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BANDSAW BLADE SELECTION GUIDE:Ever wonder what width blade you should use? Or how many teeth per inch is best for your piece of wood?Do you know what to do if your finished cut is too rough? Or what about if your blade starts to twist during a cut?This is a simple one page VERY COMPREHENSIVE bandsaw blade guide. Helps you decide what blade to get. And how to quickly fix problems you might be having.

  Many people are worried about over-clamping. I say that’s absolutely not a concern. Here’s why: Consider this. I have a cutting board that is 12” x 18” and 2” thick. It consists of many boards glued together to make the whole thing Let’s take two of those interior boards. They are 2” tall by 18” long.  And I have to glue them together. 2x18 = 36 square inches of glue surface. It’s a hardwood. So Titebond says I can use 250 pounds per square inch in clamping force. 36 square inches x 250 pounds per square inch = 9000...

The short answer is “Yes, if it’s the right oil, and you let it dry first.” Here’s a detailed answer for those interested.  There are two general classes of oils. Drying Oils, and Non Drying Oils.  A Drying Oil is one that will harden to form a solid film after exposure to the air over time. The oil hardens through a chemical reaction called cross-linking, or polymerization by intaking oxygen.  So in actuality they “cure” rather than dry. Just like a polyurethane.  Some examples of drying oils include tung oil, linseed oil, and walnut oil.  Note: Danish oil is not an...

I get asked this almost every other day in an email; which Miter Saw do I like Better? The DeWalt I first had, or the Bosch that I have now.   I’d like to start by saying, that I am not now, nor have I ever been sponsored by any saw manufacturer. I bought both of them with my own money, and the review & comparison is completely honest.  I have been a DeWalt fan since Stanley Black & Decker first bought the name from the DeWalt Radial Arm Saw company and made their first contractor grade yellow tools. It’s been...

Article: Baltic Birch Plywood is a plywood built using a specific method. It comes from Baltic states in Northern Europe. Baltic Birch plywood is generally regarded as being of higher quality than standard birch plywood. It is made entirely from birch plies, and unlike regular plywood it has no softwood or filler plies in the center. Also the plies themselves are thinner, allowing for more plies for a given thickness and they are a uniform 1.5mm thick. This gives it much greater stiffness and stability. Additionally the outer ply (face veneer) is also 1.5mm thick. Which is about double that...