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Clamping Hacks Episode 5 / Woodworking Clamps Tips and Tricks

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Gluing and clamping are mainstays of woodworking and because there are so many different kinds of woodworking projects, woodworkers have come up with a plethora of ideas and workarounds to get jobs done, are a few that I use from time to time for specific clamping jobs ...

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/31nrAycKCGY

Of course like every modification, we all need to figure out things that work best and taking other peoples ideas and even changing them up a bit can make a huge difference in accomplishing something that may have seemed daunting.

Easy Knife Sharpening and Matching Easy Knife Block

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Many woodworkers already know how to sharpen knives, but in many cases, those around us, family members, friends, co-workers are often challenged by knife sharpening, but now, finally ... there is a way we can all have sharp knives. And wouldn't it be nice to have the knife sharpener right beside the knives at all times? An easy build for home or for a gift idea, everyone can use a small footprint knife block.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/zEyAXAD1dr4

I recall as a woodworker being disappointed with the quality of my chisel and plane blade sharpening. Even after I would sharpen them they still didn't work properly. One day I confided in an older, experienced woodworker who told me I was doing everything correctly, except I was not removing the "Burr" ...

Dovetail Joint Marking Gauge for Cutting Dovetails by Hand

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Woodworkers are fascinated by dovetail joints and the art of dovetailing. No other joint gets anywhere near the amount of attention as the lovely dovetail joint. There are so many ways of making dovetail joints, by hand, by machine and the numbers of different tools and jigs and assorted accessories to make these joints is really quite remarkable. Guess What ... here is yet another.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ip91VtqCA9E

This is a new kind of marking gauge for me, and as one who is not proficient and making dovetail joints, hopefully, it will make things a tiny bit easier ... but I do know that the only real way of making good, consistent dovetails is practice, practice, practice ...

Wood Router Bushings and Router Bit Speed Settings

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There are many things that wood routers can do and even more when you start adding the many accessories to them and one of these is something called router "bushing". In quick simple terms, what these bushings do is attach to the base of the router and allow the router bit to protrude through them which in turn makes them useful as a templating tool.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ce4oqPSlHC8

The templates are the real secret to using router bushings ...

Workshop Hacks Episode 11 / Woodworking Tips and Tricks

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I remember a woodworking mentor once told me that "woodworking is all about the details" and the longer I spend in woodworking the more and more I understand what he was saying. Like something as simple as sharpening a plane blade, if it's not done correctly, the plane will work poorly at best so know the small techniques become important ...

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XRYOWZryLck

And in the larger picture, keeping our tools in good working order, keeping them sharp are all tiny aspects of keeping looking after the details ...

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Clamping Hacks Episode 5 / Woodworking Clamps Tips and Tricks

Easy Knife Sharpening and Matching Easy Knife Block

Dovetail Joint Marking Gauge for Cutting Dovetails by Hand

Wood Router Bushings and Router Bit Speed Settings

Workshop Hacks Episode 11 / Woodworking Tips and Tricks

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