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Changing Bits
Never change your drill and router bits without first disconnecting the power cord. |
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Chisel Care
As with hand planes, the key to using chisels successfully is keeping them sharp. If they are not kept sharp, your work will ... |
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Chisel Use
A chisel is one of the most useful tools in the workshop; but it's important to know how to use them. For example, after ... |
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Choosing A Drill
Power drills come in 3 sizes; 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2-in. Size refers to the largest capacity of bit that will fit in the drill's ... |
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Choosing a Level
Checking your work for level or plumb is crucial; here's how to select and use the right tool for the job. I recommend using a ... |
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Circular Saw Safety
Here are some of the basics behind using a circular saw safely and effectively. |
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Clamp Helper
When clamping long or wide panels with bar clamps, a dowel inserted crosswise between the jaws of the bar clamps and the wood ... |
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Clamp Pads
Professional woodworkers often don't use pads on their clamps because they know how to set them up without marring the wood. ... |
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Clamp-On Storage
Have a rather large collection of adjustable wrenches, c-clamps or odd-shaped screw clamps laying around the workshop? You can ... |
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Cleaning Bits
After a few uses, resin will build up on your drill and router bits and lessen their effectiveness. An easy way to clean them ... |
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Comparing Levels
Periodically check your levels for accuracy. If dropped or bumped they can get jarred and out of alignment and ruin a project. ... |
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Corner Molding
Molding is a detail that enhances any interior. Use a coping saw to get a professional fit in a corner. Nail on one leg of the ... |
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Cove Sanding
To sand coves, wrap sandpaper around small lengths of clear flexible plastic tubing. Most hardware stores carry this type of ... |
 
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Creating a Gingerbread Railing
Bob meets Ryley outside the Victorian style house in Massachusetts to help him with the railing. Ryley starts with two by six ... |
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Creating the Built in Cabinets and Doors
Bob meets with Ryley to discuss the site-built, built-in cabinets of ¾” Birch plywood. The cabinets were all precut in the ... |
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Cutting Circles
You can buy several types of guides that attach to your router so you can create decorative circular grooves on the surfaces ... |
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Cutting Joists using 17th Century Construction Techniques
Bob is joined by Pret Woodburn from Plimouth Plantation who shows how mortise-and-tenon joinery was cut back in the 17th and ... |
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Decorative Molding
A way to get a good fit when installing decorative molding is to install the first piece with a square end. Then cut the ... |
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Depth Stop
You can buy depth stops to attach to drill bits to make blind holes at a certain depth. But for occasional jobs you can gauge ... |
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DIY Molding
If you are frustrated with the choices of molding styles at the lumberyard, make your own. A 15-piece molding head set for ... |
