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Categories: Sanding and Finishing ProjectsMarch 12, 2020Spring cleaning? It’s time to check your stock of finishes to decide what is still usable and how to safely and legally dispose of what isn’t. It’s also a good time to go over the best ways to store finish for long life.Read more -
Categories: Sanding and Finishing ProjectsMarch 10, 2020Spring cleaning? It’s time to check your stock of finishes to decide what is still usable and how to safely and legally dispose of what isn’t. It’s also a good time to go over the best ways to store finish for long life.Read more -
Categories: Sanding and Finishing ProjectsMarch 06, 2020When holiday projects are done and the wood chips swept up, it’s time to apply finish. One of the quickest, easiest, and most foolproof ways to finish small items is to dip them in a finish.Read more
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Categories: Sanding and Finishing ProjectsMarch 05, 2020Outdoor project finishing, like all finishing, begins well before you open a can of stain or finish. Wood, hardware and glue selections all matter, as does the wood species you choose and how you ultimately want the piece to look as it weathers.Read more
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Categories: Sanding and Finishing ProjectsMarch 05, 2020Amateurs and pros alike can create high quality finishes, but there are some tricks of the trade more common to professional shops. Here are five useful ones to make life easier for all of us.Read more
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March 04, 2020Tips for setting up a woodworking shop in a small space. You can have a woodworking shop and still park a car in your garage.Read more -
Categories: Sanding and Finishing ProjectsMarch 04, 2020Many woodworkers turn to oil and wax finishes for their first attempt at finishing, and for good reason. They are easy to apply, give almost foolproof results, require no applicators beyond a rag and leave wood looking both rich and natural. Turners especially love them because they adapt perfectly to finishing wood still turning on the lathe. But how much does it matter whether you use oil or wax? Which oil should you use?Read more -
March 02, 2020Learn how to cut a centered slot through a thick workpiece without needing an extra long router bit to extend through the entire workpiece.Read more
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February 28, 2020There are many ways to create a smooth finish on wood, but one of the easiest is to use grain filler. In this video, Rob Johnstone demonstrates how to apply grain filler to create a smoother board surface.Read more
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February 26, 2020A question that often comes up when turning acrylic handles is how to install the threaded insert that is included in most Rocklerturning kits into an acrylic turning blank.Read more
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February 26, 2020Woodturners know that dust collection is challenge when working with a lathe. The Dust Right® Lathe Dust Collection System includes several tools to help improve your lathe's dust collection.Read more