I am not skilled enough to use a tool like this. I’m sure some people could pull it off, but not me – I’d lose pieces – if not chunks – from my hands with the first use. Some machine tools can be intimidating and even scary to use. These? They’re the stuff of nightmares...
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I’ll also be presenting several approaches to the interior fitments. But I have only so many Dutch tool chest interior variations in me – and there’s now a fair number of these chest in shops throughout the country and around the world. So while it’s early days (heck – we just...
The cherry cock beading was treated with an iron acetate solution made with 15% vinegar (available at traditional butcher shops where it used for marinating; the label very clearly states that this product is not to be consumed undiluted). Normally, if I was attempting to ebonize cherry I wou...
Photos of shops that customers have sent me: Kyle's amazing home workshopfor under $900 in total with refurbished tools using our guides John sent us this photo of his new shed shopwhich cost him under $500 to set up With my guide and my secret resource of discounted tools,you too can...
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But of course I’mNOTgoing to charge anywhere near that. Actually,even $100 is more than I think would be ok. And I feel the same about $75… and $50.Those prices are simply too high for most people. So Let Me "Pay It Forward" ...
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It’s easy to get sucked into the YouTube rabbit hole of miter stations so please guide me back to the light. Chris Zach from Minnesota here. I recently constructed a box using box joints for the first time (thank you, I hold the applause.) As the tutorial by wood magazine suggested,...
All professional ‘shops and most amateur woodworkers will have some machinery to dispense with the sheer ‘grunt’ of preparing timber and so only a few are actually essential. Even though I’ve got a comprehensive collection of decent quality machinery, for some strange and inexplicable reason,...