Lumber you buy from a lumberyard or mill always comes rough and not properly milled. You can spend some extra cash to get milled lumber, but that doesn’t solve the problem at all. Still, you may have to do some…
Using a router table for profiling the end grain of your woodblock with tools other than a coping sled is a difficult task to do. What coping sled does is, works like a jig for the router table to hold…
When it comes to woodworking, there are varity of tools that you can use to get the job done. One of the most popular options is the router sled and the another one is hand plane. Both of these tools…
A lot of people are confused about the difference between a plow plane and rabbet plane. Here is a quick rundown of the difference between the two plane types, as well as when you would use each one. What is…
Choosing the right tool for the job can be the difference between success and failure in any woodworking project. Choosing the right router sled vs planer could be the difference between spending hours of wasted time and getting your project…
A thickness planer provides the best result for smoothening rough surfaces, reclaiming old lumber boards, or planning boards to a consistent thickness. It is an alternative to a bigger thickness planer but does its job perfectly. A portable thickness planer…
If you are a DIYer or a professional woodworker with a limited budget, then you will not want to stack up with tools in your shop. Rater having tools that you don’t frequently use, you will go for must-have tools.…
If you are planning to buy a thickness planer, knowing what problems you may face may help you down the road. You may have encountered some of these problems if you are using thickness planers for a while. These are…
When you cut a dado or groove for making joints using power tools, maintaining a consistent depth across your workpiece is an issue. Solve this issue is using a router plane. What a router plane does is, removes the high…