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What router to use for a homemade routertable?
I'm planning on building my own router table, including a router lift, pivot functionality, fence, and whatnot. so far i have my materials, a pretty solid plan how to do it and the proper amount of motivation to execute the project.
As there are…
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How do I know what tools I need?
I'd like to get into woodworking and am looking at tools in order to make some small simple storage solutions. I love to sew, but a lot of my recent sewing ideas for around the house have included some kind of wooden frame. For example, I would love…
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What is this turning process on the woodworking Wikipedia page?
I was looking for a simple way to describe woodworking and I found myself glancing the wiki page for it. The pictures on the side were intriguing. Particularly one showing one (two?) gentlemen turning some wood.
The caption I did not find…
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Building a wooden arcade stick case
This is my very first DIY project, I am building an arcade stick:
Rubber feet will be attached to those 4 holes.
Now I do not have tools for any woodwork at home (will buy once I do start doing more DIY!). I plan on sending the template to a wood…
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Exterior glue for tapered plugs
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I asked this question back in 2016 when I was about to repair some windows on my own house. The approach I finally chose was to use PVA glue, plane the plugs flat while the glue was still wet, and then paint on Repair Care Dry Fix…
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Are there any tips when working a large surface with an handheld electric planer?
A friend got me an electric hand held planer that he thought I could use to help clean pallet boards faster then what I was doing. For the most part it has sat in the box. Until recently though when I started using it to clean boards edges.
I have…
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Why keep gaps in siding of outdoor furniture project?
Below you can see a picture of a patio prep cart that I'm building for my brother. I would like to make a few design changes to the plan but I'm not sure if it would have some unforeseen negative effect down the road.
What I would like to do is…
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What is the difference between a worm and sidewinder drive circular saws?
I didn't even know this was a thing. Then I read comments in this question
Worm drive saws are long and unwieldy for all but the burliest of men. I found them a real pain to work with. A Makita is a nicely-balanced tool and will last a woodworker…
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What do I need to know to use a claw hammer effectively
Yes, I get the gist of it. The hand goes on the handle and you hit the nail or whatever object with the head (of the hammer). So... not this:
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I am referring to both the action of seating nails and removing them. When I am…
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Does having more teeth on a saw blade help it last longer?
I do know that the more teeth there is on a saw blade means a more finished cut, but could that also mean a longer lasting blade since each one takes less off at a time?
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8 to 12 mm plywood box joints: brackets vs glue(box joint) vs screws
There's very similar question, but there're no answers for my specifics.
I'm going to build few open-top boxes to be used mostly as a bench to seat 2 grown-ups, with ability to also carry things in them sometimes.
The box size would be…
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What is the functional purpose of fluted dowel?
I repaired a small end table recently and one of the aprons used dowel joinery to attach to a leg. I drilled out the dowel since a couple were broken and I wanted then to all be the same. I replaced the dowel with some poplar dowel from a local…
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What are the applications for polyurethane glue?
I believe polyurethane glue (aka Gorilla Glue) came into its own in the market about 10-15 years ago, but have not heard much about when it is appropriate to use it. I have used it on several occasions assuming that it was stronger (per the…
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How do I sharpen curved tools like gouges?
My uncle gave me a set or carving gouges and chisels that he was not going to use anymore. They need to be cleaned as they have a little bit of rust on them.
More importantly they look like they could use a sharpening before I start using them.…
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Large hole filler products, what is available
Now and then when turning I get holes and voids in my project. The pictures below had a branch going through the blank and popped out leaving a large hole to deal with. The hole is ~1" in diameter.
I've seen people use epoxy and other products to…
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