Setting up a router table is a serious task, and following the schematics down to the detail is crucial, especially if you have never set up a table saw or a router table before. But what if the plans don’t mention the type of wood to use as your work surface? I had the same…
Deer are not the brightest animals, but they are very sensitive to motion and sounds. If they happen to be your game of choice, you definitely need a deer blind before you hunt them. And two of the most accessible options happen to be wood boards that get compared very often. And I have used…
If you love the appearance that Odie’s oil gives a wooden surface, you might wonder if you can give your previously tung-coated projects an Odie’s oil top-up. I have tried putting odies oil over freshly cured tung oil as well as on old fading tung-oil-coated projects, and I learned something. You can put odies oil…
I started as an unsure hobbyist woodworker, but then I completed my first project. The thrill of creating something entirely on my own got me hooked on woodworking. The following woodworkers and artists who work with wood continue to inspire me, even 20 years into being an elite woodworker. The most famous woodworkers in the…
When it rains, it pours. And when it pours, wood gets wet and your work stops. Or does it? In 20 years of woodworking, my lumber and I have seen many showers of rain. Initially, I had to wait half a month for the lumber to dry, but then I discovered a few techniques that…
MDF is a heavy wood board type that can pass for plywood to a novice. This fiberboard is practically used in most plywood and plywood-adjacent applications, including floating shelves. But MDF shelves are obviously not as strong as plywood ones. With a recent project I completed, I want to share my knowledge and my findings…