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As a woodworker, you are always striving for precision and consistency, and many tasks require this. Fitting cabinet doors can be one of those daunting, often humbling tasks that requires a great deal of accuracy. Fortunately for those of use who use European style hinges, aka Euro hinges, we get a well-appreciated measure of “wiggle room” in all directions. Euro hinges allow for adjustability in all directions, including left-right, up-down, and in-out. Laminate Kitchen, Kitchen Cabinets, Cabinet Doors, Hinges, Wood Diy, Woodworking Projects, Home Improvement, Household

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As a woodworker, you are always striving for precision and consistency, and many tasks require this. Fitting cabinet doors can be one of those daunting, often humbling tasks that requires a great deal of accuracy. Fortunately for those of use who use European style hinges, aka Euro hinges, we get a well-appreciated measure of “wiggle room” in all directions. Euro hinges allow for adjustability in all directions, including left-right, up-down, and in-out.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

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Like many woodworkers, I go through a lot of hardwood. Lots, and lots and lots of it. And at the $4-$8 per board foot price that I normally pay at my local premium hardwood retailer, this takes its toll on my family’s budget. Rustic Wood Crafts, Wood Crafts Diy, Penguin Hat, Wood Craft Projects, Home Repairs, Guild, Carpentry, Lumber

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Like many woodworkers, I go through a lot of hardwood. Lots, and lots and lots of it. And at the $4-$8 per board foot price that I normally pay at my local premium hardwood retailer, this takes its toll on my family’s budget.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

Woodworking Tips

Choose the right clamp for the job. Edge-to-edge glue ups are best done with certain style of clamps. George Vondriska covers some of your options, including parallel jaw clamps, pipe clamps and bar clamps. Woodworking Building Plans, Woodworking Furniture Plans, Woodworking Basics, Wood Projects Plans, Wood Turning Projects, Garage Workshop, Workshop Ideas, Diy Home Repair

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Choose the right clamp for the job. Edge-to-edge glue ups are best done with certain style of clamps. George Vondriska covers some of your options, including parallel jaw clamps, pipe clamps and bar clamps.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

Woodworking Tips

How many clamps do you have in your shop? How many of them are pipe clamps? There are so many forms of pipe clamps in the marketplace, this video will help you understand what they’re all about, and how to choose the best one for your shop and your woodworking. Awesome Woodworking Ideas, Home Diy, Vises, Tool Organization, Repair And Maintenance, Clamps

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How many clamps do you have in your shop? How many of them are pipe clamps? There are so many forms of pipe clamps in the marketplace, this video will help you understand what they’re all about, and how to choose the best one for your shop and your woodworking.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

Woodworking Tips

Got lots of sawdust sitting around your shop? Of course you do, you’re a woodworker! Whether you burn it, compost it, or trash it, we’ve got some simple woodworking ideas on how to upcycle some of those shavings. Woodworking Finishes, Easy Woodworking Ideas, Essential Woodworking Tools, Bell Sleeve Tops Pattern, Fire Starters Diy, Got Wood, Bikini Line

Woodworking Finishes

Easy Woodworking Ideas

Essential Woodworking Tools

Bell Sleeve Tops Pattern

Fire Starters Diy

Got lots of sawdust sitting around your shop? Of course you do, you’re a woodworker! Whether you burn it, compost it, or trash it, we’ve got some simple woodworking ideas on how to upcycle some of those shavings.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

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People love end grain cutting boards. They’re exceptionally beautiful, and because they’re end grain not long grain, they’re durable and long-lasting. The same features that make an end grain cutting board durable also make them difficult to level after the final glue up. Cutting Board Design, End Grain Cutting Board, Cutting Boards, Dremel, Cnc, Grains, Hydrangea Garden, Wood Working

Cutting Board Design

End Grain Cutting Board

Hydrangea Garden

People love end grain cutting boards. They’re exceptionally beautiful, and because they’re end grain not long grain, they’re durable and long-lasting. The same features that make an end grain cutting board durable also make them difficult to level after the final glue up.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

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Have you ever miscalculated or measured incorrectly and ended up ruining a woodworking project? Of course you have! Everyone does it; even the experts. In this week’s free video, Measuring Mistakes, George Vondriska and Spike Carlsen swap woodworking horror stories and prove that you shouldn’t panic if you make a mistake; they’re just part of the learning process. Woodworking Projects Plans, Diy Woodworking, Carpentry Diy, Learning Process, Mistakes, Men Casual, How To Plan, Shop Ideas

