A friend asked me a few weeks back what length nail to use when nailing 2 pieces of wood together. To my surprise, he had been using nails that were way too short for the job at hand. So, how far should a nail go into wood? As a general rule, the nail length needs…
Medium-density fiberboard or MDF is a type of engineered wood that involves defibrating softwood or hardwood into fibers and then adding a resin or wax binder to make panels. The density of MDF is greater than plywood, which has you curious about something. Can you use pocket holes on MDF? Pocket holes can be used…
You’re looking for a new hobby and woodworking is at the top of your list. One of the factors that will determine your next hobby is the cost. You don’t have a huge budget for leisure activities, so is woodworking still an option, or is woodworking expensive? Woodworking can be an expensive hobby if you…
If you’re new to woodworking, you’ve probably watched nearly every YouTube tutorial video there is. You’ve picked up on some things, but you wish you could learn more. A fellow woodworking buddy suggested looking into the Woodworkers Guild of America, a paid professional resource. Is joining this guild worth the money? The Woodworkers Guild of…
While making your next woodworking project, you may be tempted to tighten up your joints by inserting a wood screw and use it like a bolt. Many people have asked me, can you put a nut on a wood screw? Wood screws will not accept a nut as their thread type does not allow it.…
This comes up many times in woodwork where you have to remove screws to fix a problem or you need to screw into an old hole. I have often pondered this so I thought I could share the age-old answer to can you reuse screw holes in wood? Screw holes can be reused if the…
