[UPDATED CA Glue Tips and Tricks] How to Use CA Glue Like a PRO!
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I was first introduced to Starbond because they solved a problem I had, and that problem was finding a CA Glue that was not clear, but colored so that I could use it for filling knot holes and cracks in wood ... Starbond was the only supplier I could find the filled that need ...
[UPDATED CA Glue Tips and Tricks] How to Use CA Glue Like a PRO!
Since then I have come to rely on them for other similar kinds of products and Starbond has continued to innovate their line of products by making a new product that fills other needs in woodworking and other mediums that have unique requirements for their specific line of work.
Learn These Tips To Sharpen Your Workshop Skills: Woodworking Tip #35
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I often try to improve on existing woodworking tips and tricks by testing new ideas, when these new ideas work better than previous versions, I seem to forget about them and just carry on using them without sharing them ... so here are a few improvements I have worked on ...
Learn These Tips To Sharpen Your Workshop Skills: Woodworking Tip #35
And starting with a "speed square", a tool I seldom use, and yet I have 3 of them, all different sizes and only the smallest one is accurate enough to use for woodworking, the other 2 I only use for carpentry work like building fences and other home reno builds ...
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Oneida Mini Gorilla Dust Collector: Assembly & Overview
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The time had come for me to upgrade my dust collection system. The older dust collection system I had been using for many years had served me well, but was taking up a lot of space in my tiny workshop and I just didn't have the power of newer systems.
Oneida Mini Gorilla Dust Collector: Assembly & Overview
I have always liked the Oneida dust collection systems because they offer a wide array of solutions. I did briefly look at other systems but kept coming back to Oneida and specifically to the Mini Gorilla system because of the power and space-saving it offered me ... and so that is what I purchased.
Was I Wrong about Glue Joinery? - Joint Testing 2x4s
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One of the nice things about woodworking is generally we rely on the strength of the wood, softwoods are not so strong while hardwoods are much stronger and man-made woods can vary either way, but jointing them together presents a whole new world of possibilities ... and what are the strengths and weaknesses we should know about.
Was I Wrong about Glue Joinery? - Joint Testing 2x4s
One of the least common tools you will find in a woodworking shop is a Hydraulic Press ... like the one I have ...
Backwards Woodworking: The Climbing Cut - Learn How to Do It Right!
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Wood routers are a great tool, but many woodworkers are afraid of them. This happens when tool technique is not understood, or the tool is used without any knowledge of how to use it and the end results are poor and but knowing how to use them can elevate your woodworking techniques.
Backwards Woodworking: The Climbing Cut - Learn How to Do It Right!
Woodworking encompasses many unique processes because of the nature of how wood grain grows and the kinds of things that we do in making woodworking projects, and one of these seldom know or used techniques are quite valuable to know
Bad Ideas In Woodworking You Should NEVER Try: Episode 8
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Not every idea in the workshop is a good idea, some are even dangerous but fortunately, most of us can recognize the really bad ones before we do them. It's often the ideas that "seem to be good" that turn out not to be so great, I know, I have tried MANY of them and found out the hard way why they aren't so great.
Bad Ideas In Woodworking You Should NEVER Try: Episode 8
But even more, I always want to dig into the reasons WHY they sounded good but turns out not to be such a good idea after all, and often I uncover things I had not thought of in the past that I can then apply to other woodworking tasks ...
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