Woodworkers can be really tough to shop for, so here's some ideas of things they'll love and why they'll love them!
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There are a ton of finishing options for cutting boards at a variety of price points, application methods, and all with varying levels of durability. Which is best? Watch to find out!
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You can easily get the look of breadboards without spending a lot of effort doing time consuming joinery, without ignoring wood movement! Here's one approach I take when doing breadboards but speed is important.
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Everyone knows what tools you need in the shop, but there's a lot we use that aren't "tools." In this video I go over some of those oft used non-tool items in our shop!
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Here are 10 woodworking tips from a full time professional woodworking shop cranking out commercial work every day! I spent a week at Lakeside Woodworks shop in Kentucky while they were working on a batch of 63 tables for Buffalo Trace's new tasting rooms and a huge red oak bar to help out and see how they do things differently to keep up with demand.
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Can you cut on epoxy cutting boards? Is epoxy food safe? What finishes are food safe? Is any finish food safe? Are all finishes food safe? What's food safe even mean, can I eat it? In this video I give my best shot at answering this questions in this crazy confusing topic!
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A dust free wood shop. It may be a pipe dream, but I'm a lot closer to it. After several machine upgrades my old system really wasn't cutting it so I upgraded to a ClearVue Cyclone and ran all new ducting. Along with that, it only made sense to rearrange the shop. This video goes over all of that!
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Woodworking poses respiratory risks, that's obvious. But what are the risks, and how do we actually protect ourselves from them? This video discusses the two main risks in my woodshop, particulates and VOCs. And the three mitigation strategies I use to keep myself safe which are collecting pollutants at the source, wearing PPE, and using ambient air cleaners for both particulates and VOCs.
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Do you HAVE to use expensive tape to make an epoxy form? Do you even need tape at all? Does wax or mold release help get epoxy out of a mold? Watch to find out!
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Epoxy is expensive so you want to know how much to use! From a better way to "eye-ball" it to using Photoshop, I'll show you 4 ways to find out how much epoxy you need to mix for your pour whether it's a river table or something smaller!
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Which gauge? 15, 16, 18, 23? Battery? Pneumatic? There are so many choices to picking a nail gun! This video explain it all and shows you several tips to get better performance out of them!
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This video is full of tips to speed up your builds! I highlight time saving tips to woodwork faster while I built a triangular olive slab table at Lakeside Woodwork's shop. This was a collab with Bruce Ulrich and he built another table from the same slab with different features and even more tips on how to woodwork faster!
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If you dislike painting, like I do, you'll appreciate these tips to make it easy and fast! Nothing speeds it up like a good brush, the right paint, a nifty ladder, and a few gadgets.
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Want to know your circular saw blades better to buy the right ones and get better cuts? This is for you. This cover circular saw blades in depth. Not just those for "circular saws" but all tools that use round cutting blades. This applies to miter saws, circular saws, track saws.. the principles are all the same!
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Wood turning at the lathe is a very satisfying craft where you can make cool stuff FAST! But like all crafts and skills, there are quite a few common mistakes to fall into that can make the experience frustrating. Here I cover the main ones I know!
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Not sure what gift to get for that person you know that spends all their free time in their shop? This gift guide will have some gift ideas that they'll sure to love, that will be easy to find, that you'll both be glad you gifted this Christmas!
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How to sharpen a card scraper and even make one. Why make one when they’re so cheap? Well, sometimes you’ve got a piece that a typical card scraper just won’t get, or you have a batch project and a made to fit would really speed things up! In that case, making one is the way to go.
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Don’t know which saw to get first or next? Here I compare the features, difference and similarities of the track saw, circular saw, table saw, and miter saw! Which saw is the best first or next purchase for you depends on what kind of work you do and how much you want to spend. After watching this video, you’ll know which will be the best fit for your work until you can acquire all four!
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Every woodworking task can be done lots of ways. Which means almost every woodworking project can be done with just a few tools. I go over the 5 tools needed to make almost any woodworking project. I also mention a few non-woodworking tools that I use a LOT in my woodworking.
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