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Fixing woodworking mistakes doesn't always mean fixing things a woodworker may have done wrong, it could also be fixing wood that inadvertently broke, chipped or cracked, but sometimes fixing mistakes means working with the wood to prevent mistakes from happening later on because often it is better to fix things before they break than after ...
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One of the first challenges we all have to deal with from time to time are sanding scratches, and these can be the most annoying because we all know that we created these in the first place, so it means fixing our own workings ...
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So many great ideas for so many people ... thanks to everyone who sends me their ideas, tips and trick and woodworking hacks, I always learn something and pass along your ideas so we can all learn these new ideas together ...
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I love how varied these ideas are too, they cover a wide variety of woodworking areas so there is something for all of us somewhere ...
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As table saws have evolved, so have the ways of using them and the attachments and accessories are long and innovative, but so now are the simple things we can do to make table saws safer and more convenient to use.
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... But before I get into the hacks, first of all, to all those new woodworkers out there, a mini-lesson on blade storage. As many of you know I store all my table saw blade in an angled rack that I made many years ago, and this works nicely for me because all the blades are separated from one another and are easy to get out ....
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The nature of wood is ever changing and sometimes it is hard to use, other times easy but in most cases it is pretty forgiving, especially when it comes with inherent defects that either formed by the tree it'self, of were created by other elements like rot, insects or other burrowing animals or things. Luck for us, many of these things can be fixed one way or another.
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The degree to how much or how little of a "fix" is required depends on many things from the woodworker to the intended use of the project and ... in many cases, you will find there are can be a few different ways of fixing these defects and it all depends on how much effort and expense that a project deserves.