Page 11 - Learn Woodworking Tips with Rockler

  1. Sealing Turnings for Food Use?

    Sealing Turnings for Food Use?

    There are several good reasons to seal raw wood that will be used for food-contact items, such salt shakers and pepper mills.
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  2. Improve Your Routing with Jigs and Bits

    Improve Your Routing with Jigs and Bits

    Get the most out of your router and improve precision and efficiency with an impressive array of specialized jigs and bits.
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  3. Understanding Router Basics

    Understanding Router Basics

    At its most basic level, a router is simply a motor with a cutting bit attached to it, installed in a base for controlling it by hand. The motor spins the bit at extremely high speeds. This is our modern handheld router in a nutshell.
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  4. rockler hpl router table

    Router Table Fundamentals

    If you’re serious about woodworking, a router table is a game-changer. Sure, a handheld router is great for freehand work, but mounting your router in a table unlocks a whole new level of precision, safety, and versatility. 
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  5. Router Safety Considerations

    Router Safety Considerations

    Routers are remarkable additions to our woodworking shops. But like all power tools, especially those designed for cutting wood, safety is an important concern.
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  6. Building with Miter Joints

    Building with Miter Joints

    Hide end grain elegantly when you join the angled ends and edges of parts together.
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  7. 3-in-1 Cabinet Scraper Sharpening Tool

    3-in-1 Cabinet Scraper Sharpening Tool

    This jig simplifies the process of filing, honing and burnishing card scrapers with all-in-one convenience.
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  8. What is a Woodturning Lathe Chuck?

    What is a Woodturning Lathe Chuck?

    What is a lathe chuck used for in woodturning? A lathe chuck, also referred to as a scroll chuck, is a wood lathe accessory that is used to secure turning blanks. Rather than mount your bowl turning blank on a lathe faceplate, it's easier to turn a bowl using a four-jaw lathe chuck. As the name suggests, this type of chuck has four jaws, and these jaws can be adjusted in and out to hold a workpiece, either by contracting around a turned tenon or expanding into a recess you turn in the workpiece.
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  9. Making a Tack Cloth

    Making a Tack Cloth

    Here are some simple options for charging a cloth so it removes dust better. You might not really even need a "dedicated" tack cloth.
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  10. Helpful Track Saw Enhancements

    Helpful Track Saw Enhancements

    From specialized blades to guide rails and cordless options, there area wide variety of enhancements available for track saws that can improve both their accuracy and efficiency.
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  11. Video: Making a Leaning Wall Shelf

    Video: Making a Leaning Wall Shelf

    In this video, April Wilkerson creates a simple and functional leaning wall shelf.
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