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Electric Hand Planer – Is It The Tool For You
The main reason to use a wood planer is to smooth and size the surface of your board. If the face of your board has chipped edges or saw marks, then you can clean those up with a wood planer. Or maybe you want to decrease the thickness of your piece of lumber by planing…
DIY Barn Wood Signs – How To Make Authentic
An in-depth look at DIY Barn Wood Signs and how to make them authentic. In my research, for my barn wood sign project, I discovered several ways to create DIY barn wood signs and will go into the details here. DIY Barn wood signs have several variations and can be made to look in many…
Stencil Painting Without Stencil Bleeding On Your Wood Sign
Stencil Painting on your wood sign can be extremely challenging without the stencil paint bleeding on your wood sign. How do you stop a stencil from bleeding on your wood sign? Crisp clean lines on your lettering or image are the best outcome. I don’t stencil very often so I wanted to look up information…
10 Awesome Places to Sell Woodworking Projects
For several years, the handmade and homemade crafts industry has grown from just a small, niche community to an entire industry. If you have been taking part in your own woodworking projects, you may want to learn about what options are “out there” to make some money off your craft. The good news is –…
Wood Routing
Wood Router Alternatives
Wood routers are a great tool for shaping wood and can be found in many workshops. But if you don’t have one, there is no need to worry! There are alternatives depending on what you are wanting to accomplish for your wood projects. From edges to joins or even creative wood carving there are other…
Painting
How To Fix Paint Mistakes You Make On Wood Signs
Learning how to fix paint mistakes you make on wood signs is simple with these two methods. During my journey of learning how to paint stencils and freehand paint wood signs, I needed to understand how to fix my painting mistakes. It is inevitable that you will make…
Equipment
Should I Wear A Dust Mask For Woodworking
Woodworkers always have dust to deal with, it is inherent to the environment we work in. Wearing a mask capable of protecting you from inhaling the dust is paramount. Of course, you will want to eliminate the dust at the source as much as possible, however, it is not a fix-all solution so you need…
DIY
7 Methods To Release Loosen Wood Glue – Helpful Guide
Many wood sign projects use different types of wood glue to permanently bond wood together. Attempting to release or loosen the wood glue is a bit more of a task than applying the glue. Here I provide the research and experience I have gained…
