woodworking tools and supplies
Preventing Rust from Ruining your Quality Tools
April Showers bring May flowers, but they can also bring a more humid environment to your woodworking shop. During the wet, and warmer season of Spring, it may be a good idea to take some precaustions and be proactive in … Continue…
Woodworking Joints
There are many different types of Woodworking joints. In this blog post you will find a list of Woodworking joints from strongest to weakest, the common uses for each and the tools needed to make these joints. Mortise and tenon joints: … Continue…
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Truing a Square
Using a woodworking square is essential to creating quality woodworking projects, but what if your square is not true? We found this very helpful article from the book Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them by: R. Cobleigh, about How to True … Continue…
What to look for when choosing a Router Table
The basic components of a router table include a router table top, mounting plate, router fence, router lift, and the stand. There are certain things about each that you should take into careful consideration before purchasing a router table package. … Continue…
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Determining Saw Blade Quality from Chip Size
How tools form chips during the cutting process is usually of more importance to the Toolmaker / designer than to the woodworker. Woodworkers most often simply check sawdust and chip size visually as a gauge of tool performance, and that … Continue…
Tags: chip size, cutting tools, tool performance
Cooling Steel
When cooling steel, the way and the speed at which you cool the steel can have a great affect and possibly even change properties of the steel. This was prompted by a question as to whether you can use water … Continue…
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Share your woodworking projects
We sell a wide variety of woodworking tools in our online store, and have always had a great respect and appreciation for the amazing and beautiful things people can do with these tools. I have recently set up a page on … Continue…
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American Made Tools
We are proud to sell several lines of American made tools. We beleive all of the tools we sell are top of the line, but are pretty happy when these top quality tools are manufactured right here in the USA. … Continue…
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Essential woodworking tools
There are thousands of different types of really cool and handy tools out there. Some you may only need to use a handful of times, and some may be the most essential tools in your shop. If you are trying … Continue…
How to Read a Saw Blade
How to read saw blade codes and why they are important Continue…
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