Tools

We all know that you can get numerous types of drill bits for drilling holes in various kinds of material. However, what you probably don’t know is that there are literally over a hundred different types of woodworking drill bits. Hence, we get a wide variety of different kinds of drill bits for wood as … Read more

You will find that wood glue is the one thing that joins all of your woodworking projects together. Literally! It is such a vital part of any woodworking project that you need to know about the different types of wood glue and how to use them. Your choice of glue will depend on the different … Read more

We usually consider chisels under two main categories. The first category includes chisels for general use (click here to see our list of woodworking chisels). The second type of tool comes under the category of wood carving which will talk about below. Anyone who is into wood carving will have a vast collection of wood … Read more

Among woodworking hand tools, we could consider the most indispensable as chisels. However, there are so many different types of woodworking chisels, that it’s easy to get thoroughly confused. If you want to be a competent woodworker, you will need to use appropriate chisels for the job at hand. A chisel consists of a long … Read more

We all know what a hammer is. But, did you know that there are at least 40 different types of hammers? Even though all the different kinds of hammers are not those that we use in woodworking, there is quite a number of them that we use for woodworking. In this article, we touch upon … Read more

It is not possible to complete any woodworking without a saw. There are countless different types of woodworking saws that we use to cut wood. Saws have been used since ancient times. Today, there are so many different types depending on their material and what they need to cut. One of the salient features of … Read more

The router provides some great options to a woodworker who needs to undertake some versatile woodworking operations. You can impart some great finishes, surfaces, sharp edges, and cutouts from patterns by using a router. The possibilities are endless. There are two main types of routers – Fixed and Plunge.  On a plunge-base router, the base … Read more

There are several types of nails commonly used in woodworking. Some of the most common types of nails for wood include roundhead nails, finish nails, brad nails, box nails, and common nails.  There are many of other types of nails such as flooring nails and framing nails although those are used mostly in construction rather … Read more

A common misunderstanding we make while discussing hand tools is to consider a file and a rasp as the same thing. Although both of these tools perform similar tasks, each one performs a specific type of function. The primary difference between a rasp and a file is that rasps are primarily for wood, but files … Read more

When starting out in woodworking you will need some essential hand tools from the word go.  Woodworking files are one of the most simple yet effective tools you’ll need.  In this article, we take a look at the different types of woodworking files and the uses of each type. When we discuss files in the … Read more