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How To: Make a table saw push stick to keep those fingers on
Tommy and Al talk workshop safety and make a table saw push stick to ensure all your digits stay intact. Woohoo!
How To: Make simple wooden interlocking dovetails
Tommy (with Al asking the tough questions) walks you through the process of making simple dovetails and some classic "George Washington wooden teeth".
How To: Cut circles in your wood with a bandsaw
Bandsaws have always been great at cutting curves. With a simple jig, perfect circles are a breeze. This woodworking video demonstrates this jig, and also briefly shows some minor mods that I have made to my 14" Jet Bandsaw to keep the tyres clear of sawdust.
How To: Make a dinosaur using a woodworking scrollsaw
Scrollsaws are often used to produce very intricate pieces, but a cheap one is perfectly good for making some really cool kids' toys.
How To: Dress timber for your woodworking project
Dressing Timber. In this episode, we are having a look at dressing timber so that it is flat/straight and square, ready for a project. In this case, we are using some reclaimed Jarrah from an old deck, but the principle is the same if you are preparing timber that is DAR (dressed all round) from a timber yard, or hardware supply shop, or even if you have prepared your own board from raw timber.
How To: Use bits with your woodworking router table
A router table is a stationary woodworking machine in which a vertical spindle of a woodworking machine projects from the table, allowing you to cut wood at many different speeds. Different cutter heads or drill bits may be mounted on the router depending on the material you're working with.
How To: Sign write on your wood projects using a router
You don't have to be a sculptor along the likes of Michelangelo to create an aesthetically appealing, well-made wooden sign. In fact, all you need is a router and steady hands. Well, and maybe some practice.
How To: Use a drill press to create a spade foot table leg
Tommy and Al sit down to talk about the spade foot of the Federal table. Tommy outlines how he used the drill press to create the spade foot on the marker board and then reviews how he created the tapered table leg. Use a drill press to create a spade foot table leg.
How To: Glaze kitchen cabinets
Glazing kitchen cabinets is an easy way to give your kitchen cabinets an antique look. Meghan Carter demonstrates how to glaze kitchen cabinets, so you can enjoy the rustic feel of glazed kitchen cabinets in your home. With her instructions, you'll have no trouble producing professional results when glazing kitchen cabinets.
How To: Install glass in cabinet doors
Meghan Carter demonstrates how to install glass in cabinet doors. With her tips, you can make your own glass cabinet doors for any room of your home easily and inexpensively.
How To: Paint kitchen cabinets
Painting kitchen cabinets is an easy and inexpensive way to bring old cabinets back to life. Meghan Carter shows you how to paint kitchen cabinets and offers a few inspirational decorating ideas for really dressing up your kitchen cabinets.
How To: Make a wooden door for the bombe secretary desk
Tommy demonstrates how the prospect door will fit into Bombe Secretary piece. He then shows how he copied the design from a photo to paper and then to the wood block. He makes multiple attempts at cutting the block and laughs about how many mistakes he's made so far. It's going to be a long road.
How To: Make wooden bellflower table legs
Tommy and Al dive into discussing bellflowers with special guests Eli and Brian. Tommy, woodworking master, demonstrates how he made the lines on the table leg. He then reviews how to make the bellflowers and Eli cuts them. Afterwards, Tommy and Brian discuss their furniture work so far.
How To: Turn a finial out of a 2 x 4 piece of wood
In this video, Mark Sillay uses a unique grind on his spindle gouge and shows how he sharpens it. If you've never seen the Jool Tool sharpening system, you're going to be impressed.
How To: Insulate your garage doors
This video looks at ways to insulate garage doors to help keep the shop cool in the summer, and warm in the winter.
How To: Build a folding wooden chair with your kids
Even if you don't have kids, this project is so useful that you're going to want to build a folding chair yourself. Just because we're building a kids project doesn't mean it has to be just for kids!
How To: Repair your Festool MFT wood work table
The Woodworking Underground shows in this video tutorial a quick and inexpensive way to repair the slot in your Festool MFT (multi-function table) work table, from pro Joseph Fusco. This how-to video is a must watch for all furniture and woodwork enthusiasts.
How To: Make crown moulding for your home
A look at understanding crown moulding. Check out this Woodworking Underground four-part video tutorial to learn about making or installing crown moulding for your home. This how-to video is a must-watch for all furniture and woodwork enthusiasts.
How To: Make a table with a secret compartment
This table magically folds over to create a secret compartment. This way you don't have to clean the table off, just fold it over and use the backside.
How To: Make a pocket sundial
Sick of telling time the conventional way? G old school. Here's how to make a simple sundial that fits into your pocket.
How To: Woodturn a duck call
A tutorial series on how to woodturn a duck call. Part 1 of 4 - How to Woodturn a duck call.
