Whether you like working with wood to create something artistic or want to learn to make your own furniture, you need to have the right tools to work with this medium. Tools wood allow you to cut, sculpt, chisel and polish a piece of wood to create a sculpture or a practical object. Here are …
Earlier today I showed a video on building a drill powered scroll saw. Well this one is a LOT simpler to build. You can even use it in place of a bandsaw if you get a high powered jigsaw for the project. Though the jigsaw isn’t as strong as a bandsaw, a very good jigsaw …
It isn’t difficult to make a simple spindle sander. (later today you will see another post on how to do so.) It is even less difficult to turn your drill press into a spindle sander by adding these handmade sanding devices to them. Especially if you have above a 1.5 Horsepower drill press do these …
As much as people wish otherwise, there is no such thing as “free” anything, especially not free wood. When you are thinking about the cost of things it is imperative that you include the cost of your time and your tools. Otherwise you are dreaming when you think of things as being free. However, if …
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Many woodworkers, especially those that have just started out, haven’t taken on a job as large as making cabinets. Some may look at them as an overwhelming project, but this doesn’t have to be the case. Not for simple ones at least. A cabinet is basically 3 parts – the box, the face frames, and the …
You will definitely be surprised what gets thrown away when it comes to lumber. You can get loads of free lumber if you know where to go. We aren’t just talking about pallets either. You can find materials for small and even larger stock if you get in contact with the right people. …
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Wood carving is creative, fun, and doesn’t require expensive tools or a fancy workshop to get started. All that a beginner needs is a piece of wood and something that is sharp enough to carve it. But you need to understand that the type of wood and carving tools that you choose could have an …
Miter gauges are not the best of tools on the table saw to be used because they are flimsy, the wood will rock, and it just can be an overall lack of comfort when using it. Please keep in mind also that you aren’t to use it against the fence of your table saw as …
A few days ago I posted a crude scroll saw build that can be done within a quick period of time. It wasn’t great and used a foot pedal – but the point was it actually worked and was good enough to prevent having to cut with a coping saw on your project. Quite a few …
Earlier today I showed you an easy way to turn your drill press into a spindle sander. That is a fast easy project that you can do quickly in order to have a sander that will smooth out your curved project pieces. This is a build for an oscillating spindle sander. It serves a few …
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