Hanging a door is not difficult if you follow our guidelines. You could save yourself around $100 per door Step 1 Prepare Materials you will need before you start A Door of the correct size or as close as you can get. A wooden panel door or a modern pressed door (like the cheap panel …
In this tutorial, I will show you how to check your spirit level for accuracy whenever you have a suspicion that your level is out of level or plumb. Level refers to the horizontal plane from right to left or one end to the other such as a tabletop. Plumb refers to the vertical surface …
From time to time we have to test our levels and squares for true. No expensive equipment is needed just a few moments of your time to Check a woodworking Square for 90° square or right angle How to check Square for 90 degrees When we say a square is Square what we mean by …
Tool sharpening You can easily sharpen the Festool Domino cutter with a credit card diamond sharpener. You sharpen the cutters edges freehand or by using a jig, In this blog, I explore both methods. Freehand Sharpening of the Festool Domino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa0YOOCSikc In this video, I demonstrate how I sharpen my domino carbide cutters. You too …
How to use chemical anchors? This product has a multitude of uses. The real usefulness is clear when trying to anchor fittings into loose stone walls and soft red bricks. The beauty is that chemical fix resin type bonding agents is that the chemical fix not only sticks to the sides of the hole but …
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Best Sharpening Stones There is a multitude of different sharpening devices and handheld sharpeners. The subject of sharpeners can be a quite daunting one as there are so many to choose from. It is not only the form factor that they take but also the material that they are made from. Types of Sharpening Stones …
Sharpening Plane Irons or even chisels can be a difficult task for woodworking newbies. Even pros can get into bad habits and slowly but surely become satisfied with mediocre sharpness. With my DIY sharpening jig If this is you then you should consider making you own blade sharpening guide. In this blog, I will show …
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There is no ultimate everyday tool steel but an array of different tool steels for different tasks. Steel grade standards AISA-SAE umbrellas three popular grades of tool steel O-1, A-2, and D-2. These general-purpose tool steels can hold their cutting edge at high temperatures (400°). What makes AISA-SAE steels ideal for many applications is that …
I am sure you have heard the phrase ‘A Blunt Knife is a Dangerous Knife’. In practice that is true in so many ways and as such I do make sure all our blades are ready for work. For now, in this article, I will concentrate on sharpening the humble pocket knife. The only thing …
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No nails mastic adhesives colle, should it be trusted? Well, ain’t that a question that should be in any professionals book of Quotes? Well, the branded ‘No N…s’ you know that stuff that comes in mastic tubes with all the hi conflating claims of ‘No More Nails’? No, I am not saying that these products …