Tips & Tricks

Fire Safety in Your Workshop: Building a Flammables Cabinet

If you’re a woodworking enthusiast, your workshop is likely filled with tools, materials, and, importantly, flammable finishing supplies like oils, stains, and solvents. While these products are essential, they also...

If you’re a woodworking enthusiast, your workshop is likely filled with tools, materials, and, importantly, flammable finishing supplies like oils, stains, and solvents. While these products are essential, they also...

Unleashing the Power of Masking Tape in Woodworking: 10 Creative Applications

Masking tape, often overlooked in the woodworking realm, is a versatile ally that can revolutionize your crafting process. From simplifying tasks to enhancing precision, this humble adhesive tape holds surprising...

Masking tape, often overlooked in the woodworking realm, is a versatile ally that can revolutionize your crafting process. From simplifying tasks to enhancing precision, this humble adhesive tape holds surprising...

Mastering Precision: Using a Marking Knife for Glue Cleanup in Woodwork

Woodworking is an art that demands meticulous attention to detail, and one often overlooked aspect of this craft is glue cleanup. When joining pieces of wood together, excess glue can...

Woodworking is an art that demands meticulous attention to detail, and one often overlooked aspect of this craft is glue cleanup. When joining pieces of wood together, excess glue can...

Crafting a Circle Sanding Jig with Your Disc Sander: A Step-by-Step Guide

  If you’re an avid woodworker or DIY enthusiast, you’ve probably encountered the challenge of sanding circles or curves. Using a disc sander to achieve precision in this task can...

  If you’re an avid woodworker or DIY enthusiast, you’ve probably encountered the challenge of sanding circles or curves. Using a disc sander to achieve precision in this task can...

Bandsaw Dust Control that Works: A Comprehensive Guide

A bandsaw is a versatile tool in any woodworking shop, but it’s no secret that it can create a significant amount of sawdust. Effective bandsaw dust control is crucial for...

A bandsaw is a versatile tool in any woodworking shop, but it’s no secret that it can create a significant amount of sawdust. Effective bandsaw dust control is crucial for...

Choosing the Right Router RPM for Woodwork: A Comprehensive Guide

Routers are versatile tools in woodworking, used for a variety of tasks such as shaping edges, hollowing out grooves, and creating decorative profiles. One crucial factor to consider when using...

Routers are versatile tools in woodworking, used for a variety of tasks such as shaping edges, hollowing out grooves, and creating decorative profiles. One crucial factor to consider when using...

A Guide to Choosing the Best Screw for Home Woodworking Projects

For your home woodworking projects to be successful and durable, choosing the appropriate screw is essential. Given the range of types, sizes, and materials available, it’s critical to comprehend the...

For your home woodworking projects to be successful and durable, choosing the appropriate screw is essential. Given the range of types, sizes, and materials available, it’s critical to comprehend the...

Tork Craft Hole Saws – Getting the best results out of your hole saw

Getting the best results out of your hole saw . Requirements: A drill or drill press fitted with a 3-jaw chuck A mandrel equipped with a pilot drill bit for...

Getting the best results out of your hole saw . Requirements: A drill or drill press fitted with a 3-jaw chuck A mandrel equipped with a pilot drill bit for...

8 Tips To Keep Your Fingertips Safe When Using Your Table Saw

Table saw safety is extremely important to woodworkers because most woodworkers who use power tools use table saws as their main shop tool. Add to that the power of the...

Table saw safety is extremely important to woodworkers because most woodworkers who use power tools use table saws as their main shop tool. Add to that the power of the...

Workshop Myths – Is Bigger Always Better?

Over the years, as woodworkers, we find ourselves learning a few things along the way. Some of these lessons are given to us kindly by nature and others hurt our...

Over the years, as woodworkers, we find ourselves learning a few things along the way. Some of these lessons are given to us kindly by nature and others hurt our...

Shou Sugi Ban Wood Burning Technique

Shou Sugi Ban is the traditional Japanese method of preserving wood by charring the surface to create a waterproof finish through carbonisation. Shou Sugi Ban is the traditional Japanese method...

Shou Sugi Ban is the traditional Japanese method of preserving wood by charring the surface to create a waterproof finish through carbonisation. Shou Sugi Ban is the traditional Japanese method...

Difference Between 18 Gauge & 16 Gauge Brad Nails

16 Guage Brad Nails: The nails are approx. 1.65mm thick, are bigger and holds stronger compared to 18 gauge nails. Ideal for heavier jobs, for example installing door frames or...

16 Guage Brad Nails: The nails are approx. 1.65mm thick, are bigger and holds stronger compared to 18 gauge nails. Ideal for heavier jobs, for example installing door frames or...

Olfa Offers a Range of Cutters & Knives for all your Craft & Hobby Needs

The Olfa range of cutters and knives covers a wide range of tools for almost all craft and hobby needs and even includes kits for quilters. Keep your craft space...

The Olfa range of cutters and knives covers a wide range of tools for almost all craft and hobby needs and even includes kits for quilters. Keep your craft space...

What You Need to know about Drill Chucks

Attached to the end of a drill, the chuck is the “clamp” which contains Jaws (usually three) that hold your bit in place and centered to ensure that you cannot...

Attached to the end of a drill, the chuck is the “clamp” which contains Jaws (usually three) that hold your bit in place and centered to ensure that you cannot...

Moving Away From The Tape Measure: Digital Laser Measures

Since the production of the first pocket tape measure was sold to Stanley Works by Hiram A. Farrand in 1926, this tool has been the staple of any workshop. Through...

Since the production of the first pocket tape measure was sold to Stanley Works by Hiram A. Farrand in 1926, this tool has been the staple of any workshop. Through...

Tips & Tricks – ABCs of Router Bits

It’s a fact that router bits are vital tools to make routers useful for performing routing applications. In fact, without the router bits, there is no use of the routers,...

It’s a fact that router bits are vital tools to make routers useful for performing routing applications. In fact, without the router bits, there is no use of the routers,...

Tips & Tricks – Measuring tools for Carpentry

Although expensive Power tools are nice to see in any shop or workshop, the most fundamental components are the Measuring tools. All Skilled carpenters depend on Micro fractions, so the...

Although expensive Power tools are nice to see in any shop or workshop, the most fundamental components are the Measuring tools. All Skilled carpenters depend on Micro fractions, so the...

What is Plumbers Tape and where do I use it?

Every home should have a roll of plumbers tape – but what is it and what do you use it for? https://za.pinterest.com/pin/195906652526976720/ Plumbers tape, also known as thread seal tape,...

Every home should have a roll of plumbers tape – but what is it and what do you use it for? https://za.pinterest.com/pin/195906652526976720/ Plumbers tape, also known as thread seal tape,...

Tips & Tricks – Square Deal

Indestructible and inexpensive, my aluminum square has earned its keep by doing basic layout work and guiding the edge of my circular saw when making square cuts in framing lumber....

Indestructible and inexpensive, my aluminum square has earned its keep by doing basic layout work and guiding the edge of my circular saw when making square cuts in framing lumber....

Souber Tools DBB Morticer 101: FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions Q: What is included in the price of the DBB Morticer? A: Every DBB Morticer Kit comes in a heavy duty case, the jig of your choice,...

Frequently Asked Questions Q: What is included in the price of the DBB Morticer? A: Every DBB Morticer Kit comes in a heavy duty case, the jig of your choice,...