What is a Sliding T Bevel Used For?
Every woodworking shop will have a wide selection of carpentry tools, both power and hand. One never knows what tool …
How Long To Let Wood Glue Dry Before Planing?
Many, if not most of your woodworking projects will encounter gluing, whether you are gluing panel pieces to create a …
Cross Cut vs Rip Cut Saw Blade Teeth: What’s The Difference?
If you are a woodworking enthusiast, hobbyist, or even a beginner, cutting wood will almost always be a part of …
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What is a Rasp Plane Used For?
If you follow us here on Obsessed Woodworking, you know we often repeat the mantra: “The right tool for the …
How Strong is Wood Filler?
Invisible joints, pocket-hole joinery, and dowels have something in common. They are all ways of hiding screws and nail holes. …
Is Bamboo The Strongest Wood in The World?
There are over 1600 species of bamboo, and one of them is the fastest growing plant in the world, pushing …
Where To Buy Lumber for Woodworking Projects
After outfitting your home woodworking shop with everything you need, power and hand tools, etc., it’s now time to stock …
What Woodworking Items Sell The Best?
We take on hobbies for, well, a hobby, something to spend time on away from work, something to devote a …
What Tools Does a Beginner Woodworker Need?
When we began the Obsessed Woodworking resource for the home woodworking enthusiast, we jumped right in with very specific woodworking …
Tips for Cutting Wood in Tight Spaces
We’re not sure here at Obsessed Woodworking how many times we have written “the right tool for the right job,” …
How to Store Lumber to Prevent Warping
A warped sense of humor can be funny and fun, but warped wood isn’t. It will be either unusable or …
Is Wood Glue Stronger Than Screws?
You’ve likely heard the expression “belt and suspenders” and understand its meaning. Better to be safe, so to speak, don’t …
What Size Drill Press Is Recommended for Woodworking?
We all know of hand-held drills, and we all probably have one in our woodworking shop. They’re great for a …
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What Does a Woodworking Router Do?
We’ve written of routers on these pages in the past, most recently here, where we discussed the difference between fixed …
What are Clamping Cauls Used For in Woodworking?
Cauls are indispensable in your woodworking shop for laminating panels, and they are both utilitarian and easy to make. They …
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How Strong is Gorilla Wood Glue?
Perhaps you remember that old advertisement with a construction worker hanging from a steel beam after applying some Gorilla Glue …
Is Balsa Wood Strong?
How many of you remember building balsa wood model airplanes? The excitement of bringing the kit home, opening it, looking …
Is Acacia Wood Strong?
There are several trees mentioned in the Bible, including the cedars of Lebanon, chestnut, fir, sycamore, and fig. This isn’t …
