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Troubleshooting Crappy Table Saw Crosscuts

Posted on September 7, 2019 at 7:35 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Table Saw Tutorials

7 quick tips to solve your table saw crosscut issues!

Types of Natural Oil Finishes

Posted on August 27, 2019 at 7:41 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Finishing

Do they really boil linseed oil? (And other oily answers)

Table Saw Tear-out

Posted on August 24, 2019 at 7:13 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Table Saw Tutorials

5 Ways to end table saw tear-out forever!

What the heck is varnish and which one should you use?

Posted on August 21, 2019 at 8:32 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Finishing

Some facts and tips about different types of varnish

Hardwood edge banding

Posted on August 12, 2019 at 5:46 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Finishing, Quick-Tips, Wood & Material Tutorials

Simple tips for great results! edge banding

How To Glue-up a Wooden Countertop

Posted on August 8, 2019 at 6:00 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Joinery, Other Tutorials

TAKE ‘ER EASY! Gluing up a big slab countertop without panicking!

Finishing Wooden Countertops

Posted on August 5, 2019 at 6:47 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Finishing

A finish durable enough for a wooden countertop

Make your own wooden countertops

Posted on July 24, 2019 at 7:05 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Joinery

Cutting BIG miters!

Make your own wooden countertops

Posted on July 20, 2019 at 7:39 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Other Tutorials

Starting with a template makes things easier and more accurate

Using the Router Boss to make a dovetailed drawer

Posted on July 19, 2019 at 7:48 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Misc. Tool Tutorials, Router Tutorials

Dovetails, drawer bottom grooves and raised panel drawer fronts, all with the same jig!

Cool Tools #17

Posted on July 3, 2019 at 3:26 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Cool Tools

6 of the COOLEST woodworking tools you’ve ever seen!

Freehand Forstner Bit Boring

Posted on July 1, 2019 at 3:50 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Misc. Tool Tutorials, Old-Timey Woodworking, Quick-Tips

How to SAFELY use a forstner bit in a hand-held drill

How to Sharpen Tools With Leather

Posted on June 25, 2019 at 4:07 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Sharpening

Debunking the myths of stropping

What’s the RIGHT sandpaper for woodworking?

Posted on June 21, 2019 at 5:18 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Dust Collection, Finishing, Wood & Material Tutorials

How to choose what’s best for the task at hand

How to make sense of rough-sawn lumber

Posted on June 17, 2019 at 5:49 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Wood & Material Tutorials

Turning lumber into project parts

How to read a tape measure without looking like an idiot

Posted on June 11, 2019 at 6:00 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Misc. Tool Tutorials, Other Tutorials, Quick-Tips

What do all those little marks mean, and how do you add them?

Full vs Thin Kerf Blades

Posted on June 3, 2019 at 7:22 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Table Saw Tutorials

Helpful tips so you don’t choose the wrong table saw blade!

Why I HATE my random orbital sander (and how to fix it)

Posted on May 29, 2019 at 5:52 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Finishing, Misc. Tool Tutorials, Quick-Tips

Solutions to three common problems

Can you trust lumber you cut and dry yourself?

Posted on May 7, 2019 at 6:04 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Wood & Material Tutorials

Kiln vs. air-drying

What’s the best tool sharpening method?

Posted on May 3, 2019 at 6:13 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Sharpening

A no BS guide to sharpening systems

Why woodworkers struggle with machinist’s calipers & Vernier scales

Posted on May 1, 2019 at 6:28 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Misc. Tool Tutorials, Quick-Tips

How to use machinist’s tools in woodworking

The metric system

Posted on April 30, 2019 at 6:38 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Other Tutorials

A rant about why Americans don’t use the metric system

Turning Shaker Pulls

Posted on April 27, 2019 at 7:00 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Old-Timey Woodworking, Turning & Carving

The easy way to turn your own wooden door/drawer pulls

15 COOL things you can do with a Tormek

Posted on April 25, 2019 at 7:18 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Sharpening

This thing sharpens it all!

Do you have the wrong table saw?

Posted on April 22, 2019 at 8:05 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Table Saw Tutorials, Workshop Improvements

A no-BS buyer’s guide to getting the saw you need.

Make a classic raised panel with a simple, straight router bit

Posted on April 21, 2019 at 8:15 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Furniture, Router Tutorials

IMPOSSIBLE? Not with this router raised panel jig!

MYTH BUSTED? Laying a hand plane on its side vs. sole

Posted on April 20, 2019 at 6:22 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Misc. Tool Tutorials, Old-Timey Woodworking

What was your plane designed to do?

WARNING: Your pine boards could experience GRAIN REVERSAL!

Posted on April 15, 2019 at 6:47 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Finishing, Quick-Tips, Wood & Material Tutorials

How to color and finish pine

CRAZY easy way to straighten a rough board or cut a taper

Posted on April 9, 2019 at 6:57 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Other Tutorials, Quick-Tips, Table Saw Tutorials

easy way to straighten a rough board or cut a taper

Table sawing tips from a master woodworker: Finish Cuts

Posted on March 27, 2019 at 7:19 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Table Saw Tutorials

Hint- It’s all in the wrist

Are you doing it wrong? The right way to size mortises and tenons.

Posted on March 23, 2019 at 8:18 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Joinery, Quick-Tips

Rules to improve your mortising game

Check out this cheap router mortising jig with LOTS of versatility

Posted on March 22, 2019 at 8:25 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Joinery, Router Tutorials

Build your mortising skills with this plunge router jig

ENOUGH BS! Here’s how high your table saw blade should be.

Posted on March 21, 2019 at 8:41 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Table Saw Tutorials

Setting the correct height- is it important?

Mobile bases- an essential workshop helper

Posted on March 15, 2019 at 6:24 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Turning & Carving, Vlog, Workshop Improvements

But is it a bad idea to put a mobile base on a lathe?

Have you ever used these 4 clever router table rabbet joints?

Posted on March 13, 2019 at 7:06 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Joinery, Router Tutorials

4 joints for 4 different uses

Tapering Legs on a Jointer

Posted on March 11, 2019 at 7:27 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Furniture, Misc. Tool Tutorials, Other Tutorials

The COOLEST way to cut leg tapers!

Plywood tear-out woes?

Posted on March 10, 2019 at 7:37 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Table Saw Tutorials, Wood & Material Tutorials

Eliminate tear-out by scoring your plywood

Bad featherboard advice from an expert?

Posted on March 9, 2019 at 7:50 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Shop Safety, Table Saw Tutorials

How to safely use a featherboard

NO JOKE- This is the most important woodworking tip you’ll ever see

Posted on March 7, 2019 at 8:00 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Router Tutorials

Sneak up on it!

Debunking the SawStop Myth

Posted on March 6, 2019 at 8:08 pm by Jim Hamiltion / Quick-Tips, Table Saw Tutorials

Why these 6 myths are just plain wrong! NOTE: Scroll to the bottom of this page to watch a video version of this tutorial and to find links to things mentioned in the video. Transcript coming soon… LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT: When you use this link to visit our sponsor,…