If you love working with wood, making your own furniture, or doing your own carpentry, you’ll eventually need a set of chisels. The VonHaus 15-085 10pc Wood Chisel Set is the best value chisel set you can buy for most general carpentry work right now. They’re durable, come in a variety of options, and include …
Imagine you’re working on the car changing the spark plugs and you reach for your socket set that you use for everything. You grab your 5/8″ socket and attach it to your ratchet. You place it on the spark plug but it doesn’t reach the bottom of the spark plug to turn counter-clockwise! Now you …
The Silky Hayauchi is the best manual pole saw when you consider all factors of price, quality, usability, and reliability. The Ono region of Japan is known for its high quality of steel production. After 100 years of production, Silky has mastered the art of the Japanese saw and brought it to the US for …
Even though you may already have a push stick or push block, the GRR-RIPPER GR-100 is the best push block for table saws today. Kickback is a dangerous problem that can occur when the work piece binds in the saw blade and then kicks back towards you at high speed. This problem can cause serious …
What is a Circular Saw? A circular saw is used to cut lumber, boards, plywood, and wood to length for your projects. Blade type and size vary, but the most common size is 7-1/4″ diameter. Beginners will usually be cutting wood materials, but you can also purchase masonry blades for cutting concrete and stone. The …
Have you ever wanted to make your own word art, puzzles, figurines, or interesting patterns to hang on the wall? A scroll saw is a very unique piece of machinery that has a very fine blade to cut wood. Some patterns have very small curves that would be almost impossible to cut out with any …
Drywall dust gets everywhere when you’re working with sheet rock. I mean everywhere! It’s unfortunately part of the job. While most shop vacs blow the dust back into the room without the proper filters, I’ve learned a few different ways to get rid of the dust. I’ll first recommend a few vacuums and then explain …
When I was growing up my Dad always kept scraps of wood around so that he always had something for any project we were working on. The best part about keeping wood scraps is that you always have something available when you need it. Once we found that piece of wood, we would resaw it …
When my father taught me how to use a table saw as a kid, he explained how all the parts worked together so we could professionally rip a board for our DIY projects. In learning how it worked, I gained a respect for tool and always treated it knowing its dangers. I never took a …
Have you ever entertained the thought of making your own live edge bowls or wood ink pens? What about spindles, boxes, or vessels to put things in? You can turn these ideas into reality with a few lessons on wood turning and how to use a lathe. In order to get you closer to that …
