Wood crafts

Using appropriate woodworking equipment, we obtain edged beams from logs, which we cut into edged boards, carefully planed on all sides. We join the boards together using the “groove and tongue” method and cut out the round bottom using a hand router,

Typically, round and conical rods are turned on expensive lathes. But not everyone can afford to buy it for their home workshop. By making a simple adaptation to a circular saw from available materials, such work can be

It is best to store home distillate in wooden barrels. Usually such containers are made from oak, but wood from other trees will also work. We will take cherries, which will give the distillate the aroma and taste of cherries. For cooperage you need some

The capabilities of a manual mechanical jigsaw are limited. They are slightly larger on a jigsaw. By making simple equipment from wood and plywood, you can expand the capabilities of the jigsaw and make working with it easier.

Round wood blanks are usually turned on lathes. Not every home workshop has such expensive equipment. But it can be replaced with a simple device made from accessible and inexpensive materials, which can be

A significant expansion of the functionality and accuracy of woodworking equipment can be achieved by using special devices. Such factory-made accessories are sold in stores, but they are more often used for narrow purposes

In some cases, there is a need to smoothly bend wood material (MDF, chipboard, multi-layer plywood, etc.) most often at an angle of 90 degrees for the manufacture of new or restoration of used furniture, as well as for other applications

A good way to relax and improve your health is an outdoor hot water bath in the open air. The cold season gives special relaxing emotions to the procedure. It's frosty outside, and you're sitting in warm water under the open sky. Bathing in a vat

Birch bark is a warm, pleasant to the touch material that is resistant to rotting, so a knife handle made from it is comfortable and durable. An important advantage is its appearance. It makes any blade look much better. Make a handle

The modern market offers a wide variety of devices for wall-mounting a flat-screen TV. Their installation requires a lot of time and effort, and they are not cheap. Let's make it super simple, but

The doors of a cabinet or cabinet can be closed not only using a purchased lock, but also homemade locks with a secret. Their advantage is that they do not have a key in the usual sense, which can be lost. But at the same time, open such a lock without knowing

The tongue-and-groove box corner joint is neat and reliable. But it can also be made more powerful if you prepare the grooves with a dovetail router. To do this, you will need to assemble a special conductor.

In carpentry, even having a large arsenal of power tools and machines does not allow you to do everything perfectly. In addition to equipment, various tricks are required. Let's look at 5 of them.

Well-made woodwork is always mesmerizing, especially if it shows the craftsmanship of the carpenter.With a modern tool, a lot is given even to beginners, but there are things the secret of making which, at first glance, is not so simple

There are many ways to join wooden pieces at right angles. Some of them are simple but unreliable, others are difficult to manufacture, and others require additional fasteners. Our connection is different relative

The interior of a room with a TV will become more harmonious with a hanging cabinet, giving the space airiness and visually expanding it. The cabinet is attached directly to the wall, so it does not need support legs. It will not only decorate the space, but also increase

The lack of a woodworking lathe is not a fatal obstacle to the manufacture of round conical handles for furniture. Its functionality can be successfully and completely replaced by a band saw paired with a grinder. Moreover, for this

To bring wood blanks to perfection, you can attach a sanding thicknesser to the drilling machine. It is cheap to make and quite simple, but very useful. If you have a drill press, then be sure to

Many people are faced with the problem of furniture board products breaking in places where its width was small. When loaded, they tear along the fibers or along the glue. An example would be cut-out handles or thin glued strips. However this is not

Anchors and dowels are very durable fasteners, which in theory should also work in wood. However, they are made of steel. Unfortunately, these materials are not the best neighbors in terms of compatibility, because the wood begins to rot at the point of contact with the metal. In addition, the anchor

When assembling solid wood furniture, such as tables, chairs, stools, tongue-and-groove joints are often used. The sawn tenon fits into the prepared socket, where it is securely held with glue. Over the years, furniture dries out and becomes loose, which is why

In this master class we will tell and show you how to repair a veneered entrance door. The veneer on the bottom of this door is peeled off, and it doesn't look very attractive.

Professional carpenters are excellent at repairing wooden furniture; they can restore wooden parts so that they appear new. But what to do if you are not a professional, but you don’t want to pay a good carpenter? Today you will learn how

If you are assembling a wooden assembly on dowels and are sure that you will not disassemble it in the future, then there is a good option to add even more reliability and strength to such a connection by installing the dowels “tightly”. This life hack is also great