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Woodworking Tips, Tricks and Jigs - illustrated tips and lessons in jigs, shop tips, shop safety, finishing and miscellaneous tricks, including such entries as "Band Saw Blade Storage", "Doweling Centers", "How to Stop Paint Can Splatters", "Understanding Lumber Thicknesses", "Storing Lumber", "Spreading Glue", Finishing", "Setting Your Blade's Height", "Keep a Clean Shop" and more
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 101 Woodworking Tips & Techniques - 101 illustrated, short, instructional notes from a variety of contributors, in table saw, finishing, routing/router table, gluing, drill press/drilling, sanding, planing/jointing, assembly, layout, clamping, general shop tips categories
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Fine Woodworking - How-To - a collection of instructional video-based tips from Fine Woodworking Magazine, with istruction on easy-to-carve diamond beading, tuning up a card scraper, using a benchtop bench, using shoulder planes and more
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Furniture Finishing & Antique Refinishing Articles - instructional articles and guides on wood finishing topics, including such articles as "The Anatomy of a Wood Finish", "Butcher Block Counter Tops and Cutting Board Surfaces", "Color Theory for the Woodworker & Furniture Finisher", "Stripping Wood Furniture", "Lacquer Finishing Problems Self Help Trouble Shooting ", "Finishing Schedule for Kitchen Cabinets", "Wax - The Perfect Protection for Furniture?", "Solving Clogged Spouts", "How to Get the Most from Cyanoacrylate", "Aniline Dye", "Shellac Flake, Mixing and Application Information ", "Guide to French Polishing With Shellac", "Rottenstone & Pumice for Finish Rubbing", "Using Liberon Wood Cleaner & Wax Remover" and more
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Highland Woodworking: Free Woodworking Tips - a large collection of instructional articles and tips on a comprehensive range of woodworking topics, including bandsaws & power tools, hand planes & hand tools, shop techniques, tool sharpening skills, wood finishing, wood turning, woodworking safety and much more
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Introduction to Machine Tools - illustrated lessons in using the bandsaw, drill press, belt sander, grinder and buffer/deburring wheels
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Minwax: The Basics of Wood Finishing - text-based guides to the elementary techniques of wood finishing and other related topics, including choosing the right wood, getting started, choosing the proper applicator, wood preparation, choosing a color, traditional two-step finishing system, recoat preparation & dry time, stain & protective finishes in one and proper & safe cleanup
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sal Marino's Woodworking Page - a collection of illustrated instructional articles about wood-finishing topics, including rubbing out a finish, filling open pored woods, preventing bubbles and brush marks, marblizing, finishing oily woods, finishing cherry, brushing varnish, how to prepare surface for finishing, removing old veneer, how to trim and cut veneer, lightening the color of wood, touching up minor scratches, how and when to use paste wax, removing water rings and more
(Rating: 7.20 Votes: 4096)
Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sawdust Making 101 - illustrated guides and tips for beginning woodworkers, covering the use of hand tools such as the chisel, handsaw, clamps, level, combination square, pliers, drill bits, safety glasses, electric drill, sandpaper, hammer, screwdrivers, hacksaw, tape measure, hand plane and the wrench, power tools such as band saws, scroll saws, routers and table saws, shop safety and more
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Table Saw Safety - a brief guidesheet on safe table saw practices, with links to safety guides for the jointer planer, sanding machine and thickness planer
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 WoodBin: Wood Characteristics - instructional guidesheets outlining the common and scientific names, geographic sources, appearance, physical properties, woodworking properties, and uses of different types of wood, including African Ebony, American Beech, Australian oak, Balsa, Basswood, Bigleaf Maple, black Ash, Black Cherry, Brazilian Rosewood, Freijo, Gaboon, Hackberry, Incense-cedar, Kauri Pine, Paper Birch, Ponderosa Pine, Poplar, Purpleheart, Red Maple, Rock Elm, Teak, Yellow Birch and more
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 WoodNet: Tips & Techniques - photo-enhanced woodworking and general shop tips, with instruction on assembly, clamping, drilling, finishing, gluing, layout, planing and jointing, routing, sanding, using the table saw and more
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Woodworkers Bench Notes - Woodworking Information - illustrated guides to a wide variety of woodworking techniques and topics, including air nailers, making cutting boards, finding centers, woodworking formulas, marking and measuring basics, how to make woodworking patterns, sawblades, thread cutting, tips and tricks of the trade, how to use a wood file, woodworking faqs and more
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Rate this site: 5 6 7 8 9 10 Woodworking Tips: E-Tips - a large archive of illustrated, step-by-step woodworking tips, covering such topics as plywood edging, adding a hidden compartment, applying veneer, buying hardwoods, corner clamping, how cut plywood, drilling holes in dowels, maintaining oil finishes, miter gauge setup, how to plane an edge, putty tricks, using a sanding block, screwdriver extensions, storing lumber, table saw tips, woodworking happiness and more
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