George Vondriska teaches you how to use a handheld router, a straight edge and a pattern-style router bit for squaring plywood for your next woodworking projects. He shows you the necessary steps for preparation, and then demonstrates the proper technique for perfectly cutting the panel with the pattern-style bit.
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Want to build cabinets? If so, you’ll probably be using plywood or some other man-made sheet stock for the carcasses. Cutting plywood can be tricky. Who wants to flop those big sheets onto a table saw? It’s much easier to take the tool to the work in this case, instead of the work to a…
Most of us are lucky when it comes to wood choices because we’re pretty spoiled with the options we have. But one of the most common questions woodworkers hear is, “Hi, I’ve just moved to a new city. Where can I buy wood?” Buying Wood One of the best transitions a woodworker can make is…
This is a shop fixture that’s worth getting started on immediately. Stationary drill presses are definitely not set up for DIY woodworking. The cast round table below the chuck isn’t woodworker friendly or even metalworking friendly. Once you build this fixture you’ll love its adjustable fence for drilling equally centered holes and the stop block that…
In the previous installment of this project, we constructed the horizontal stretchers complete with tenons. Now we will focus on building the drawer bank using plywood joined with biscuits. We will also assemble the cabinet in two stages to simplify this otherwise complex glue-up. See Diagram C for details on construction of the drawer bank.…
George Vondriska answers your woodworking questions on WWGOA LIVE about cleaning the conveyor on a drum sander, lathe accessories, balancing bowl blanks, free WWGOA woodworking plans, and much more.
This bookcase plan is designed to be large enough to handle all of the books belonging to the voracious reader in your family, virtually indestructible to withstand years of abuse, and easy on the pocket book using inexpensive materials from your local home center. For about $100 you can have a bookcase that would cost…
Let the Feast Begin! At our house, we use an iPad search for much of our cooking, but we also have a slew of recipes passed down from grandparents or culled from the Food & Wine section of the local newspaper. I’ll never throw away these pre-internet culinary gems, and I’ve designed a simple, beautiful…