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While most people start with woodworking as a hobby to unleash hidden talent, some are more enterprising and take their hobby a step forward into designer furniture and complicated pieces for home decoration. It goes without saying that this hobby will allow you to gift or even sell your creations but the fact is that as you go deeper into woodworking you will find that you want answers to some questions that may crop up from time to time.

Woodworking is not only a dangerous hobby as there are risks attached to working with sharp tools, some of them motorized it also requires a high degree of precision leaving no margin for error. Moreover, if you do not know the right tool to use for a particular job and the correct technique, you may find it difficult to give the desired shape to whatever you set out to create.

How do I care for my fine woodworking tools?

In as far as maintenance is concerned woodworking tools are similar to kitchen knives. Regular use causes wear and tear and the tools that are supposed to be sharp to be effective, become dull and ineffective. A dull tool means that a saw takes more time to cut wood so does drilling a hole with a dull drill. Caring for woodworking tools involves keeping them sharp and in good condition. There ar...

 

What is reason that there are so many abrasives for sharpening tools?

Sharpening tools is an important aspect of woodworking. If your tools are not adequately sharp, you do not get the desired and there is also a risk of spoiling the piece you are working on. A blunt tool is not a tool; it is simply a waste of time. It is a routine with experienced woodworkers to start the day by checking and sharpening their tools. An abrasive is material, usually a mineral, used...

 

How to correctly adjust a bridge guard for flattening timber on a surface planer?

A bridge guard should be adjusted over the top of the workpiece and not to the edge. It may appear to be safer to adjust the bridge guard to the edge of the board as the blade is completely covered when the timber is passing over it. In the over the top method, the blade appears to be partially guarded as the portion of the blade is not covered. However, investigations have clearly established t...

 

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