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Have you ever miscalculated or measured incorrectly and ended up ruining a woodworking project? Of course you have! Everyone does it; even the experts. In this week’s free video, Measuring Mistakes, George Vondriska and Spike Carlsen swap woodworking horror stories and prove that you shouldn’t panic if you make a mistake; they’re just part of the learning process.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

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George Vondriska discusses the benefit of wiping down a piece of tropical wood with alcohol before applying glue. Tropical woods like rosewood have naturally occurring oils that can cause joints to loosen over time, by using this glue tip to clean the surface of the wood with denatured alcohol just before he glues. Woodworking Joinery, Caulk, Glues, Diy Building, Wood Turning, Alcohol, Walking Canes

Woodworking Joinery

George Vondriska discusses the benefit of wiping down a piece of tropical wood with alcohol before applying glue. Tropical woods like rosewood have naturally occurring oils that can cause joints to loosen over time, by using this glue tip to clean the surface of the wood with denatured alcohol just before he glues.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

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Jim Heavey from WOOD Magazine shows you four of the most popular top coats including shellac, lacquer, water based polyurethane and oil based polyurethane. He will discuss the properties and advantages of each top coat as well as how to apply an oil based polyurethane. Wood Magazine, Painting Tips, Top Coat, How To Apply, Shellac, Discuss, Lacquer

Jim Heavey from WOOD Magazine shows you four of the most popular top coats including shellac, lacquer, water based polyurethane and oil based polyurethane. He will discuss the properties and advantages of each top coat as well as how to apply an oil based polyurethane.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

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Jim Heavey from WOOD Magazine continues the three-part process of creating the perfect finish with information on choosing, testing and using wood stain. The techniques you learn from Jim will help increase your confidence when staining your woodworking projects. Woodworking Shows, Staining Wood, Wood Stain, Chosen, Stains, Good Things

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Jim Heavey from WOOD Magazine continues the three-part process of creating the perfect finish with information on choosing, testing and using wood stain. The techniques you learn from Jim will help increase your confidence when staining your woodworking projects.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

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Routers are essential modern woodworking tools used primarily to cut wood, but they can also cut plastic, plastic laminates, solid-surface countertop material, and even non-ferrous metals like aluminum. They are used to cut grooves, shapes, decorative edges, and intricate joinery. Follow along in this FREE guide to learn the best ways to buy a router. Router Woodworking, Porter Cable, Countertop Materials, Laminates, Buying Guide, Dewalt, Plastic Plastic

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Routers are essential modern woodworking tools used primarily to cut wood, but they can also cut plastic, plastic laminates, solid-surface countertop material, and even non-ferrous metals like aluminum. They are used to cut grooves, shapes, decorative edges, and intricate joinery. Follow along in this FREE guide to learn the best ways to buy a router.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

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Marking knives are really a great way to be precise with your layout because of how they incise a line across the face of the wood. But why do marking knives come both left handed and right handed? George Vondriska explains the features of both marking knives and the importance of having each in your shop to insure you make accurate marks when laying out your next woodworking project. Circuit Projects, Knife, Tools, Left Handed, Laying, George, Workshop

Circuit Projects

Marking knives are really a great way to be precise with your layout because of how they incise a line across the face of the wood. But why do marking knives come both left handed and right handed? George Vondriska explains the features of both marking knives and the importance of having each in your shop to insure you make accurate marks when laying out your next woodworking project.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

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Hardwood lumber yards offer you wood either rough or surfaced. Rough is how it’s cut from the log at the sawmill. There they use giant band saws and circular saws with very coarse saw blades, so the work happens fast. Rough lumber looks like it was sanded with a garden rake! Easy Woodworking Projects, Woodworking Shop, Wood Projects, Craft Projects, Hardwood Lumber, Project Free, Bandsaw, Handyman

Easy Woodworking Projects

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Hardwood lumber yards offer you wood either rough or surfaced. Rough is how it’s cut from the log at the sawmill. There they use giant band saws and circular saws with very coarse saw blades, so the work happens fast. Rough lumber looks like it was sanded with a garden rake!

