I have been woodworking since the early 1990s, and I have used a jigsaw predominantly over that time. I used to cut out holes in bench tops for kitchen sinks and I know all too well why I jigsaw doesn’t cut straight. I decided to write down this information to help you out. Your jigsaw…
I was out lumber shopping, and things came down to a single choice. I could either get a stack of Fir in my truck or the same volume of Cedar. And the choice was pretty obvious to me, but a few of my friends were surprised. It actually amazes me that people still don’t see…
Cedar is one of my favorite wood types because I am tasked with perpetually protecting some of my passion projects. It is one of the most resilient woods out there, and I often find myself wishing that all woods were like Cedar because I cannot really use it for all projects. Cedar wood is used…
I have used remaining wood from projects in so many ways that I run out of ideas as to what I can do with little bits of wood that remain from my larger projects. Yesterday, I was going over the different things I could fashion out of some leftover red cedar. I thought a cutting…
I have used dried wood so much in my woodwork that I didn’t really consider green wood as much of an option. Upon accidentally finding a video of green wood construction, I went down a rabbit hole and found myself trying my hand at decking with green cedar. Can you build with green cedar? Here…
I have been exploring different uses for Cedar simply because I have a big pile of it. The wood looks beautiful, and I wanted to have a table with a similar grain. So, I went against the woodworker bro wisdom common on the internet forums and decided to build a Cedar table. Is cedar too…
