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Block Plane Tips: How to Use It, When to Use It, and Why it's Awesome!

Read Time: 8 mins

The "unassuming" block plane, is probably the hardest working of all the wood planes. They are small, easy to handle, and can fix a huge variety of woodworking issues and modifications.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6soEuYUYvzc

I felt it was high time that I dedicate some time to this often overlooked woodworking plane and show off what I think is the easiest way to set one up and get excellent results, and then the wide variety of chores that a block plane can do for us.

5 Cool Woodworking Tips You'll Want To Know!

Read Time: 3 mins

New tips seem endless. This episode has even more tips, most of which I have never seen, but some I use myself and will be adopted into future woodworking projects.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/WxVJzxuzAdE

I am going start off with one of my favorite woodworking challenges ... drawing circles or arcs (truth is, I am challenged to do this) ....

Is This The BEST Saw Blade Ever? / Freud Premier Fusion Blades

Read Time: 5 mins

This is a topic I wish I had covered earlier. I had been told by a few woodworkers I know that they had been using a blade called the Freud Fusion table saw blade and were extremely happy with the cuts it was making ... and this was a General Purpose Blade!!

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/v4dKGqncaqg

As a long-time woodworker, I have come from the "school" that says you need to select the right blade for the job, ripping blades for ripping natural wood, cross-cut blades ...

Dust Collector Upgrades / Oneida Dust Sentry

Read Time: 8 mins

Dust collectors are not associated with much of a variety of "accessories" but there are a few and today I am going to touch on a couple of recent upgrades I made to my new Oneida Mini Gorilla Dust Collector.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/2sEo6NAVrLM

I'm starting this session off with the first upgrade I made, which is a remote Off/On switch, but it's really more complex than that and so I am only going to touch lightly on the topic ...

5 Quick Woodworking Tips You Won't Believe You're Not Doing Already

Read Time: 6 mins

Sometimes when I am setting up for a video on a topic, I realize there are a bunch of tips and tricks in the video that I have either never covered, or a bundle of ideas that sort of run together because they are all related .. and so is this version of tips and tricks ...

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/edqyTk6RsyM

And starting off with something called Adventure tape, and like a lot of things, it was never designed for woodworking, but woodworkers are a creative bunch of people and they can often find good uses for things that others never dreamed of ...

WARNING: The drill press is one of the most dangerous tools! Here's how to use it safely.

Read Time: 7 mins

I know ... some people will think I am joking, but anyone who reads the title, and has a finger, wrist, or another part of the body injured when a drill bit accidentally "grabbed" the wood, or metal they were holding with their hands, and turned it into a spinning jackhammer, will know I am not joking. Drill presses are geared very low which means they can deliver a LOT of force, and if you think you can hold a piece of wood or metal with your hand, that gets "grabbed" by a drill bit, you are wrong.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/IBClMGt_S8s

Think about this ... my drill press has a 110 Volt, 9 amp motor, not huge, but that equates to 1-1/4 horsepower. How many times have you been drilling with a battery-powered hand drill that "grabbed the wood" and twisted the drill right out of your hand or at least tried to (and maybe even caused an injury)? That is a lowly battery-operated cordless drill and it can do that, imagine what a drill press could do that has probably 5 times the force.

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