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

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Screw pockets are a great way to put projects together, but are unsightly. If the pocket holes on your project are going to show when it’s done, there’s a great (and easy) way to hide them. All it takes is glue, dowels and some hand tools. You can even turn pocket holes into a decorative accent. Kreg Tools, Pocket Hole, Hand Tools, Accent Decor, Plugs, Dowels, Make It Yourself, Pockets

Make It Yourself

Screw pockets are a great way to put projects together, but are unsightly. If the pocket holes on your project are going to show when it’s done, there’s a great (and easy) way to hide them. All it takes is glue, dowels and some hand tools. You can even turn pocket holes into a decorative accent.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

Woodworking Tips

Question: I’m setting up a new shop and I’ve read everything I can get my hands on about dust collection. Now, I’m more confused than I was before doing the research! My shop is about 300 square feet; the third stall in my three car garage. Can you point me in the right direction on dust collection? How large of a system do I need, and what’s the best way to run ductwork? Three Car Garage, Duct Work, Dust Collection, New Shop, Stall, Bottle

Three Car Garage

Dust Collection

Question: I’m setting up a new shop and I’ve read everything I can get my hands on about dust collection. Now, I’m more confused than I was before doing the research! My shop is about 300 square feet; the third stall in my three car garage. Can you point me in the right direction on dust collection? How large of a system do I need, and what’s the best way to run ductwork?

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

Woodworking Tips

Many woodworkers are exploring the use of resin as a way to enhance their projects. One challenge that many resin users have voiced is when it comes to mixing the resin component in the specific ratio that is necessary to produce a solid material after curing. Ratios can be challenging to translate to specific measurements, and the penalty for not getting it right can be an inferior surface, or worse, a complete loss of valuable resin if it fails to cure to the appropriate hardness or clarity. Diy Wood Projects, Home Projects, Projects To Try, Alloy Wheels Repair, Wheel Repair, Wood Carving Patterns, Resin Diy, Jigs

Diy Wood Projects

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Many woodworkers are exploring the use of resin as a way to enhance their projects. One challenge that many resin users have voiced is when it comes to mixing the resin component in the specific ratio that is necessary to produce a solid material after curing. Ratios can be challenging to translate to specific measurements, and the penalty for not getting it right can be an inferior surface, or worse, a complete loss of valuable resin if it fails to cure to the appropriate hardness or clarity.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

Woodworking Tips

Looking for some new woodworking knowledge? George Vondriska and special guest Char Miller-King answer your woodworking questions on WWGOA LIVE. Char Miller-King is a professional woodworking teacher based in Atlanta and works under the handle The Wooden Maven. Her presence has been seen nationwide as a content creator for brands such as Rockler, Home. Depot, and Power Pro. Diy Furniture Projects, Special Guest, Knowledge, Depot, Atlanta

Diy Furniture Projects

Looking for some new woodworking knowledge? George Vondriska and special guest Char Miller-King answer your woodworking questions on WWGOA LIVE. Char Miller-King is a professional woodworking teacher based in Atlanta and works under the handle The Wooden Maven. Her presence has been seen nationwide as a content creator for brands such as Rockler, Home. Depot, and Power Pro.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

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A plane that was already a wonderful tool became even better thanks to the incredible engraving Jenny did on it. To be fair, the plane doesn’t cut any better or hold an edge any longer, but this embellishment is a treat to look at, and I appreciate having one of my favorite tools made even better by this custom engraving. Tool Box, Custom Engraving, Wood Finishing, Rings For Men, Plain, The Incredibles, Shtf

Custom Engraving

The Incredibles

A plane that was already a wonderful tool became even better thanks to the incredible engraving Jenny did on it. To be fair, the plane doesn’t cut any better or hold an edge any longer, but this embellishment is a treat to look at, and I appreciate having one of my favorite tools made even better by this custom engraving.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

Woodworking Tips

George Vondriska teaches you how to choose the type of aerosol can tip you plan to use for finishing your woodworking projects. Various nozzles have different shaped tips, so the spray comes out in a unique pattern. You should be aware of the tip that you are using before you go to apply your aerosol spray. Wood Turning Lathe, Dyi Projects, Unique Patterns, Teaching, Nozzles

Wood Turning Lathe

Unique Patterns

George Vondriska teaches you how to choose the type of aerosol can tip you plan to use for finishing your woodworking projects. Various nozzles have different shaped tips, so the spray comes out in a unique pattern. You should be aware of the tip that you are using before you go to apply your aerosol spray.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

Woodworking Tips

Master woodworker George Vondriska teaches you how to purchase lumber according to grade for your woodworking projects. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video. Adirondack Chair Plans, Project Plans, Accord, Grade

Adirondack Chair Plans

Master woodworker George Vondriska teaches you how to purchase lumber according to grade for your woodworking projects. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

Woodworking Tips

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Cleaning Supplies

Shop solvents commonly come in large containers that aren’t very convenient. Maybe you got a brand-new tool (yeah!) and you need to clean all the schmutz off the surfaces. Naphtha works wonders. Perhaps you want to wet the grain of a piece of wood to get a preview of how it looks or check for glue residue. Using mineral spirits is a great way to do so.

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WoodWorkers Guild of America

Woodworking Tips