Creating design plans before beginning any woodworking project is the standard. This is because design plans serve as the template for purchasing the required raw materials and prepping your workstation for the task ahead. Traditionally, furniture designs were drawn on…
With a router table in your workshop, you can become an amazing artist. But you will hardly achieve that degree of finesse if you don’t have the right router table. You need a platform where you can securely mount your…
In most regions, woodworking and carpentry are used interchangeably which leads to confusion about what each stands for and what they actually do. To understand the differences between woodworking and carpentry knowledge of how they are defined can help. Here…
Like most crafts, woodworking comes with its list of dos and don’t to ensure woodworkers stay safe while creating. Some of the ‘dos’ such as keeping a clean workspace, ensuring items with sharp edges are correctly stored, and making use…
In 1883, an engineer and general inventor, Robert Greenerd, took out a patent for a small hand-operated machine which was named a press and since then, the arbor press has been used through the years. This leaves us the question…
The versatility of the 3D printer makes it one of the commonly used tools in across every industry. 3D printing or additive manufacturing provides a complementary solution for producing parts you may not want to spend too much time crafting…
Woodworking like every art and craft starts with design. Designs provide the blueprint the woodworker follows when creating something with wood. Every woodworking niche relies on design this includes the wood crafter, the carpenter, and the cabinet maker. Here comes…
Most woodworking projects consist of joints and connecting structures that form a complete piece. The integrity and durability of woodworking pieces with joints are determined by the stability of joined boards or structures. This is why nails, wood screws, glue,…
The craft of woodworking joinery involves joining pieces of wood to assemble a more complete structure. It is one of the most satisfying niches of woodworking as many get satisfaction from joining small wooden components to form complex items. Joinery…
Wooden structures are prone to wear and tear with time due to use. In some cases, wooden surfaces and structures rot, get scratched, nicked or gouged. These are some of the common problems with using wood as a building material…
