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What's the difference between interior and exterior varnish? The answer may surprise you.

Take a closer look at the most widely used of all drill bit types.

Shaping wood is at the heart of nearly any type of woodworking, but power carving takes that concept to a whole new level.

This Sunflower Clock will brighten any room with its yellow petals and dark brown face. The tapered petals are easy to cut using the Rockler Small Parts Taper Jig and a table saw. We used a combination of solid wenge, solid yellowheart and cherry plywood to make this clock. These specialty woods are available from Rockler , but if you have trouble finding them, you could substitute walnut for the wenge and maple that is dyed yellow for the yellowheart. You could also use Baltic birch plywood for all of the parts and color the parts with dye stain.

Rockler lumber is milled to your needs and ready for your next project. Shop our selection of quality hardwoods, exotics, live-edge slabs and turning lumber for all your project needs. We will cut most board to length in our stores so you pay for only what you need. Less waste...more value!

Whether it's a tight curve or a closed opening, you can cut it on your band saw with a couple of easy tricks.

A handheld or table-mounted router is only as useful as the bits that are chucked into it.

With only four parts total, this is a small project you can make in just a few hours.

What are the best features to have on a workbench? The workbench might be the single most used tool in any woodworker’s shop. But a workbench doesn’t need to feature fancy joinery or details, It only needs to be flat, sturdy and at a height that you can work comfortably. Any other features you add to your workbench should depend on the kind of work you do. Instead of talking about workbench design or how to build a workbench, this video will show you several simple upgrades you can make to whatever you’re using as a workbench. !

Learn how to make a wooden domino set. The game of dominos is fun and easy to play. It only requires a set of 28 domino tiles, so it's also a great travel game. Making a set of dominos seems fairly simple, but the trick is accurately marking all of the dots on each domino game piece. In turns out this is perfect project for a CNC machine because it can quickly and accurately drill all those dots with the touch of a button. In this demonstration we show you how we used the Next Wave Shark HD510 to make a domino set. We also share a FREE link to Download the CNC Files for Making the Dominos.Even if you don't have access to a CNC machine, you can still make a wooden domino set using Rockler Domino Templates and Self-Centering Drill Bit. The templates make it easy to accurately lay out each domino game piece.

Learn how to make and attach tapered legs for a mid-century modern console cabinet.