Today, my wife said commented on why I had so many sanders. She took a look at the two sanders placed in the corner and asked if I could do with just one. “Of course, I need both! One is an orbital sander, and the other one’s a belt sander. So what is the difference…
In intermediate woodworking, one of the most common cuts I have had to make is the crosscut. There are two ways to execute it, I’ve learned. One requires driving wood across a blade, while the other requires the blade to move across the wood. The method I use to make a crosscut dictates the kind…
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…
Roofing has been one of the toughest things I have done as a woodworker. It was especially tough early on when I used to manually hammer nails into shingles. Eventually, I started using a nail gun and learned that different roofing materials are receptive to it to different extents. You can use a nail gun…
Any time one tool in my workshop stops working, I figure out a use for another tool that I previously didn’t know. And the secret behind that is experimentation. My latest experiment came after my router stopped working randomly. I decided to use a router bit in a drill. You cannot use router bits in…
I have been trying to make an OSB tabletop for over a year, but I keep delaying it. And one of the reasons was the splintering that happens when you downsize OSB. I made the mistake of not getting it at the project size and now have to cut it. Though I have blades that…
