Have you ever dreamed of being handy in your own home? Have you
ever hoped that one of these days, you would not only be able to
fix or refurbish old tables and chairs, cabinets, doors, and
other fixtures whenever they get broken or need a serious
makeover? Have you ever wanted to be able to build new things
with wood so that you can replace your old stuff at home without
burning a hole in your pocket, or make something extra for your
efforts by accepting made-to-order wood-based products? Whether
your motivation is savings, self-satisfaction, or dollars and
cents, what you want to become is a good woodworking craftsman.
To become one, you first need to have the right tools for the
job. This is not to say, of course, that you need to max out
your credit cards or spend your life’s savings to buy all the
tools that you see on the catalogs or brochures. Start with the
basics. A good tip to follow when you are just about to embark
on your adventure in woodworking is this:
• Start with a simple project, e.g., a birdhouse. Do not
immediately embark on a complex project just because you can
already imagine how good it will look when you are done with it.
You may end up getting frustrated on your first try and forget
about woodworking altogether.
• Once you have decided what project you will do, check out the
materials and tools you will need for it. The Internet is full
of designs and their corresponding bills of quantities as well
as tools needed which you can download and print as a reference.
• Once you have completed your first project, move on to the
next one that requires the same tools. This will allow you to
gain more familiarity with your tools. When you are very
familiar with your tools, you can then move on to other projects
that will require you to have a new tool or two. Over time you
will find that you have slowly built up your tools and that you
have progressed steadily towards more and more complex projects.
Aside from having the right tools, a good woodworker needs to
be intimate with the materials he uses (through research,
learning from others, and personal experience) and how to make
the most out of their characteristics to build or create the
best possible wooden items for his personal satisfaction as well
as commercial objectives. For example, you need to know what
kind of wood is best for outdoor projects and which ones are for
indoor projects. There are wood types that are better suited for
constantly changing weather conditions, and there are those that
require stable climate conditions and minimal exposure to the
elements. Another example is for jointing conditions, i.e.,
parallel jointing (or jointing of two pieces of wood along their
long grain side) is far stronger than perpendicular jointing (or
jointing between two pieces of would where one is jointed at the
short grain side).
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by: Router Table Depot
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