Easy Knife Sharpening and Matching Easy Knife Block
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Many woodworkers already know how to sharpen knives, but in many cases, those around us, family members, friends, co-workers are often challenged by knife sharpening, but now, finally ... there is a way we can all have sharp knives. And wouldn't it be nice to have the knife sharpener right beside the knives at all times? An easy build for home or for a gift idea, everyone can use a small footprint knife block.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/zEyAXAD1dr4
I recall as a woodworker being disappointed with the quality of my chisel and plane blade sharpening. Even after I would sharpen them they still didn't work properly. One day I confided in an older, experienced woodworker who told me I was doing everything correctly, except I was not removing the "Burr" ...
Dovetail Joint Marking Gauge for Cutting Dovetails by Hand
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Woodworkers are fascinated by dovetail joints and the art of dovetailing. No other joint gets anywhere near the amount of attention as the lovely dovetail joint. There are so many ways of making dovetail joints, by hand, by machine and the numbers of different tools and jigs and assorted accessories to make these joints is really quite remarkable. Guess What ... here is yet another.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ip91VtqCA9E
This is a new kind of marking gauge for me, and as one who is not proficient and making dovetail joints, hopefully, it will make things a tiny bit easier ... but I do know that the only real way of making good, consistent dovetails is practice, practice, practice ...
Wood Router Bushings and Router Bit Speed Settings
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There are many things that wood routers can do and even more when you start adding the many accessories to them and one of these is something called router "bushing". In quick simple terms, what these bushings do is attach to the base of the router and allow the router bit to protrude through them which in turn makes them useful as a templating tool.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ce4oqPSlHC8
The templates are the real secret to using router bushings ...
Workshop Hacks Episode 11 / Woodworking Tips and Tricks
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I remember a woodworking mentor once told me that "woodworking is all about the details" and the longer I spend in woodworking the more and more I understand what he was saying. Like something as simple as sharpening a plane blade, if it's not done correctly, the plane will work poorly at best so know the small techniques become important ...
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XRYOWZryLck
And in the larger picture, keeping our tools in good working order, keeping them sharp are all tiny aspects of keeping looking after the details ...
How Handcrafted Pool Cues are Made - Scott Zachow Shop Tour
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I met Scott some time back and was overwhelmed by the quality of pool cues he was making, so I asked him if he could do a video tour, and a bit of an overview of his process, to which he agreed. Pool cues are inherently difficult to photograph because they are long narrow pieces, and I can say without a doubt that they are far more impressive in person than what the camera can capture.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/NGJloHOUvCc
When I arrived, Scott had already set out some examples of how the process worked and had cleared other work so he could concentrate on showing me how hand made pool cues are constructed.
Bandsaw Log Cutting Jig - Milling Logs to Lumber
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Bandsaws are one tool that can actually pay for it'self my cutting your own lumber, and cutting smaller logs on even smaller bandsaws is often quite possible. Even my 14-inch bandsaw will quite handily cut longer and short logs in perfect size pieces of lumber suitable for smaller projects.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/fK7JrIAzMps
This jig is easy to make and I made mine from used plywood I picked up a few months ago that was... at one time, someone's kitchen cabinet doors, now I am reusing them for all sorts of new things, and this bandsaw jig is perfect for this old 3/4 thick plywood ...
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