Woodworking Reviews and Advice
We tend to take for granted the different types of measuring tools for woodworking. As a woodworker, you may automatically reach for a tape measure or caliper and start measuring. But, have you ever stopped to think of the countless measuring tools use while working on wood? For the newbie, all these tools must seem … Read more
As a woodworker, you will need to be acquainted with different types of wood finishes. Two popular wood finishes that you can get is from boiled linseed oil and tung oil. Each of these oils has its advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, you need to adopt different procedures to use each oil. In a past article, … Read more
It is not compulsory to stain wood on completion of a job. However, you can apply a wood finish which serves to protect the surface of the wood. If you don’t provide a finish, the wood could dry out, become dull and deteriorate, on exposure to moisture and heat. The wood may also swell, so … Read more
When you start to learn woodworking, one of the first tools that you will handle is a woodworking mallet. These tools form an essential part of any woodworking toolbox. We get different types of woodworking mallets to perform various carpentry tasks. Although you can find mallets that we use in several fields, the mallets we … Read more
When we think of a hammer or a mallet, similar tools come to mind. However, the common factor between a hammer and a mallet is that we use both tools to strike a blow. The main difference between a hammer and a mallet is that the head of a hammer is metallic and that of … Read more
As a woodworker, you may find that you have to work with several different materials other than wood. One of the non-wood materials that you may come across is melamine. Another different type of material is MDF (medium-density fiberboard). Both these materials form wood-like boards, and we can use them for a variety of woodworking … Read more
Whether you engage in woodworking as a hobby or profession, you will encounter different materials other than wood. Knowing how to work with non-wood materials will give you an added advantage in your chosen skill. We are all familiar with plywood. However, another material that appears frequently is melamine. Although you may be familiar with … Read more
A woodworker expects to work with wood. That is an indisputable fact. However, how do we define wood? In a broader sense, we call wood in the form of raw material timber or lumber. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines timber as: “wood suitable for building or for carpentry.” The wood described here usually is solid wood … Read more
Any woodworker is likely to work a lot with wood veneers, especially those who work on wooden furniture. A veneer is a thin slice of fine, expensive wood that we typically apply to cheaper wood. The purpose of using veneer is that we get the finish of expensive wood at a fraction of the cost. … Read more
As a woodworker, you need to know a great deal about various tools and the purpose they serve. We often tend to exclude axes from the category of woodworking tools. However, axes help us to chop wood to get the basic raw material for our woodworking products. Hence, you need to consider these tools as … Read more