The Best Plunge Routers for Woodworkers
A plunge router is a versatile tool that can help make your woodworking projects look significantly more professional and refined. They can be used manually for detail work or with a router table ...
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Best Dovetail Jig – Reviews & Buyer’s Guide
Dovetail joints are beautiful and can add an exquisite and premium look to a finished workpiece, but they’re very time-consuming to cut manually and require a high degree of precision. Dovetail jigs ...
Best Staple Gun – Reviews & Buyer’s Guide
Having a reliable and powerful staple gun in your tool collection can be helpful for rapidly attaching materials to your woodworking pieces. They’re fast and efficient and can make your ...
The Best Corded Drills for Your Workshop
Some people may enjoy the portability of a battery-powered drill, but the power and torque capability of corded options make them more versatile for different projects. Some are light and ...
The 6 Best Hybrid Table Saws for Woodworkers
For many years, hobbyist woodworkers had to choose between a "contractor" table saw designed for remote work or the far more expensive and permanent cabinet table saw. Price aside, the power ...
Best Budget Table Saw – Reviews & Buyer’s Guide
Table saws can rip long boards, process sheets of plywood or medium-density fibreboard, and even perform crosscuts and other intricate cuts using jigs. They are often regarded as the most useful ...
Best Miter Saw Stand – Reviews & Buyer’s Guide
Your miter saw is probably one of the most-used and versatile tools in your collection, and it likely sees some action on just about every woodworking project. A good stand can make your miter saw ...
The 6 Best Jigsaws for Woodworkers
Having a reliable jigsaw in your workshop is essential when you need precise curves or a clean, manual cutting option. Jigsaws come in various sizes, with different power capabilities, and with a ...
Best Electric Chainsaw Sharpeners – Reviews & Buyer’s Guide
A dull chainsaw blade can be both frustrating and dangerous to operate, so investing in a reliable, high quality, electric chainsaw sharpener to complement your tool is critical. If you’ve been ...
Makita vs DeWalt Routes: What’s The Difference?
Brayden Silva Woodworking Specialist WoodRoutersReviews is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Choosing the best ...
Bosch 1617EVSPK vs Dewalt DW618PK Router – Review & Comparison
Brayden Silva Woodworking Specialist WoodRoutersReviews is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. During woodworking, ...
How to Cut Circles and Curves with A Router
Brayden Silva Woodworking Specialist One of the challenging aspects of woodwork is cutting circles and curves in wood. You must have the right tools, and more importantly, you have to know how ...
How to Cut a Square Hole in Wood
Brayden Silva Woodworking Specialist Any woodworker (professional or hobbyist) must know how to cut a square hole in wood. You must master the craft perfectly for you to build more creative ...
How to Plane Wood with A router
Brayden Silva Woodworking Specialist Planning wood with a router is an excellent way of surfacing large slabs of wood, or unevenly shaped cross-sections of wood. Well, a planner can do the job ...
What speed should my wood router be?
Brayden Silva Woodworking Specialist Many modern routers come with variable speeds allowing operators to adjust the speeds as desired. This is crucial because different bits have different ...
How To Sharpen Table Saw Blades (The Easy Way)
Table saw blades tend to get blunt after a few uses, but it does not mean that it is time to get rid of them. Put in some effort and sharpen the table saw blade, and it will be as good as new. ...
The Best Portable Table Saw to Bring on Your Job Site
Buying the right portable table saw is critical to ensuring your safety, comfort, and efficiency when your work takes you on the road. To help you find the perfect match, I have researched the most ...
How can I make my garden more secure
Note: This section is now in the archives and the advice service has finished but feel welcome to look over these previously posted articles. An important aspect of garden design, which is often ...
Understanding Lumber sizes
Easy projects - easy language! This section contains DIY woodworking and building projects or articles with simple, easy-to-follow instructions and explanations. About lumber sizes First a timber ...
DIY Ingenuity
The lads were working away when the main spring in their compound miter saw broke. For those of you who do not know, a compound miter saw is a circular saw on an arm that can be raised up or down ...
How to read and understand Plans
Instructions SO... You're ready to start that addition, you have received the plans from your architect or draughtsman but you can't make head nor tail of them. Maybe this section can help to ...
How to Cut a Groove in Wood With/Without a Router
Brayden Silva Woodworking Specialist Cutting a groove in wood comes with several purposes. And since wood is highly adaptable, you can achieve your desired effect with or without common power ...
How to establish a building Profile
Ensure Your Project is Square and Leveluseful for square or oblong projectsStep 1: measure and stake the four outside corners of your project (fig.1). The stakes can be any timber, as they will be ...
A bit about safety
It's a good idea to get into good safety practices at an early age. General If you do not know how to use a tool properly, ask someone for help. This isn't just for safety; using tools properly can ...
A bit about wood
Wood used for building is referred to differently from place to place. In North America the wood used for building is referred to as lumber, where as in Australasia it is referred to as timber. So in ...
Handy tips
A few handy tips and hints that might help make the task just that little bit safer and easier. Tool tips Using adult good quality tools makes the task easierUse a sharp 8 point (8 teeth per ...
A bit about measurements and dimensions
Wood used for building is referred to differently from place to place. In North America the wood used for building is referred to as lumber, where as in Australasia it is referred to as timber. So in ...
A bit about nails and bolts
This page covers some basic information about nails and bolts. The terminology for different types of nails and bolts varies from place to place but generally, the same nails and bolts are used for ...
Creating a Ragged Paint Effect
Materials Needed Dulux Acrylic Sealer Undercoat Dulux acrylic base colour of your choice Dulux top coat paint, colour of your choice A collection of dry, lint free cloths sized about ...
Creating a Marbled Paint Effect
Materials Needed Dulux Acrylic Sealer UndercoatDulux acrylic base paint, colour of your choice.Dulux acrylic top coat, colour of your choice.Standard roller (10mm sleeve)SpongeGoose or swan ...
Types of Timber Stains and Finishes
There are a variety of surface finishes on the market that offer protection and enhancement to timber while preserving its natural look. Interior StainsDye Stains give a beautiful result on pine ...
Painting Exteriors
Which Paint, Where?PreparationApplying the PaintChecklist If you're painting a large exterior area, a little psychology helps. Identify sections and then prepare and paint one section at a time. ...
Painting Walls and Ceilings
Which Paint, Where?Selecting Tools for the JobPreparationPaintingCleaning UpChecklist 1. Which Paint, Where? There are two types of paint available for interior surfaces: water based or ...
Paint Brushes, Paint Rollers and Paint Pads
Even as we work and play our way through the high tech world of the 21st century, the good old fashioned paint brush is still the most preferred tool for applying paint in and around the home. 1. ...
Pebble Path
This project explains how to make a pebble path using 100x75 (3"x4") treated lumber for the edgings, 20mm (3/4") graded base course metal and a choice of a number of topings (pebbles, bark, shell, ...
Handrail Anatomy
One example Note: All lumber must be suitable for exterior use. a) Decking b) Joists c) Boundary joist: The boundary joist is fixed to the perimeter of the deck to give a neat finish ...
