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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
If you are interested in making some money, you can start building birdhouses in your shop. It does not take a lot of tools and your imagination is the main driving force for design. Most birdhouses that you can buy today are made overseas and mass marketed to the larger stores for sale. You just do not see any craftsman sellling something of quality anymore. Craftsman have been replaced with mass manufacturing.
You can develop quite a following on Ebay and other auction sites by having a variety of houses for sale. Most of the time if you offer something truely unique you can do well. This is not really about construction or joinery techniques, its about design and the finish. If you follow any of the home improvement or DIY type of sites, you can get a great idea of what people want and what they will buy. I would not necessarily focus on cheap or inexpensive birdhouses, I would focus on something that is clever or fun to look at in the garden. People will open their wallets faster than you ever imagine when you give them some creativity. Labels: birdhouses, building birdhouses, woodworking business by: Router Table Depot 0 Comments 
You can save a lot of money by painting your cabinets instead of buying new cabinets. If your kitchen does not need new cabinets you can give them a great makeover by taking your time in repainting.
I love the fact that he uses a primer/deglosser. Most contractors make shortcuts that do not always lead to high quality. Labels: cabinet building, kitchen cabinets, painting cabinets by: Router Table Depot 0 Comments
Monday, May 16, 2011
If you would like to add a little panache to your home, consider crown molding. It serves only the purpose of adding beauty to a room in the home and is a curved face trim added where the ceiling meets the top of the wall. Installing crown molding will add elegance to the rooms in your home. Although a challenging task for even professional carpenters, the results are beautiful and well worth the time and effort. Find a partner to help you with the install before beginning so the task will go faster. Teamwork will make the installation process less of a challenge.
Careful planning and measuring is crucial. Add additional length to the molding pieces to allow for cutting errors. Choose the style and color, which will best accent the room. Keep in mind the crown molding will need to be the best for your personal taste in décor. The finish and color of the molding should be completed before installation. It is easier to do touch-up work on the trim in comparison to adding stain or paint after it is placed in an area difficult to reach. Before installing the crown molding, measure the space where it will be placed and draw a pencil mark on the wall where the bottom edge of the trim will rest. This will keep your trim straight during install. Create pilot holes in the trim to keep it from splitting as nails are used. Add adhesive on both the ceiling and wall edges of the molding as well as on the seam. Having a partner to help with hanging up the crown molding will help with making sure the molding is properly aligned, which may be difficult to see while up on a ladder and close to the trim work. In the event of errors during the installation phase, remember caulking helps with any mistakes. In the event a wrong cut with the miter saw caused a small hole in a connecting piece, caulk may be used to fill the hole and make it much less noticeable. Crown molding is beautiful trim work, which will add architectural flair to any room in the house. Whether you want to add finesse to the home for you to enjoy or if you need to do upgrades for resale value, crown molding will certainly help. Remember to do your research and take proper measurements before purchasing supplies. Also, ask someone for assistance to help you with installation. Make installing crown molding a snap, use the Bench Dog crown cut tool with your miter saw. More woodworking articles here. Labels: crown molding, woodworking by: Router Table Depot 0 Comments
Woodworking clamps are important tools used mainly for woodworking projects. The primary use of these tools is to hold together work pieces such as timber so they won't move while you are working on them.
Woodworking clamps come in many different types. Each type have a particular purpose and use. Below are some of the most common clamps that you may find indispensable in your woodworking shop: G Clamps Woodworking clamps of this type have a frame that is shaped like a C; therefore, they are also sometimes known as C clamps. G clamps are made of metal and are very strong. They are very versatile and can be used for a wide variety of wood working projects. They can even be used for welding and carpentry. Corner Clamps As their name suggest, corner clamps are used primarily for holding corners of woodworking materials together. Bar Clamps Used primarily as woodworking clamps, bar clamps are usually created with rubber pads placed on its contact parts. This is to ensure that the timber where these clamps are used will not get damaged by the clamps themselves. Bar clamps can be bought in varied lengths depending on the need of an individual for his woodworking projects. Spring Clamps These types are perhaps the easiest to use among all kinds of woodworking clamp. These are typically designed like a big paper clip. Spring types may not be used for heavy woodworking but they still provide a great clamping solution. Web Clamp Also called band clamp, these types are created with a ratchet mechanism that is used to tighten the band. Typically, these are helpful when working on woodworking projects that are not square in shape. Vise Grip C Clamp Like the G types, C clamps are very versatile. They can be used on a wide variety of purposes and are therefore worth your money. They can come in a wide array of sizes and are often created with metal contact parts. Sash Clamps Also popularly known as pipe clamp, a sash clamp is often used in projects where G clamps are not viable because they are too small for the project. Pipe clamps come in different lengths and are extremely indispensable when working on large woodworking projects. Woodworking clamps are extremely useful in whatever type of woodworking project you may have. Investing on these tools are definitely worth your every penny you have. You will never regret having these tools around your shop. Two newer clamps are the box clamp by Woodpecker and the corner square clamp. The corner square clamps are becoming very popular since they are perfect for making drawers and squaring up casing assemblies. The box clamp is popular choice for boxes and picture frames. Labels: woodworking, woodworking clamps by: Router Table Depot 0 Comments
Saturday, May 14, 2011
An outstanding video about router bit profiles, three bits that you really do not hear about. This is like walking into a store and finding someone really knowledgable and passionate about their trade.
Bull nose Router Bits, large wide trim elements. Almost always used in the router table. A good fence adjustment point. Chamfer Router Bit. Really versitile and great for edge profiling and dressing up a straight line. Flush Trim bit. Bearings have the same diameter as the cutters. Three main kinds are bearing on top (pattern), Shaft bearings, which is designed for freehand use., bits that have bearings on both ends. by: Router Table Depot 0 Comments
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