Izzy Swan shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. Izzy demonstrates several practical, money-saving pipe clamp tricks for a flat workbench workflow, including mounting pipe clamps to the bench side, holding panels for planing and scraping, a clever leg-holding …
Izzy Swan from izzy swan demonstrated the test featured in this video. This video shows a homemade horizontal slot mortiser built from scrap plywood and an inexpensive trim router, designed to replicate and expand on the functionality of a Festool …
Izzy Swan shared the woodworking technique featured in this video. Izzy demonstrates a simple jig and technique to cut shallow spiral coves around a round post using a table saw, producing an eye-catching turned pattern without a lathe. The setup …
Izzy Swan shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video outlines a system of hyper organization for a shop that balances accessibility, mobility, and real-world messiness during projects. What is hyper organization? Hyper organization is a system designed …
Izzy Swan shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. The video collects ten inexpensive, practical shop tips grouped into three categories: gluing and laminations, assembly and clamping, and sanding hard-to-reach shapes. These small tricks use everyday items—pinking scissors, rubber …
Izzy Swan shared the woodworking tips featured in this video. The video brings an experienced sanding expert into Izzy’s shop to walk through five common sanding mistakes and how to fix them. The guidance covers proper use of random orbit …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This short tip shows a reliable way to measure the lower portion of a counterbore so replacement parts or new mounting surfaces fit like the original. The method …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video walks through how to pick the best lumber for a Shou Sugi Ban–inspired burn-and-brush finish, focusing on species, grain orientation, knots, and moisture content. The goal …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft demonstrated the test featured in this video. The video walks through a low-cost scary sharp sharpening kit built on adhesive lapping film applied to a single sheet of glass and shows how to take chisels to …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This video covers how to add color and protection to burnt wood, comparing dyes, stains, brushes, and topcoats while demonstrating techniques that change the final look. Watch the …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This video explains how to check a combination square for squareness, how to true it up, and how to tune the tool so it lasts longer and behaves …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video explains how the small secondary scale on many modern miter saws—the Vernier scale—lets users fine-tune the blade angle in small increments for more accurate cuts. The …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft demonstrated the test featured in this video. The video revisits the familiar “saw blade drill bit trick”—using a drill bit the same diameter as a blade is thick to offset blade thickness for certain table saw …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. Jodee demonstrates a variety of practical ways blue painter’s tape can speed up shop work, reduce cleanup, and protect both tools and workpieces. The techniques range from simple …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. Sharp blades and true zero-clearance throat plates are the classic solution for clean, chip-free cuts, but Jodee demonstrates an inexpensive alternative for when a perfect insert isn’t available. …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. Jodee demonstrates a simple, clamp-on auxiliary infeed fence that gives extra support for long, wide, or heavy stock at the table saw. The concept is straightforward but effective, …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. This video demonstrates a repeatable table saw setup for cutting hidden internal splines that strengthen mitered corners while keeping the outside surface clean and uninterrupted. Watch the full …
Jodee from Inspire Woodcraft shared the woodworking tip featured in this video. The video demonstrates a reliable approach to get a vibrant white on a shou sugi ban–inspired finish by combining charring, aggressive brushing, careful staining, and a steel wool …
