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How to Square, Flatten, and Dimension Rough Boards with Hand Tools

Introduction Required Woodworking Hand Tools 10 Steps to Squaring Lumber with Woodworking Hand Tools Step 1: Cut the Board to Rough Dimensions Step 2: Flatten a Reference Face with Hand Planes Step 3: Test for Twisting with Winding Sticks Step 4:…

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How To Ruin a Project in 5 Easy Steps!

My first time staining something was a little over a year ago. Prior to that, the only experience I had wielding a brush involved off the shelf paint by the gallon in generic white, grey and greyer grey that went on a wall. My wife tasked me with replacing the rickety floating shelves she picked […]

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