Table Saw Jigs to Align a Crappy Table Saw Fence / Table Saw Fence Alignment
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One of the things I have learned in woodworking is that a good fence on a table saw is everything. I spent many, many years with 2 previous table saws both of which had terrible fences before I finally invested in a table saw with a good fence. When I went looking for a table saw that was the FIRST thing I looked at was the quality of the fence and how easy it was to set and how well it kept it's setting on the saw. For me - there is nothing in woodworking that is more frustrating than having a table saw fence that needs to re-set on the front and back and often re-re-set for every cut.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/hBgceOxkg88
What having poor fences taught me a couple of tricks for setting them up more quickly and accurately than using a tape measure every time and these 2 quick and easy jigs are what I used many years ago, and maybe will help others with their table saw fences that have lost their accuracy.
Workshop Life Hacks Episode 9: Woodworking Tips and Tricks
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This time I am back at the drill press, showing some very cool tricks with Hole Saws, and at the same time, making an upside-down holding stand for my Epoxy Glue Bottles, because after they get half empty, it takes - forever- for the glue to run down to the nozzle so I can mix them together ..
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/FJn0OxjtEkw
Starting off with hole saws, these are great tools, they make excellent quality holes and come in a wide variety of sizes but they can take a LOT of effort to push them into some woods, but here's an easy way to use them ...
Milling Wood Using a Bandsaw - Logs to Live Edge Lumber
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There are few things in woodworking that I enjoy more than milling wood ... every new cut is like opening a Birthday Present because you just never know what is going to be inside. I even remember the first time I was part of our Woodworking Guild - Milling Crew, and what it was like to watch the saw come through the log and slice off a plank, which we then had to take over to the stacking and drying pile, and what a joy it was to turn over that log to see what the grain looked like inside.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ayrrT8h9gj4
For me, this process never gets old, and when I talk to many people who have their own mills, they experience the same thoughts when they are milling wood, especially when they get logs that appear on the outside to be something special ... sometimes they are figured or spalted wood, other times they are just regular, good quality wood.
Bad Ideas in Woodworking Episode 2 / Workshop Fails
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The internet is full of information on woodworking and not all of it is good information. You really need to look at things to see if they are going to be good, or if they are going to be problematic, or even worse ... dangerous to your well being. What I often see are pictures or descriptions of processes or ideas that are put forward on one website, then replicated on many others, and none of them seem to figure out that what they are replicating is not a very good idea at all.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/uVvth63pEsE
That's why I like to explain things because that way people who watch my videos get a much better idea how things work and why something might not be such a great idea after all ...
WoodWorkWeb Merchandise
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Finally, I have a few T-Shirts and other Merchandise created and MORE will be added in upcoming weeks.
Wooden Box Making - Scrap Wood Projects
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Making boxes and woodworking go hand in hand. I can't imagine how many boxes I have made over the years in every conceivable size and configuration and it's interesting how many different ways there are to make a box that basically has 6 sides. Some are very simple while others are elaborate. I am always fascinated when I visit antique stores and swap meets to see all the different kinds of wooden boxes that show up and look at how they were built ...
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XF7_n3DenrE
I many ways this build is somewhat like those antique boxes I often look at ... nothing fancy, just a storage box that requires a specific size to fit in a specific location and that means a bit of custom woodworking ...
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