How To: Repaint a piece of furniture
Whether you're resurrecting an old, beat-up wooden table or giving that avocado-colored nightstand a new lease on life, a quick coat of paint can update even the most hopeless furniture.
How To: Make stilts
Here is a short video showing you how to make stilts. These are perfect for both adults and children to enjoy, so hurry up and make your stilts today. Make stilts.
How To: Cover plywood edges
Watch this video to learn a few of the many ways you can cover the exposed edges of plywood. The Wood Whisperer demonstrates how to iron on veneer, thin solid wood, and thick solid wood.
How To: Put a finish on wood to pop the grain
Learn about different finishes. In this video, the Wood Whisperer puts the finish on a pencil holder. It's not just any finish. Since we are working with a beautiful curly maple, the finish deserves a little extra special attention. Learn how to pop the grain.
How To: Make a wooden pencil holder
This video covers the construction and assembly of a decorative pencil holder. These make great gifts and are excellent for utilizing scrap. This video is for the more experienced woodworker, knowledge of tools is required. To apply a beautiful finish on the pencil holder, see the Wood Whisperer's finishing video on popping the grain.
How To: Create a raised panel door
Watch this video to learn the basics of creating a raised panel door.
How To: Clean and maintain your woodshop
How do you spend your time between projects? It can be a great time to tune up equipment, wax the cast iron tables, touch up the chisels, and do some general cleanup. Learn the best methods to clean and maintain all your tools and machinery. Nothing is more inspiring than a nice clean workshop!
How To: Make a mortise and tenon joint
In this video, the Wood Whisperer demonstrates a fundamental woodworking joint, the mortise and tenon.
How To: Make an end-grain kitchen cutting board
Make your own butcher block end-grain cutting board with this two part video series. Enjoy the "back to basics" simplicity of this useful project. A custom cutting board makes a great gift and many woodworkers make them in batches every holiday season. And if you are relatively new to woodworking, this is a great project to hone your milling, glue-up and tablesaw skills.
How To: Mill lumber, joint edges, and flatten faces
This video explains one of the most critical and fundamental aspects of woodworking: milling lumber. The Wood Whisperer reviews his 4-step milling process, which requires some big tools. Since many folks don't have a fully outfitted shop, he also presents numerous alternative methods for jointing edges and flattening faces. The jointer's jumpin'!!!
How To: Identify and purchase wood at the lumber yard
Learn some terminology and topics that will help you be better prepared for your next trip to the lumber yard. Just a few of the topics covered include identifying different types of cuts, estimating board feet, and finding a good hardwood supplier.
How To: Refinish an antique wooden table
The Wood Whisperer takes you through the appropriate steps to evaluate an antique wooden table and refinish it properly.
How To: Make a chess board
Master craftsman George Berry, "The Woodguy" shows how to quickly and easily make a chess board. This video will provide you with the expertise to build a chess board, so all you have to worry about it playing!! Make a chess board.
How To: Make a box seat
Downing drinks while perched on the bed, the floor, and the arms of the couch is totally awesome!!! (If you're a college freshman.) Otherwise it sucks. Don't get us wrong; living small doesn't mean you can't party like a rock star, it just requires a little creativity. This project offers dual functionality: wall art on quiet evenings, and extra seating and side tables on nights when friends roll in to bring down the house.
How To: Use a scroll saw
Here's a great introduction to the scroll saw. If you're a craft woodworker, you probably already know what a useful tool it is. It's the best saw for making precision cuts in wood, plastic, and metal.
How To: Make a car couch
Why sit on a regular old couch when you can get in the fast lane? Guru Brian shows how he made the hotrod-inspired furniture featured in Episode 5 of My Home 2.0.
News: Mobile Desk Unit - Shaving Cream Man Solution Show
Do you need to get away from your office, but can't because you have too much work to get finished? You are not alone! Our sudsy inventor gets a letter from a man in Nuttsville,VA who's options are drying up, and Shaving Cream Man delivers a cool and creamy solution that's really outside-the-bottle! Shaving Cream Man, our whimsical off-beat guru of How-To, offers up his outside-the-box solutions. Some things have to be seen to be believed! Build a Mobile Desk Unit.
How To: Build and walk on stilts
In this video series, watch as professional circus performer Paul Anderson teaches how to build and walk on stilts. Learn how to saw wood for stilts, how to make tin can stilts, how to build hand held stilts, how to jump on power skip stilts, how to do tricks on stilts, how to saw wood for stilts, how to stand up on circus stilts, safety tips for stilts, and how to market yourself as a stilt walker.
How To: Build a personalized picture frame
Why not add excitement to your picture or photo by building your own custom frame. Our expert framer, Debbie Reeves, will show you how to spice up your walls with with the charming frames in this free craft series.