| This blog is written by GnarlyErik | 13 entries so far |
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Shop Tips & Tricks #13: Duplicating Parts in Wood and Smoothing Curves
Let’s say you need to made two, three or even four parts in wood, all precisely the same size and...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #12: Making Long, Round Things in Wood - with the Norwegian Dowel Cutter
Sometimes you need long round parts made from wood. Prior to the 19th century, specially made woo...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #11: MORE than you ever wanted to know about HOLES!
Don’t get too excited – this isn’t an article on porn or sex, but only about making holes i...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #10: Clamping Big Stuff
Here are some little tricks you can use when you are trying to clamp something bigger or longer t...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #9: Preventing End Grain splitting
You are faced with end grain splitting or tearing out when working some woods. Most woodworkers k...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #8: Laying out irregular areas and surfaces
The “Tickle Stick”Here’s a layout tip for boat work, and it comes in handy for ...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #7: Measuring Things - The Two-Foot Folding Rule
“More Than You Ever Needed to Know about Two-Foot folding rules” Let me say up front that I am...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #6: Measuring Things - Rulers Versus Tapes
“MORE THAN YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SIX-FOOT FOLDING RULES!” Most people today use a flex...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #5: Centerlines - Finding, Marking and Using Them! (Part Two)
Here’s a little esoteric ‘how-to’ for those times you can not buy the ‘round’ you need in the siz...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #4: Centerlines - Finding, Marking and Using Them! (Part One)
When working with non-squared and oddly shaped things – like boats, you generally need star...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #3: “Declivity” - a trick for dealing with things out of level or plumb
With shipbuilding in the past – and for some larger vessels even now – boats were bui...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #2: Dividing a line or space into equal parts
I’ve heard people say ‘What good are learning things in school if you don’t use...
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Shop Tips & Tricks #1: Shop Tips
In the past, most old guys like me jealously protected their shortcuts and tricks to guard their ...
