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.
Wood Router Bushings and Router Bit Speed Settings
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 ...
Workshop Hacks Episode 11 / Woodworking Tips and Tricks
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.
How Handcrafted Pool Cues are Made - Scott Zachow Shop Tour
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.
Bandsaw Log Cutting Jig - Milling Logs to Lumber
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 ...
Kerfmaker Exact Width Dado Jig / Make Perfect Dados!
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Cutting dados is one of the necessary wood joints in woodworking. It is used in many forms of furniture, shelving, cabinetry, tables and much more. Dados are simple in design but can be very strong because they are supported along their length, but in order to be strong the joint needs to be fairly snug, and this is where the kerf maker can be an irreplaceable tool.
Kerfmaker Exact Width Dado Jig / Make Perfect Dados!
The form I am making in this video is one of the simplest types I have seen and can literally be made in a few minutes and give accurate results right off the bat ...
Woodworking Hacks Episode 10 - Woodworking Tips and Tricks
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My workshop is not very big and that means that some of my woodworking machinery needs to be moved around from time to time in order to operate it, like my router table, planer, bandsaw and sometimes my drill press and table saw. All of these tools have wheels to make them easier to move around, and they all have "locking" wheels, which means that when you move a lever on the wheel, it locks the wheel from rolling.
Woodworking Hacks Episode 10 - Woodworking Tips and Tricks
One of the problems with most locking wheels is that they sit under a support on the machine. This becomes a problem of locking and unlocking the wheels when that locking lever is hidden under the machine. This often means getting down on your hands and knees to lock or unlock a wheel ...
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