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Building a New Woodworking Shop

I built a new woodworking shop that required buying and setting up the entire space. You want to set up or upgrade your workshop? I’ll tell you what I did and if I regret my purchases.

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Power Drill Table Saw

Challenge: Make a wood box with a drill and no other tools! I took an old power drill and modified it to let me make this box that even the most eagle-eyed woodworker would be none the wiser.

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Drill Bits Buying Guide

I need to be in the workshop, not doing a comparison of this vs that. To make things easier, here’s a list of the drill bits I love to use in the shop. Hope they help you!

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Bessey vs Jorgensen

I took ten months to test the Pony Jorgensen F style Bar Clamp against the tried and true Bessey clutch style bar clamp. Here are the results of my test…

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Remove White Water Rings

I tested toothpaste, mayonnaise, and even fire to see which home remedy really works to remove white water rings from a wood table surface. The results were surprising!

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Outdoor Candle Holder

Outdoor bug candles are ugly. I made a beautiful wooden candle holder for my patio candles. It’s round but didn’t require using a lathe! Plus a secret compartment!

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Make a DIY MALLET

I made four workshop mallets from brass, aluminum, stainless steel, and wood. Ultimately, if you want to make a mallet for your workshop this is a solid starting point.

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Modern DIY Wood Art

I tried to use construction lumber to make some modern home décor to hang on my wall. But ultimately, things went terribly wrong. It was a mistake that could have ruined my entire project.

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Knock Down Display Stand

This multifunctional display stand easily knocks down for easy storage. It’s a perfect DIY woodworking gift to make because it works in so many settings.

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Do You Need Hand Planes?

Do power tool woodworkers really need to use hand tools? I examined this topic and talk about a weird plane that you aren’t supposed to sharpen.

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Cheap Wood Lathe

I wanted to pick up a mini lathe for turning small things. I took on the challenge of finding the cheapest one and testing it! You can’t imagine what happened…

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Replica Antique Whiskey Box

I have an antique wood whiskey box that I think looks really cool! So I decided to try to build a replica version of the box. Unfortunately, it didn’t go smoothly…

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5 DIY Tool Hacks

Tools are great, but there are things we can do to enhance them, make them better, stronger, faster. I came up with five different ways to get more from your tools.

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Highly Effective Woodworking

Here are 7 habits that I believe makes me a more effective woodworker. I hope some part of it may help you during your woodworking journey.

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Rusted Bolt Wooden Box

The best way to hone your woodworking skills is to confine yourself so you have to figure out creative ways to build a project. This rusted bolts wooden box does exactly that. Check it out!

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DIY Long Reach Clamp

Need to clamp something where a regular clamp can’t reach? There is an easy way to fix this – make a deep reach clamp using some wood scraps.

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Desk Organization Tray

This desk organizer is completely customizable. You can make pucks that fit inside that are specially made for different functions. It even could work as a candle holder!

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Elevate Your Scroll Sawing

I saw this picture in a Fantastic Four comic and knew I had to turn it into scroll saw artwork. It turned into a nightmare project! Was it worth it?

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Make a Picture Frame

I need an insanely cool picture frame to coordinate with a scroll saw project I made. I set out to create one of the coolest picture frames I could possibly make.

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Spline Walnut Tray

I’m making a beautiful walnut tray with maple splines and a curved profile. If you are interested in making trays then you should definitely check this out.

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