Shop Vac Uses

While you can’t drive a screw with a hammer or use a rake to cut a piece of tin, some tools do have multiple purposes. The powerful little shop vac is one such device, as it can do more than suck ...

How to Use a Shop Vac

Shop vacuums are handy tools that live up to their moniker by being tough enough to clean up a shop in a matter of minutes. They can handle tasks an ordinary upright vacuum cleaner cannot ...

How to Clean a Shop Vac Filter

Shop vacs can remove debris from any type of surface, and they are known for their ability to pick up things a traditional vacuum cleaner cannot. They are simple to use and very versatile with ...

How to Break in Boots

When you first slip your foot into your new pair of boots, you may be in for a bit of a surprise. Some may fit tighter than they did at the store while others may feel loose in the heel. ...

How to Clean Work Boots

Any style of footwear is going to get dirty unless you’re a magician that prefers floating to walking. Sidewalks can dirty up a white shoe in seconds, but dirt, mud, and concrete can destroy a work ...

How To Use A Screwdriver

For such a seemingly simple tool, there’s actually a lot to learn about the legendary screwdriver. It’s one of most useful and widely owned of any tool out there by hobbyists, home ...

How To Magnetize A Screwdriver

As discussed in our best screwdriver set article, these are one of the most basic tools that any home should own – but there’s also several variants of screwdrivers. As well as the different ...

Types of Work Boots

Before you look for a good set of work boots, you must first understand their purpose. Sure, they are geared to protect your feet on the job, but what do you do for a living? A police officer ...

How Should Work Boots Fit

Buying a new pair of boots can be an exciting, but expensive endeavor, especially when it comes to footwear designed for specific needs like work boots. Work boots are by far the most difficult ...

Woodwork Awards: Best Uses Of Wood By Home Builders

There’s no doubt that when it comes to wood, it’s not only an incredibly versatile material but also one of the most popular building materials, especially in residential buildings. This decade has ...

5 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 ...

21 Amazing And Inspiring Wooden Stairs

These staircases are mostly custom made, and they would add an incredible sense of homeliness to any house. The custom woodworking is nothing short of wondrous. Check out the detailing on #10, ...

19 Beautiful Rustic Woodworking Projects

Rustic interior design is captivating and gives the home cozy atmosphere. With woodworking, rustic style is almost the central point when designing different projects so if you are a fan of rustic ...

Woodworking Pitfalls to Avoid

The exorbitant cost of hiring a carpenter to do work for you and expensive furniture stores have prompted many people to do their own carpentry. Many people have decided to DIY. Although that ...

How to Sand Wood Perfectly

Ah, the sanding process — the part all woodworkers look forward to and lament simultaneously. On the one hand, it signals that you’re making good progress and that your project or component is ...

How to Apply Wood Finish Without Runs or Drips

Once you have prepared and stained wood, the final step is to apply finish to protect the timber. While the preparation stage gets the material ready and the stain brings out wood’s natural beauty, ...

How To Join Wood Planks For Table Top

Brayden Silva Woodworking Specialist If you want to enhance the look of your living space or garden, there are plenty of ways you can do so. One easy way is to DIY build or decorates your ...

When to DIY and When Not to DIY

Hiring a professional such as a carpenter or a builder to produce work can be an expensive exercise. That has forced many people to seek alternatives. The internet is filled with informative ...

Everything You Need to Know about Wood Engraving

Let’s complete a little experiment: look around your home at the wooden objects you own. You might see a dining table, picture frames, doors, kitchen or bathroom cabinetry, a wooden welcome sign in ...

Wood Carving Tools: Our Comprehensive Guide

Wood carving is an excellent technique to learn. Whether you're doing it as a hobby or you'd like to make larger objects for around the house, wood carving is something that has been done for ...

The Best Way To Get Started

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, ...

A Journeyman’s Guide to Saws for the Hobbyist

There are some things that are so fundamental that there’s simply no alternative. Let’s say you needed to cut a beam of wood in two – what tool are you going to need? You guessed it – a saw. ...

What Is the Longest Lasting Deck Stain?

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How To Plunge Cut With A Hand Wood Router

Trying anything new can be hard, especially when it comes to carpentry or home improvement tasks.  Using powered tools, like wood routers, can also be tricky, and whereas hand tools can get ...

5 Step-By-Step Woodworking Projects That Are Perfect For Beginners

Once you’ve got your workbench and first few basic tools ready to go, it’s time to choose a project and get building. You’re going to need plans for what you want to build, and ideally also ...

How To Choose Between Plywood Types

If you’ve never used plywood before and decide to purchase some for you next woodworking project, you’ll be in for a rude awakening! If you thought it was as simple as picking out the first piece ...

29 Dead Simple (Yet Awesome) Wood Projects

Ever felt the urge to build something with wood, but simply lack the time? DIY and woodworking seem like a real hassle – it seems like something that takes a ton of time… The truth is, you can ...

The Definitive Guide to Woodworking Safety

Woodworking should be fun and relaxing and it is, IF woodworking safety is adhered to when out in the wood shop. Failure to follow safe practices in the shop can lead to small injuries and worse, ...

How To Choose Woodworking Woods

Once you’ve decided to get into woodworking and you’ve chosen a project, your next step is choosing woodworking woods for your project. In this phase of your woodworking adventures you really ...

Woodworking Tips

5 Essential Woodworking Basics

Whether for professional, household or recreational purposes, woodworking is an art that needs a certain set of skills and consistent practice. Often, people take up woodworking as a hobby and learn ...

Your Garage Can Become Your Workshop

Not everybody is fortunate enough to have a dedicated wood shop, but almost anyone can find some space to work with wood. So long as you can put up with a bit of a mess, and some noise. Well, ...

How To Make A Window

Brayden Silva Woodworking Specialist If you want to try your hand at DIY woodworking, making your own home windows is one way to go. With the building materials readily available online or ...

How to make and install shelves

Introduction This section explains how to install the most common and basic forms of open shelving, consisting of either solid lumber boards or specifically manufactured shelving boards that sit ...

How to replace a door

The glass in the entry door was cracked and the frame pretty worse for wear, so it was really time for a new door.The old door was a common size so it was no problem finding a replacement.This is ...

Bathroom do-over

Introduction, getting started Introduction The bathroom/laundry downstairs was in dire need of a do-over. The floor area was 8ft x 8 1/2ft (2400mm x 2550mm). It contained a sink, washing ...