Steve’s Woodworking Shop Tour

This woodworking shop tour: is shared with us by Steve P., a fellow woodworker from Australia. Steve is a locksmith by trade and an avid woodworker. As you can easily see when taking this woodworking shop tour,  Steve’s shop is quite efficient. He makes the most of his space in his garage shop. His work [...]

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Checkered Wood Inlay Bandings

Checkered Wood Inlay Bandings There is something special about seeing fine wood projects that are accented by decorative wood inlay bandings. As we well know, wooden inlays have been used by various cultures through the milleniums. As woodworkers we see on occasions wood projects such as furniture, picture frames, and jewelry boxes that are embellished [...]

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Box Joint Fence for the Dado Crosscut Sled

What’s the Purpose of the Adjustable Box Joint Fence? The adjustable box joint fence for the dado crosscut sled allows the woodworker flexibility when he or she is creating wood joinery on the table saw. The box joint fence is simply a woodworking accessory used to assure uniform spacing when making wood joinery such as [...]

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Custom Picture Frame with Hardwood Inlay

Custom Picture Frame This custom picture frame is made in the woodworking shop. Black walnut is the primary wood choice  for the picture frame and a hardwood inlay pattern known as the “feather pattern” is applied to the wood project. The overall dimensions of the custom picture frame are 11- 3/4”  x  13-1/2″ x 3/4″. [...]

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How to Make a Picture Frame – Top Woodworking Tips

How to make a picture frame: There are probably as many woodworking methods and techniques on how to make a picture frame as there are woodworkers. With that said, this woodworking video and article will focus on a process that simply works very well in my woodworking shop. I think you will enjoy and find [...]

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