Woodworking for Mere Mortals
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Woodworking for Mere Mortals
3y ago
When using a tablesaw, use a push block to control the wood and keep your fingers safe. In this video, I’ll show you how to make this super simple push block (and push stick) with a replaceable base and cleat. Video Outline 0:00 Make a push stick first 1:27 Make the handle assembly 7:15 Base ..read more
Woodworking for Mere Mortals
3y ago
Make this Quarto game in an afternoon with scrap wood. This is a small kind of travel-sized version of the classic game, Quarto! You’ll need some scrap wood and a 3/4″ dowel. I had a piece of leftover mahogany from the Snowflakes I made and will use that for the base of the game. I’m ..read more
Woodworking for Mere Mortals
3y ago
I got this idea from a viewer in my Woodworking for Mere Mortals Gifts Series for Christmas. I’m using two naturally contrasting colored woods to make the candy cane, but you can also stain on any kind of wood to get the desired effect or paint! I made up a cutting template that you can ..read more
Woodworking for Mere Mortals
3y ago
Gift making ideas. Lots of them! https://bit.ly/WWMMgifts Free Plans: Download the template for the napkin holder ..read more
Woodworking for Mere Mortals
3y ago
Back on lock down due to Covid-19 and ready to make some holiday gifts! Here’s the cutting template to make these two-toned wooden candy canes. Share your completed project with me using #WWMMgifts on Facebook & Instagram! Welp, here we are again. Let’s make some holiday gifts! Learn how to get started woodworking and set ..read more
Woodworking for Mere Mortals
3y ago
Often when we think of productivity improvements in the workshop our minds go right to a new tool or item to purchase to save time, space, etc. However, this blog is going to focus on things you can do to improve without spending a dime! 1. Have More than 1 Trash Can This one is ..read more
Woodworking for Mere Mortals
3y ago
When we last left off I asked for your suggestions on who to do with this drawer: do I make a new drawer? Cut off the faces? Then I got a really creative solution from a viewer named “Joep” suggesting I make a small drawer to fit inside this own. A hidden drawer. So that’s ..read more
Woodworking for Mere Mortals
3y ago
We’re building a shoeshine box and to do this we need to make some rabbet (not rabbit) joints using a dado blade. There are 2 types of cuts that make grooves in a board Dado – go across the grain of the board. Rabbet – the same thing but has a shoulder. From your boards ..read more
Woodworking for Mere Mortals
3y ago
I’ve seen a number of serious injuries to people from kickback most commonly to the stomache, chest or straight to the head. Another good reason to always wear safety glasses. Essentially when a piece of wood touches the blade on an angle or gets bumped out of alignment it catches the blade in the teeth ..read more
Woodworking for Mere Mortals
3y ago
I received an awesome picture in the mail from a fan of mine and figured it would create a great opportunity for me to show you guys some simple frames that look really fancy. One of the biggest challenges of making a custom frame is trying to size your frame exactly to the size of ..read more