Wood Work News

Quick and Easy Way to Repair Small Wood Defects

September 3, 2009

Sometimes a nice piece of wood has just enough defects to leave the piece sitting in your garage someplace. These minor defects might be worm holes for example. Repairing these can be a pretty quick and easy process, allowing you to make good use of the piece for your next wood project!
All you’ll typically need [...]

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How to Repair Wood Dents

September 3, 2009

Occasionally you may find yourself in a situation where your beautiful piece of oak, maple or cherry has dents from hammers or clamps. If the dent isn’t too severe it can be easier than you think to remove the dent and restore the wood to a flat surface. In the video below, Charles Neil shares [...]

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Make your own digital clock – quick and easy

July 13, 2009

Clockparts have a number of special offers on clock movements and accessories at the moment.
This simple clock kit is one of them, complete with attractive white dial, hands and American made movement you can have your own timepiece put together in minutes – and all for just $9.99

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Lie Nielsen Events & New Tools

July 13, 2009

Here’s a quick update for you on the upcoming woodworking shows where Lie Nielsen will be making an appearance
August 14th – 16th: Chicago
Appearing at the Furniture Construction and Design Conference. Click here for details.
August 21st & 22nd: Denver
Red Rocks Community College: Click here for details.
August 22nd & 23rd: Tool Works, Maine
This is one of their [...]

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Rikon Mini Lathe – Power in a Small Package

June 5, 2009

The Rikon Mini Lathe could be just the thing you’re looking for if you’re thinking of starting wood turning or your a bit short of space. The fact that it’s a small lathe doesn’t mean that it’s low on features or power though.
The Rikon Mini Lathe has a 12 inch swing and 16 inches between [...]

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Minwax Wood Finishing – Free Woodwork Plans

May 26, 2009

Minwax are one of THE top names in wood finishing with an impressive range of traditional and new environmentally-friendly water-based finishes.
They seem to have been around for ever, and you only get longevity in this business if you’ve built a great reputation for quality.
There are cheaper wood finishes around, but you risk the long term [...]

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Love Accurate Woodworking?

April 29, 2009

If you’re a lover of accurate woodworking you’ll be keen to get your hands on this dual display digital caliper from Wixey.
Whether you like to work in decimal or fractional, this superb instrument will tell you precisely how good your woodwork is!
You’ll also be pleased to hear that for a limited time it’s available at [...]

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Pen Making Lathe, Pen Kits and Pen Blanks

April 22, 2009

Pen making is very popular with woodworkers, and why wouldn’t it be? You have an almost infinite variety of patterns available from both wooden pen blanks and acrylics. You can design and make classic pens or produce radical designs of your own.
A lathe, a pen mandrel, pen kit and a blank and you’re away. It [...]

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WoodRiver 12″ Dovetail Jig – On Sale Now

April 14, 2009

There are lots of ways of joining two pieces of wood but a sign of true craftsmanship is using dovetails.
A beautifully cut dovetail is a joy to see – but doing it by hand, while very satisfying, is also very difficult and time consuming.
So if you want the visual appeal, but you don’t want it [...]

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High Torque Quartz Clock Movements

April 6, 2009

Basic clock making is a pretty straight-forward process. You need something for a clock face (you can pretty much design what you like), some numbers (or dots, or buttons or whatever…) and a cheap quartz clock movement for around $5 or $6. Job done. Easy to make, very profitable to sell at craft shows and [...]

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