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SHARPENING WOODWORKING TOOLS: Faster Method Yields Amazi...
Updated on June 18th, 2020
Watch this short video demonstration of how a shop-built buffing wheel sharpening system works It's fast and very...Continue Reading
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What’s The Best Way to Finish Wood?
Published onMay 19th, 2020
UPDATED 19May2020 + video: Sooner or later, most homeowners get the urge to finish or refinish interior wood It’s...Continue Reading
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DIY SHOP-CUT VENEER: Why It’s Easy to Like This Wo...
Published onMay 15th, 2020
UPDATED 15May2020: Sometimes the stability and strength of factory-made hardwood veneered sheet goods is perfect...Continue Reading
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SPADE BITS DULL? Learn to Sharpen Them Yourself Easily
Updated on May 15th, 2020
Spade bits are one of my favourite tools for boring holes in wood and most plastics Precision is the reason why...Continue Reading
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OUTDOOR PLAYSETS: Tips & Plans for Building Your Ow...
Updated on May 9th, 2020
UPDATED 8May2020: In the Toronto, Canada suburb where I grew up in the 1970s, almost none of my friends had their own...Continue Reading
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VIDEO Q&A of the Week: How Do I Get Quartersawn Lum...
Updated on May 9th, 2020
UPDATED + videos below 8May2020 Q: I bought plans to build a workbench and the instructions mentions making the top...Continue Reading
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TAPE MEASURE TORTURE TEST: Is This The World’s Tou...
Published onMay 1st, 2020
I got the chance to check out Milwaukee’s new (as of March 2017) wide blade tapes and I thought you...Continue Reading
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FOUR BIG VIDEOS: Watch a Cecropia Moth Hatch, See How to...
Published onMay 1st, 2020
VIDEOS UP THIS TIME: Watch a huge cecropia moth hatching after nearly a year of incubating See how we cut and...Continue Reading
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BETTER WOODWORKING: Make a Simple, Effective Edge Sander...
Published onMay 1st, 2020
Sometimes a little creative thinking is all you need to make good things happen in the workshop It doesn't necessarily...Continue Reading
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CANES & WALKING STICKS: It’s Easy to Whittle ...
Updated on April 25th, 2020
UPDATED 23APR2020: I’m seeing more and more people walking with canes & walking sticks these days, but none of...Continue Reading