Cuts are important. Every woodworker knows that. And every tip helps no matter how long you have been woodworking. Cutting plywood is different to cutting wood in many ways. You need to plan your cuts differently to get the desired finished results. Often, plywood sheets are large and heavy and pose a problem when making […]
One of the first things you might be questioning is why do you even need hand planes in your woodworking shop and for what all can you use them… Woodworkers who use hand planes know how useful they can be. Inspite of being hand tools they are the preferred way to go for many kinds […]
These steps apply whether you are about to use a brand new table saw for the first time or want to do some maintenance work on the one that you have been using for a few years. It’s usually a good idea to check a brand-new table saw for accuracy and a few other issues. […]
What are the most common difficulties of working from home and how to overcome them. You may find it surprising to read this but it’s true. Many people find it very difficult to get work done even when they are working from the comfort of their homes. I know this from first-hand experience as I […]
Can you take good pictures with your mobile or digital camera? Do you enjoy doing it? Well, then there is more you can do with your pictures than upload them to Facebook and Instagram. There are websites, and they also have phone apps, who need all kinds of images. They need people to submit images […]
There is a wonderful way to create popular woodworking projects that you will find easy to sell. You can do this by following a very successful business principle known as “working in a niche”. What is a niche? If you look up the meaning of niche it means “speciality”. The next time you go and […]
The question of how to sell your wood crafts and projects begs asking a few more questions… What level of woodworking are you engaged in? Do you make small projects or larger pieces of furniture? Do you want to sell only the wood crafts you make yourself or are you also looking for custom woodworking […]
Why Pre-finish the wood? Finishing a wood project can be the least attractive part of woodworking. I know many workers who dread and dislike this part of wood working the most. And yet, no one can really dispute the importance of this step. Whether you like it or not, the first thing that most of […]
Keeping a workshop dust free and breathing clean air is a top priority. If it’s not, then it should be. You want to practice effective dust control as well as clean the air of harmful fumes. This is done by two methods, using a dust collection system and an air filtration system that can either […]
We all know how essential the final wood finish is to almost all woodworking projects. Even so, many beginners in woodworking take this process lightly, at least the first time, and just as many professionals dislike this stage of a project. Finishing has the power to destroy the hard work of days, weeks and months […]