Wood crafts. Page 5

During the manufacture of various wood products by inexperienced craftsmen, unpleasant situations often arise. Professionals prevent the occurrence of most problems, and eliminate the rest quickly and without any additional effort. Here are a few

This ordinary piece of furniture, made of unusual materials, can not only fulfill its direct functions, but also become a real decoration of the interior of any room, especially one designed as a loft. It doesn't require much to make it.

Using this universal carriage, it is convenient to trim wooden workpieces and saw them exactly to size using stops. And with the help of simple additions you can make a tongue-and-groove box connection or make decorative grilles.

To make holes in the center of the workpiece using a drill, you must first, using a ruler and pencil, mark the center line and drill along it. But you can forget about markings forever if you make a simple device,

It is difficult to imagine what motivates people who dig up tables with benches in cemeteries and sell them for scrap metal. But now it’s not about them, but about the consequences of their immoral and frankly stupid activities. It was decided to make another new shop

When working with wood, having a basic set of tools is not enough to perform the full range of possible tasks. Many things can be done only by using ingenuity, tricks and homemade devices. Let's look at 6 useful

The convenience and versatility of this device is that the expansion table from a circular saw is used as a support for the milling table. As a result, a standard rip fence can be used for both a circular saw and a router. Wherein

The amount of work and the quality of the final result depend on the accuracy of the markings. There are many factory devices for this, but you will have to pay a considerable amount for them. In order not to waste money, we will make homemade markings that replace

It often happens that in a home workshop it is not possible to have a large range of equipment. But many products can be made not in the traditional way, but using the tools that are available. And if you need to make a door with

Dowel connections are very popular among carpenters; this is the only way to make the places where parts are fixed completely invisible. But there is one problem - it is quite difficult to accurately center the holes for the dowels. Professionals do

Wooden file handles tend to dry out and crack, so sometimes they have to be replaced. Often, new handles do not serve the best, as they are hastily made from unseasoned wood. Because the shanks

When making small crafts from wood, you need to evenly spread the boards and slats, which can be done on a circular table. For the average craftsman, this is an unnecessary tool that takes up a lot of space. An excellent alternative would be to manufacture a compact

Not everyone can afford to buy a drilling machine for the garage for amateur use, so for the DIYers, I offer my step-by-step instructions for making a wooden stand for a drill, with the bonus of being able to process using

The disc grinding machine has the simplest design among the entire list of workshop equipment. In this regard, you can make such a tool yourself, and spend the saved money on something else. Homemade grinding machine

With even basic tools you can make almost anything. To do this, you need to use your imagination and allocate a little more time than when performing similar work on specialized machines or devices. One example

Making an even, straight cut with a budget jigsaw is not at all easy. The reasons are simple - backlash in the jigsaw, the file slipping, little experience of the craftsman. All these reasons can be easily eliminated with the help of a homemade frame with guides for the base

Useful ideas and tools for the amateur carpenter or home craftsman. Without doing carpentry professionally, it is completely unprofitable to buy a special tool for this. However, it is quite possible to work accurately and comfortably if

When cutting sheet material, it is very important to apply even markings. For this purpose, a special tool is used - a marking thicknesser. It will be useful for roofers, carpenters, joiners, drywallers and other craftsmen. Reismus has a very

A workbench without a vice is nothing more than just a table. A carpenter's vice is a necessary tool for every craftsman. They provide reliable fixation of wooden and metal parts during processing. The design is based on

Not every car owner or master has the opportunity to have a spacious garage or workshop and store all the tools and small spare parts in it, and this causes a lot of inconvenience. Sometimes the rooms are so small that it is impossible to place ordinary

It just so happens that our children grow up and become independent over time. In this regard, a device is required so that our child can independently reach the sink, wash his hands, and brush his teeth. We'll talk about how to

Not only the speed and quality of drilling, but also safety precautions depend on the sharpening of the drill. Only professional toolmakers can manually sharpen a drill by eye; everyone else will either make the wrong angle of the cutting edges, or

Sooner or later, a wooden ax handle has to be replaced, since the metal head of an ax is stronger than a wooden handle, both mechanically and in withstanding external adverse factors.

Scratches on the wooden surface, as well as chips and other defects are very noticeable. Their presence is unpleasant, but does not affect functionality in any way, so changing the board for such minor reasons is not advisable. To improve the appearance