A Guide On How To Build Your Own Garden Shed

Having a good shed in your garden can prove to be excellent tool storage, a hobby home, overflow storage from your house, or just a nice and quaint place to sit and enjoy your garden. However, ...

Learn Quality WoodWorking That’ll Amaze Your Family & Friends

Checkout the incredible table above - looks professionally made, doesn't it? Well, it's not. This is the work of a woodworking hobbyist, just like you. All it took was some knowledge, ...

Start Woodworking Quickly With This Basic Toolbox

If you’ve found this article then you’re probably already interested in woodworking. Which also means you probably already know that you can’t exactly just start woodworking you need to do some ...

The Most Common Woodworking Joint Types

In the early days of woodworking, prior to the existence of many tools, man was limited in his methods for joining wood. Early joints were made by lashing pieces together. Although these joints ...

How To Remove Rust on Woodworking Tools

You might have heard the old saying “rust never sleeps” which is sadly true when it comes to woodworking tools! In pretty much every garage across the United States you will find lonely and ...

How to Make a Pocket Hole

When it comes to making a beautiful wooden creation, joining the timber can be something of a challenge and for less experienced woodworkers, making the kind of mistake that messes up the project is ...

How to Stain Wood: Tips for Newbs and Old Hats Alike

Staining wood has been used for centuries to enhance and preserve wood projects. Learning how to stain wood properly will save you time, headaches, and heartache. After spending hours making a ...

How To Dry Wood At Home

Drying wood correctly is essential or else your project could become a disaster. You may think all’s well when the project is completed but soon, glue joints begin to crack and different parts of ...

How To Use Wax Finish on Wood

Woodworking wax has been used to complete projects for centuries. You can purchase wax in paste, liquid and solid stick forms and there are even a wide range of colors to choose from. Yet despite ...

How to Make a Secure Butt Joint

The butt joint is arguably the easiest method of joining two boards or panels. It is used to increase a panel’s width rather than the length of the board. You can butt joint wood in a variety of ...

How To Make A Dovetail Joint

The dovetail joint is one of the most commonly used woodworking methods for joining two pieces of wood together. One of the features of this technique is the immense strength of the joint; it ...

How to Change the Blade on a Miter Saw

The blade is the heart of a miter saw, and if you’re not using a good blade or if it’s been worn down after much use, then the quality of your results from the saw will suffer massively. That’s ...

General Miter Saw Usage Tips

So you just bought that shiny new miter saw and you need some advice on how to use it. Or maybe you are seriously considering buying one and want to learn. This article will help you learn about the ...

How To Use A Miter Saw Safely

A miter saw is one of the most versatile cutting tools. You need to take precautions when setting up your workspace and operating one. Spending a few minutes reviewing these instructions to use a ...

Full Review of the Makita RT0701C Compact Router – What You Need to Know

Whether you are a professional construction worker, a handyman, or just a DIY homemaker, you know how important it is to have a good variety of tools in your toolkit. There are many well-known tools ...

Full Review of the Dewalt DCD777C2 Cordless Drill – Everything You Need to Know

Power tools are essential for professional carpenters and construction workers. Do-it-yourselfers like to take on some professional challenges or at least feel close to being professional by having ...

Best Drum Sanders: Top 5 Compared & Reviewed

At my last count, there’s 53 drum sanders on the market to choose from… They’re complex tools with many features, and come in several different types. These are expensive tools, and choosing ...

Full Review of the Wen 4214 Drill Press

Tabletop drill presses can be an acquired taste for some. Their size does pose a few limitations but also opens the doors to new possibilities for homeowners and DIY enthusiasts who are tight on ...

Ful Review of the Rotorazer Mini Circular Saw

If you've come across the Rotorazer in TV or Youtube ads, you'll know that it makes some big promises. Supposedly it can replace circular saws, saber saws, jigsaws, and other saws. Our full ...

14 Most Amazing Woodworking Projects

Woodworking is not simply a practical (and a fun) hobby, it is a form of modern art, combining practicality with the quirkiest over-the-top designs. I bet none of the woodworking ...

Full Review of the Bosch CS10 Circular Saw

What exactly are woodworkers on the search for when when they are out shopping around for a new circular saw? Maybe it depends on what kind of work it is that you are looking to do, or the kind of ...

How To Manage Circular Saw Dust Collection

The darn sawdust… It’s one of the biggest downsides of using a circular saw (or any saw, really) – the dust gets everywhere, and it’s pretty difficult to manage. You do have a few options for ...

Full Review of the Dewalt DWE7491RS – A Table Saw That’s a Cut Above the Rest

To do a job right, you need the right tools. This is especially true when it comes to table saws. Using the wrong type of blade can ruin material by burning it or producing jagged, rough cuts. Keep ...

Full Review of the Craftsman CMXEVBE17250 Shop Vacuum

Craftsman tools have been a mainstay in American households since the early late 1920s. While they got their start producing hand tools, they have moved into other areas over the years and produce ...

Full review of the Delta 18-900L Drill Press

Industrial drill presses are a dime a dozen these days. That can make it difficult to choose the right model, especially when so many share the same basic features. Out of all the ...

Full Review of the Shop Fox W1668 Bench-Top Drill Press

Some brands have been around for over a hundred years while others are relatively new to the scene. Shop Fox is the latter when compared to companies like Black & Decker, but they have made a ...

Drill Press Safety

When it comes to power tools or shop equipment, drill presses rank pretty low on the danger scale. While you would have to put some real effort into losing an appendage to one, accidents can and do ...

How to Sand Wood Perfectly

Best Woodworking Hand Saw

Early man realized that he needed a way to more easily cut wood than with a stone ax. So, some clever cave man noticed a jagged edged rock, rubbed it back and forth across a branch, noting that it ...

Best Woodworking Planes

Boards, those smooth and flat pieces of wood that one can snag at the local big box store, are pretty much ready to use. A lot of work has been done by the saw mills, cutting the trees into slices ...

How To Select The Best Woodworking Bench

Woodworking can be done on any flat surface, even on the garage floor or on top of a piece of plywood that is stacked on top of a trash can. It can get the job done, but not as easily as when you ...

How To Choose And Use Wood Glue

When you grew up using Elmer’s all throughout grade school, the vast selection of woodworking glues can seem intimidating come first glance. Yet, it’s not as complicated as you’d think, and there’s ...

Best Wood Level

Levels are not regularly used in woodworking unless the project is going to be permanently, or semi-permanently, mounted in relationship to the earth’s surface. One can’t level a fireplace ...

Best Worm Drive Saw

A standard circular saw can only take you so far… Don’t get me wrong, they’re very capable tools and useful for a huge range of tasks. But for certain jobs you just need a little bit extra – ...

Best Table Saw Blade for Every Need

I’ve been woodworking for a long time, so I’ve used a LOT of table saw blades, but I still remember when I was learning about them. Back then, I spent countless hours on studying the ins and outs of ...

Best Table Saw

You might think this is an easy task, but the truth is choosing the best table saw for you is pretty tricky… These saws are expensive and have many complex features – making the wrong choice ...