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=== Basic Tips === | === Basic Tips === | ||
* | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZkYLVrTYe4 The Way Wood Works -- What Every Woodworker Needs to Know About Wood] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/@MattEstlea Matt Estlea] | |||
=== Wood Inlay === | === Wood Inlay === | ||
* | * [https://www.finewoodworking.com/2018/02/07/create-dramatic-inlays-epoxy How to create dramatic inlays with epoxy] | ||
* | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_i_DfncSQc $15,000 Kitchen Island]. Good tips on the overall process of a wood countertop, including epoxy inlay. | ||
=== Edge Treatment === | === Edge Treatment === | ||
* | * [https://youtu.be/_U4UMj07whs?t=903 Making Edge-Grain Patterned Plywood]. The link drops you to the finished piece, the whole video shows how he did it. | ||
=== Sanding === | === Sanding === | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDYPGgjQmF4 | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDYPGgjQmF4 So, you think you know how to sand, eh?]. Learn to sand correctly. | ||
* [[Drum sander tips]] | * [[Drum sander tips]] | ||
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=== Drilling === | === Drilling === | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlnu1qXGzbI Forstner bits] and how to use them | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlnu1qXGzbI Forstner bits] and how to use them | ||
=== Turning === | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/@RichardRaffanwoodturning Richard Raffan] | |||
* [https://youtube.com/@tomislavtomasicwoodturning?si=fPTtqZF6RVf_4Efb Tomislav Tomasic Woodturning (Dodir Drva)] | |||
=== Misc === | === Misc === | ||
Revision as of 01:33, 10 February 2025
- This page is about general woodworking tools and tips. For the wood shop at the Maker Nexus makerspace in Sunnyvale, CA, see MN-Woodshop.
Materials
Wood
Of course, wood! Check out the Wood Database for tons of information about different woods. Identification, strength, finishes, etc.
Glues
Are end grain glue joints weak? No! See the short, very interesting test video.
Some local knowledge from our members.
Finishes
- Tong oil finishes
Supplies
Also see the general Supply Sources page.
Tools
Bench Vise
- How to pick a vise? A fun video with serious information
Wood Lathe
- Using a skew. Nice video explaining skew angles and when to use each.
Wood Chisels
- Sharpening: The grind on DeWalt chisels is very rough out of the box. The edge isn't durable because it is very jagged. To get a good edge on them you need to carefully flatten the surface of the bevel of the chisel with a rough sharpening stone before moving on to finer grits. Sandpaper is not the right tool for the job.
Tips
Basic Tips
Wood Inlay
- How to create dramatic inlays with epoxy
- $15,000 Kitchen Island. Good tips on the overall process of a wood countertop, including epoxy inlay.
Edge Treatment
- Making Edge-Grain Patterned Plywood. The link drops you to the finished piece, the whole video shows how he did it.
Sanding
- So, you think you know how to sand, eh?. Learn to sand correctly.
- Drum sander tips
Table Saw
- General intro to table saw safety
- Blade Height - what is the right height for your cut?
- Tablesaw set up - excellent tips on safety that you might not know about.
- Kickback and how to avoid it. Work safely!
- A different kind of kickback!
- Three different blades - why to use each
- Jointer, Planer, Drum sander - what do they each do and why?
- Half laps on the tablesaw without a dado set
Router
Drilling
- Forstner bits and how to use them
Turning
Misc
- An analysis of Parallel clamps
- Tips on precision work with our tools
Safety
- Showing how tablesaw accidents can happen.
