In order to give yourself the best chance of success when you’re working on a project, it’s important that your workbench is set up correctly. One way in which this might happen depends on how tall or short you are and whether you want a lot of storage space for various tools or if not,…
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…
The age-old question of how do nails hold wood together has been around for a very long time. When you look at a typical nail with a smooth surface on the sides it makes you wonder how when driven into a piece of wood it holds anything together let alone a piece of wood. Actually,…
If you are creating a wood project in your woodshop for outside display you will need to consider how to protect it from the elements of weather. Rain, snow, or humidity can take its toll on your wood project over time affecting the finish and eventually penetrating the wood. To prevent the penetration of the…
Wood nails come in all sizes and lengths that you can use with your wood projects. When considering how far a wood nail needs to go into your wood material you need to know several things. Each of these things will help you use your wood nails efficiently and get the hold you desire. So…
We all use tape measures for one reason or another, but do we really know how to use a tape measure. Most of us just use the numbers displayed, but what are the tape measure marks on various types of tape measures and how do we use them and will they help us. I wondered…
