Wooden letters can spice up a room’s decor and personalize any space. Wooden letters can also be weatherized and used in upscale, outdoor address displays. While there are many expensive tools out there for completing this project, I will focus on budget-friendly methods to help you cut letters out of wood Choosing Letters to Cut …
The lumber section of many home improvement stores are overflowing with crowned, cupped, or bowed lumber. A high quality planer can fix many of these imperfections. However, a planer capable of righting these kinds of wrongs are expensive and rare in most hobbyist’s garages. If you need a straight, flat board to complete your project, …
The mortise and tenon joint construction not only looks neat but it’s also one of the strongest joinery methods. It allows the furniture to stand the test of time because of its powerful grip. There are several tools that you can use to make this construction including a router. A router is a versatile tool …
Bone carving is one of the oldest forms of art that dates back to the stone age. People used to carve bones to make jewelry items, toys, weapons, and different tools. Now I have advanced tools such as Dremel that you can use for the same purpose. In this article, I’ll discuss how to carve …
Wood carving is a creative process that can start using just one tool, a knife. While it’s possible to use a simple utility knife for this purpose, there are specialty knives available in the market that allow you to achieve finer details. This article discusses a step-by-step method that will help you learn the right …
Learning how to transform long and straight pieces of wood into curved or bent shapes helps you create beautiful designs for different woodworking projects. This technique is commonly used in making furniture and different musical instruments. Flickr Image by Dag Halvorsen Photography While there are multiple solvents that you can use to bend wood, using …
Preview in new tab Gluing boards without warping can be a very difficult task because of the nature of the wood that contracts and expands. It can lead a glued-up board to start curving that can degrade the structure of your final product. In this article, we’ll discuss the best method to glue boards together …
Stone carving is a delicate art that anyone can learn using the right approach and set of tools and a Dremel is one of the best tools that you can use to carve stones. It provides you with great control and can work with a range of different bits and burrs to carve even the …
A miter saw is one of the several essential tools that professional carpenters have in their arsenal to complete different woodworking projects. It comes with an easy-to-use design and allows you to cut wood at different angles. In this article, I’ll explain how to cut a 45 degree angle with a miter saw. You’ll also …
A miter saw is a valuable tool that allows you to cut wood at different angles. The best feature of this machine is that you don’t need to use a separate angle measuring tool like a digital protractor to cut your workpieces at accurate angles. This article discusses a step-by-step method that’ll help you learn …
A miter saw is an invaluable tool that simplifies a lot of common woodworking projects. This tool can cut accurate and smooth angles for corner pieces, picture frames, and molding. A miter saw comes with an adjustable skill saw blade which is used to cut wood at different angles. In this article, I’ll discuss how …
A router is one of the most useful woodworking tools that you should have in your arsenal. It’s a lightweight tool that allows you to do a variety of things such as rounding edges, cutting curves, and carving shapes. You can also use a router to cut a straight line but it requires confidence and …
