Cutting Plywood with a Dremel Tool

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The amazing Dremel rotary tool has been with us for almost a century. Invented in 1932 by a man named… you got it, Dremel, this compact rotary tool is capable of mimicking the work of larger, more cumbersome tools, such as drills, grinders, routers and scroll saws. Its compact size and light weight make it … Read more

How to Restore Old Hardware

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Nothing lasts forever, including the hardware on your doors, windows and cabinets. Hardware will become corroded and worn with time, driving people to either replace it or just paint over it. Many older homes have beautiful brass door and cabinet hardware, which isn’t visible because it is buried under several layers of paint. Of course, … Read more

What is a Lathe

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Amongst the lesser known specialty power tools one might find in a woodworking shop is the lathe. By and large, most of us woodworkers don’t have one. That’s because the lathe is a specialty tool, with certain specific machining operations that it’s designed to do. If we don’t do those operations, then we have little … Read more

Woodworking Auger

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Before cordless drill/drivers, before the corded electric drill, woodworkers still needed to make holes. In fact, if you go back far enough in time, you’ll find that they needed to make more holes than we do today. That’s because woodworkers held things together with fitted wood pegs, rather than doing it with screws and nails, … Read more