These are the 19 things I wish I knew when I started woodworking. There are more, but these are things I really wish I knew, and could have helped me get a ...
These are the things I wish I knew when I started woodworking. These little lessons will teach you quite a bit about woodworking as a beginner.
In this article, I want to dive into the top ten things I really wish I would have known before I got into business. Not only would these things have helped ...
Notice that all of these common wood stains are labeled “stain.” Only Minwax labels its stain a “finish.”
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Understanding Wood Finishing: How to Select and Apply the Right Finish (Fox Chapel Publishing) Practical & Comprehensive with 300+ Color Photos and 40+ ...
Since we remodeled our kitchen almost a year ago, I have had several people ask me about my butcher block countertops. Where did I get them? Do I like them?
Chairs scare a lot of woodworkers but they don't have to be complex. A stool can be build with square joinery much like a box but often times these forms ...
... you can craft with the following Skill Lines: Clothing, Woodworking, Blacksmithing, Alchemy, Enchanting, and Provisioning. These Crafting skills can be ...
I use one of these with the flat end and burn laser jet ink from paper onto the wood. Then I stain/seal and I'm good to go.
Understanding Wood Finishing: How to Select and Apply the Right Finish (Fox Chapel Publishing) Practical & Comprehensive with 300+ Color Photos and 40+ ...
I'm at Lowe's more than any other place (besides my own home). No joke. So after years of marching up and down the aisles and who knows how many thousands ...
Not to mention, I also had no where to store my plywood sheets, so they just stacked in front of the scrap piles. WHAT. A. MESS.
To support and encourage fine woodworking, each year San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association awards cash scholarships to exemplary high school and college ...
I use one of these with the flat end and burn laser jet ink from paper onto the wood. Then I stain/seal and I'm good to go.
There are different things that always seem to pop up while venturing on a DIY project, and hopefully this will help alleviate some of the pain by sharing ...
At this stage, we want to easily hook and unhook these brackets. In the final step when we get the brackets hooked together, we will tighten the screws so ...
This is a small toy box we made for Rady Children's Hospital to hold toys they use as rewards for children undergoing treatment. It's made from solid cherry ...
If you've ever searched for wood pallet crafts, you'll know that there are a lot of projects shown, but so many of them don't have instructions.
What was the first DIY furniture project you ever made? Any lessons learned to share with people from that?
Before you put any tool to your lumber, you will need to understand its proper orientation and what direction to plane the board. As trees grow, growth ring ...
Before I knew anything about green wood, I bought these 2-by's that were very green (actually damp to the touch) and sadly, one board has bowed so badly ...
Before we look at all the colors in comparison, let's look at two more variations on these 4 basic wood stains. Continue To Next Page…
Next I screwed in some mounting brackets to hang it on a wall. You can use any kind you want but I chose these. One thing to note: Be sure that the ...
So to answer one of those questions, this post is all about what kind of paint to use on what surface.
Some of the epoxy has started to separate. These yachts see the the blue water and lots of UV. Does anyone have any experience tring to laminate heavy teak?
Well, these would certainly do the trick. They are unique and can be as colorful or as basic as you wish.
We were eager to move in and it worked for us until I needed to tackle some repair on the hardwood flooring in the living room.
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... of the glass now, but they're not terrible — and if whatever made these marks scratched the glass, they certainly would have scratched the wood too: