Reader Submitted
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Hand Planes: How and Why You Do (and Don’t) Use Them
eZine readers share why they love, hate or don’t know how to use their hand planes.
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Ash and Walnut Porch Swing
I have made two porch swings from your magazine. The second one I made is made from ash and walnut. I made a few changes to the plan.
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Using a Food Scale for Measuring Epoxy Ratios
The problem with epoxy is that if you don’t blend exactly the right amounts of resin and hardener, it stays tacky and never reaches full strength.
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Making Finishing Pyramids from Scrap
Here’s a cheap way to make all the finishing “pyramids” you need for supporting parts while they dry.
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Cherry Reface Kitchen
This is a reface kitchen I did for a customer of mine. I built all new cherry raised panel doors and covered the face frames in cherry veneer.
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What Tool Wouldn’t You Give Up?
eZine readers share which tool they would never choose to part with.
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Sanding in Tight Quarters
Here’s a quick tool for sanding inside corners and other unreachable areas: apply a piece of sticky-backed (PSA) sandpaper to the blade of a putty knife.
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Keep Spray Nozzles Clear
Instead of turning my cans of spray finish and paint upside down and spraying the gas to clear the nozzle, I pull off the nozzles and drop them into a jar of mineral spirits and give it a few shakes.
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Reader’s Project Grab Bag
Occasionally, we get sent reader’s projects with only one or two pictures, and we’d still like to share these projects on the eZine. Here is a collection of some of our favorites.
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Teaching Woodworking to the Next Generation
eZine readers share their stories of how they have tried to pass on woodworking skills and interest to the next generations.
