Drills for woodworking. Power drills are more often than not a DIY fanatics first power tool purchased and with good reason. Their ability to chew holes in wood and various other materials or drive a screw with ease is what make them an essential power tool for woodworking. Although a power drills function is a simple one you will find it to be one that is needed more often than not on…
Beginners Tips & Tutorials
How to? – DIY Table Saw Push Stick
A push stick A simple and easily produced tool that might just save you from a world of discomfort. This is the Woodwork Junkie “How to?” – DIY table saw push stick making tutorial for beginners. What it is. A push stick is a tool that can be bought or alternatively, easily produced yourself and although very simple in design, plays an important role in the safety operating procedures of…
Easy Rust Removal Hack
Removing rust from your tools. Most tools are made from steel, strong, durable and built to last. Unfortunately, steel has one major downfall. Like everything it decomposes and in the case of steel the decomposition occurs in the form of rust. What is rust? Rust is formed when iron (Fe), which is present in most types of steel, reacts with oxygen in the presence of water or air. It occurs through a…
Home Woodworking Workshop Setup – Doing It Right
Getting going with your own woodworking shop. You’ve decided to take up woodworking and now you want to get rolling. First, you’ll need a place to hone your craft. A shop, or more specifically a home woodworking workshop. Your shop, to be the origin of your brand and the birthplace of all your future masterpieces. Plan your workshop. Have a vision and sketch it out. You need to know what you’re working…
The Beginners Guide To “Woodworking With Clamps”
Woodworking with clamps. Clamps, and using them correctly, are a key aspect of any woodworking operation. Woodworking with clamps can assist with building high-quality wooden articles while any woodworker worth his salt will agree, you can never have too many clamps. Importance of clamping? In the wonderful world of woodworking, it is the level of accuracy at which the woodworker executes the use of his tools that will distinguish his works from…
Finding Lumber To Make Reclaimed Wood Furniture
Woodworking with reclaimed lumber. Making reclaimed wood furniture has become a very popular branch of woodworking as of late. Mainly due to the often low cost of salvaging wood when compared to buying new processed virgin wood, in addition, weathered or discolored wood can add a great deal of character to the projects it is used for. Reclaiming wood is also often referred to as recycling wood and rightfully so…
DIY Woodworking Bench Plans – Plans For Beginners
Building a simple woodworking bench – For beginners As discussed in a previous post, a workbench is not only a great project for a beginner at woodworking but also an integral part of a home workshop. Your bench will be the cornerstone of your shop that provides you with a flat surface at a comfortable height to add to the quality and accuracy of the masterpieces you create on top of it….
5 Essential Power Tools For Woodworking – The Beginners Guide
Power to the beginner. For millennia skilled craftsmen have worked and create with wood, one of the first materials to be worked by man, with crude and time-consuming tools to shape and build. In the ancient world, from Egypt to China, building shelter, furniture, transport and even more tools. But unlike poor Gordianus in ancient Rome breaking his back just to saw through a piece of wood with his old-faithful buck…
Woodworking As A Hobby – Getting Started
Considering woodworking as a hobby? Woodworking is defined as the skill of crafting things from wood. A skill I firmly believe anyone can possess. With a little know-how and the right tools, working with wood can be lots of fun and not at all overly complicated. Not to mention the gratification of creating something beautiful, functional and/or unique. It is a hobby that rewards you with an article crafted by your…