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Working With Wood: What You Should Know

By The Carpenter

Woodworking is an amazing way to better your hand-eye coordination while building useful life skills. From learning to measure to understanding how tools operate, this pastime truly betters you as a person. To learn more about how to make woodworking even more enjoyable, continue reading this article and the tips therein.

Reusable sanding blocks save you time and money. To make them all you need is a few pieces of scrap lumber. Cut a piece of 2×4 into a rectangle approximately 2 inches wide and 4 inches long. Cut a piece of sandpaper the size of your block. Then, spray one side of the piece of lumber with spray adhesive and adhere the sandpaper to the block of wood.

Even if you have been doing woodworking for some time you may want to consider taking a class. There are different levels of classes available, so you should be able to find one that teaches you something and is challenging. There is never too much that you can know about woodworking.

When trying woodworking for the first time, opt for cheaper woods or even scrap woods. You are going to make mistakes along the way when you are first starting. Make sure you make those mistakes on wood that’s easily replaceable. There’s nothing worse than making a rookie mistake on a very expensive piece.

Glue can cause nasty stains on your finished work. You can eliminate stains easily using a piece of tape. First, clamp your wood together without any glue. Put a piece of tape over the joint. Cut the tape on the joint with a sharp knife. You can now clamp the wood together with glue and any excess will ooze onto the tape, not the wood.

If you find that there is rust on any of your woodworking tools there is a rather easy solution. As long as the rust is just on surface, all you need to do is use a pumice stone on the spot. Be sure to scrub gently, as being too rough can lead to you damaging the tool itself.

If you are working on your projects in your garage, keep your garage door open. You will be created a lot of wood dust. An open garage door allows your work area to be properly ventilated. Also, during the day, you work area will be better lighted with the garage door opened.

Look to video to learn different woodworking techniques. Seeing woodworking in action is a really powerful way to learn. It is, after all, a very hands on skill you’re picking up. Look to YouTube as a start. There are many videos there going over top skills related to woodworking.

Keep your work area as clean as possible. Woodworking creates a lot of mess, especially dust. This dust can get into your home and eventually into your lungs. This can cause real health problems down the road for you and your family. So take a few minutes after a job, and sweep up your space.

Quickly get rid of burn marks caused by the router. Certain woods burn easily when routered and it can be very time-consuming trying to sand the marks away. If the router template is complex, it may be nearly impossible. Try just routering down further just a small amount using the same bit. About 1/32nd of an inch should take the burn marks off.

All great masters of their trade take the time to educate themselves on as much as possible in regards to their skills and techniques. You will be a better woodworker now that you have taken the time to learn from this article. Continue your reading so that you can produce amazing results.

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