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Tips/Techniques
Tips and Techniques, from Canadian Woodworking, delivers practical, expert advice for woodworkers of all skill levels, with a focus on shop efficiency, tool use, and project-specific methods.
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Story sticks have been used in furniture making for a long time. They a durable record of your work.
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Table saws, jointers, planers and other machines are vital tools in a furniture making shop.
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A card scraper is a thin piece of hard steel that can cut small wood shavings using a sharp corner.
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Power tools face damaging heat and mechanical stress every time they are used.
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Adding inlay or banding to an otherwise plain project can add visual appeal and make the piece look much more interesting and professionally made.
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This jig enables you to cut perfect circles of almost any diameter with your bandsaw. The size of your circles will be limited only by the length of the arm.
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There are a few things to consider when heating a shop. To select the best heater you have to take into account such things as the size of the shop, ceiling height, and the amount of insulation.
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While it is possible to work safely in a cold shop, it is impossible to do so in a dark shop.
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This article leads you through the process of replacing a pre-woven sheet of cane in a Bentwood rocker, which is a chair with a routed groove.
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In this article, David describes the methods he uses for holding wood while he carves.
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Sooner or later, most woodworkers have the pleasure of using a traditional cabinet scraper. Then comes the filing and the burnishing, to re-sharpen the tool.
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This featherboard makes work at the table saw easier, safer and more accurate.
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Buying and restoring old hand planes is economical, educational, practical and enjoyable.
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Here is an easy and cost effective way to prepare your smaller items for shipping.
