to remember the phrase “Mind your own beeswax,” but sadly, I am not. Everything bees …
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How to Clean Polyurethane From Brush
We know polyurethane, and we like polyurethane. We use it as a finish for our woodworking projects often. We have …
How To Weatherproof Wood Furniture For Outdoors
We know we repeat ourselves, but water is the enemy of wood. To this, we want to add another: the …
Is Aspen a Hardwood?
If you get hit in the head with a piece of wood, you’re probably going to think it’s pretty hard. …
Can I Use Rust-Oleum on Wood?
We all know those spray cans of brightly-colored paints that we used on our bicycles when we were kids. Rustoleum …
What Is Sande Plywood?
From how much does plywood weigh, to whether plywood warps when it gets wet, to how to edgeband plywood, to …
How To Fix Warped Cabinet Doors
We’re not sure how many times we’ve written these words: water is the enemy of wood, but it is germane …
How Tall Should a Workbench Be?
How tall are you? At 6’1”, I’m neither tall nor short, just sort of 6’1”, with somewhat long arms (35” …
Does Linseed Oil Darken Wood?
We write a lot about wood finishes, as you might expect. A well-assembled woodworking piece is only half of a …