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How to Use a Router Plane: 10 Tips for Top-Notch Technique
Router planes are simple tools… or are they?
Yeah, they are. I just like to stir up drama here and there.
But while router planes are dead easy t...
Flush Trimming: 6 Ways to Flush Cut Wood with 6 Different Tools
Flush trimming is a skill every woodworker needs to master.
It allows you to create joinery that looks seamless and inlays that blend perfectly i...
4 Ways to Cut Circles and Holes in Wood (with Tools You Already Have)
Woodworkers spend so much time trying to get things square — the idea of cutting something round can leave you baffled.
It might...
Inlaid Dovetails: How to Cut this Epic-Looking Joint
Want to cut joinery that stops people in their tracks? Try your hand at inlaid dovetails.
Inlaid dovetails add an extra element of beauty to an a...
My Top 8 Joinery Tricks for Wood Joints that Fit like a Glove
What’s the most satisfying part of woodworking?
For me, it’s when I take my time on a piece of joinery — and then it slides together like the pie...
How to Spray Lacquer Finishes: A Fast, Easy, and Pro-Looking Wood Finish
Some people have a finish fetish. I am not one of those people.
When finishing a woodworking project, my goal is to get beautifu...
15 Tips for Sanding Like a Pro: Must-Know Info for Every Woodworker
Sanding seems straightforward. But it turns out, most people do it wrong.
They’ll whip out their random orbital sander and go to town on a recent...
7 Uses for a Router Plane: The Ultimate Tool for Rock Solid Joinery
Want to cut rock-solid, immaculate looking joinery? Router planes are the hand tool you didn’t know you needed.
No, they aren't some archaic reli...
Router Table Safety: 10 Tips to Avoid Kickback and Protect Your Fingers
An employee of mine once met a woodworker missing four fingers from his right hand.
He’d lost them using a jointer. But when asked what he though...