Do you want to stain your birch plywood to look like walnut? It’s a great way to give your project a more expensive look without spending extra money. You need to gather the following supplies for the process and apply the stain to the woodworking project. Use a walnut gel stain to make the wood…
If you are a woodworker, you know that a router is an essential tool in your workshop. Router bits are also important tools to have, and you might ask yourself, are router bits universal? I recently did this with my projects and research, and here is what I found out. In general, router bits are…
If you have ever wondered whether wood carving tools woodwork on a rotary device like a lathe, you’re not alone. I have hand-carving tools, woodworking power tools, and lathe tools. And I have experimented with their cross-functionality, learning a few hard lessons. One of these lessons was can you use wood carving tools on a…
A workshop without a dust collector is a workshop where your lungs are the dust collectors. I have had a dust collector set up inside my shop for several years and I am tired of breathing in the fine dust. Most do let fine particles through into the air so I thought it was time…
When it comes to removing wood stains, a few different methods can be used. One of the most popular methods is using turpentine. However, it’s important to know the risks and alternatives before using this harsh solvent. Will turpentine remove wood stains? Turpentine removes wood stains by dissolving the pigments and dyes that make up…
If you have browsed prices of lumber online or sought quotes from wood suppliers, you might have heard the term “Board feet” thrown around. This can seem very confusing, especially if you are buying logs and not boards. And even if you’re buying boards, you might wonder which length the “board” foot and “linear” foot…