Wood carving ideas are a hit or miss. It is simply because they aren’t beginner-friendly. So, they have newbies starting too crazy and abandoning their projects midway. Nearly 18 years into carving wood figurines, whittling is second nature to me. I even know how to fill cracks in wood to remedy any annoying gaps in …
Masterpiece in Making: 16 Inspiring Wood Carving Ideas for Beginners Read More »
Ever wondered: Does Home Depot cut wood for you, or will the folks there leave you high and dry with a plank that won’t fit in your trunk? Fortunately, I have the answer for you! In the same category as other woodworking obstacles, like how much does a cord of wood weigh, there’s a quick …
Unveiling the Truth: Does Home Depot Cut Wood for You? Read More »
Carving a bird is one of the most popular beginner projects out there. It challenges your methods, patience, and attention to detail, which are the three most essential aspects of wood carving. Most wood carvers, like me, ended up with a nightmarish blob on our first try, so a not-so-clean birdie is a universal experience. …
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Staining plywood as a beginner brings mixed feelings because it can be tricky. If you’re like me and you don a black cloud when your projects aren’t immediately perfect, then plywood is bound to test you. On the plus side, once you master the skill of staining plywood, you become a woodworking MVP. But why …
The Art of Staining Plywood: A Dye-ing Skill or a Stain-ful Mistake? Read More »
Knowing how to remove heat stains from wood is an essential woodworking skill. Everything about heat stains on wood is ghetto – from the trapped moisture underneath to the marks on the surface. It’s enough to change a grown man’s mood (not like I’ll know or anything). Anyways, if you collect woodwork, removing heat stains …
DIY Guide: 17 Quick and Easy Steps to Remove Heat Stains from Wood Read More »
Knowing how to tell if wood is pressure treated is a frustrating (yet, often inevitable) challenge you’ll likely reach on your woodworking journey. Like many of you, I would prefer if wood came pre-made with a “pressure-treated” label, but things are a bit trickier! If you need help quickly figuring out the difference between ordinary …
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Getting rid of excess timber during a woodworking project, you’ve probably asked yourself: Can you burn pressure treated wood? It’s a more-than-fair question! Let me explain the safety and environmental effects you can see when you burn pressure-treated wood, show the differences in this type of lumber compared to other products like manufactured wood, and …
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Welcome to our guide on how to glue metal to wood. Where you’ll learn all about the unlikely union of wood and metal. Wood and metal are the odd couple of the material world. Think of them as the DIY equivalent of pineapple on pizza – unlikely, yet surprisingly functional! It might not sound like …
Filling screw holes in wood, and poorly placed screws are the top 2 easiest things to annoy a woodworker. Sometimes the screw has been stripped out, and other times, the hole is too darn big. Both scenarios leave you with a gaping hole too obvious to ignore. If you’ve never experienced this, consider yourself one …
4 Full Proof Methods of Filling Screw Holes in Wood Read More »
Welcome to our guide on how to make a Kumiko jig. If you aren’t familiar, Kumiko is a traditional Japanese woodworking technique. It involves creating geometric patterns from thin strips of wood which are then used for decorations like latticework and shoji screens. To practice Kumiko, you need a Kumiko Jig and this guide will …
