Subscriber Woodworking Tips and Tricks Episode 13
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I hope I will be able to remember all the cool tips and trick for woodworking that Subscribers have sent me when it comes time to use them ... or, I can just go to this website and type in a single word into the search box, hit the return key and I will have the article, with an answer on the screen within seconds.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/srmOu1E4O9k
Every time people send me in ideas, I can't believe how much there is for me to learn that will make my woodworking more efficient and fun ...
Pocket Hole Machine / Auto Pocket Hole Joinery with the Maksiwa PHM 3.0
- Read Time: 4 mins
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Pocket Hole Machines are new, but as time goes on, they become smaller, more versatile, and more affordable, especially for anyone who would like to get into the woodworking industry and actually make a living at it. Of course, one way is to build cabinets, which are always in demand and there is no letup in sight. The cabinet market is strong and will be for a long time.
Watch the video on Youtube: https://youtu.be/MoF57GYc7xg
In almost every market, anyone who can turn out good quality cabinets at a fair market price will have as much work as they can handle for the foreseeable future and of course, on way to accomplish this is to use pocket hole machinery to help make strong, attractive cabinets in a timely fashion.
Testing Shop Made Wood Fillers!
- Read Time: 8 mins
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As long as I have been involved in woodwork, people have told me "don't worry about a small mistake, you can fix it with wood filler". But my experience with wood filler of any kind has given me poor results. I decided to try a few combinations of shop-made fillers and one version of commercial fillers, just to see how they work and how they compare. Note: Other Links as talked about in the video are below!!
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/KxnO7re7IOU
Remember too, there are other ways of fixing mistakes and defects in wood during the build process, wood fillers are only one way, and may not be the best way, but sometimes they are the only way ...
Quick Build for a Perfect Router Dado Jig to make Dado Joints
- Read Time: 7 mins
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Bookcases and shelving units are super popular items to build, and not complicated but there are a few tricks to getting to look great and to stand up to years of use, and much of that depends on how the shelves are attached, and in this case, I am showing how to make a jig to use with the hand router that will give you perfect fit dados.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/CETqGP1vgBM
...oh, and yes, you could use a palm router in place of a full-size router ... just take you time in making the cuts so you don't put unnecessary wear on the router motor ...
Colin Knecht's Quick Woodworking Tips and Tricks - Episode 2
- Read Time: 2 mins
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Even more cool ideas from all sorts of sources, some tips from Subscribers, some of my own that I use ... when I remember to tell everyone about them. Don't forget, if you have some tips, tricks or ideas that you use and you would like to share them with the rest of us, send me an email and if I haven't used the tip, I will try to use it in a future episode and give you a shout out.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/2ocSGUM4owQ
This time, starting off with one of my own... frequently used tips ...
Making Live Edge Plywood / Fake Live Edge Slab
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There are many people who enjoy working with wood - sheet goods - like plywoods, medium, and high-density fiberboard, and more. If you select quality products, you get nice flat material, sometimes you can purchase it with already applied veneers such as Oak, Maple, Walnut and so on, and what's nice, you can cut it to whatever size you need, you don't have worry about grain matching during glue-ups, twisting and warping boards, running our of enough material to do the job, knots in the wrong places ... the list is endless.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/3oOsHZMlcX8
Those are just a few of the reasons that some people like working with sheet goods ...
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