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WWGOA’s Top 10 of 2017

December 18, 2017 By Editor & filed under Blog.

With 2018 just around the corner, WWGOA has taken some time to look back at your favorite articles and videos from the last year. We’ve picked out our most popular woodworking topics of 2017 for you to check out below! 1. WOOD JOINTS: WHICH WOODWORKING JOINTS SHOULD YOU USE? There are tons of woodworking joint…

Long-Handled “Back Saver” Shoe Horn

December 3, 2012 By Paul Mayer & filed under Last Minute Woodworking Gifts, Plans and Projects, Woodworking Projects.

With a family history of back problems, I am always on the lookout for items that can help to minimize wear and tear on my lumbar. A couple years back a friend told me about the long handled shoe horns that commonly hang next to the doors of hotel rooms in India, and I was…

Ridgid EB4424 Oscillating Edge Belt and Spindle Sander

July 14, 2010 By Paul Mayer & filed under Buying Advice, Product Review.

Tool reviews are often written based upon an experience with a brand new tool just pulled out of the box. In this case, however, I am writing about a tool that has been put through some extreme paces for about a year, as my father and I use it extensively in his woodworking business. You…

Abrasive Cleaner Stretcher

January 24, 2010 By David Munkittrick & filed under Shop Tips, Skill Building.

I regularly use abrasive cleaner sticks to prevent burning and extend the life of my drum sander belts. I hate to throw away the nubs when they get too short to hold against the spinning drum by hand, (I prefer to sand wood, not fingertips). Instead, I epoxy them onto some 1 x 2 scrap.…

How to Use a Belt Sander Like a Pro

November 19, 2009 By George Vondriska & filed under Sanding, Skill Building.

Many woodworkers are afraid of using a belt sander, and you can’t blame them. Used incorrectly, a belt sander can ruin, in seconds, a project that you spent days building. I’ve succeeded in making some reasonably flat boards into moonscapes, thanks to improper use of a belt sander. But I’ve learned from this, and want…

Hand Abrasive Planer

August 17, 2009 By David Munkittrick & filed under Sanding, Skill Building.

I reach for my hand abrasive planer whenever I need to flush up hardwood edging to a veneered surface, sand a table top, or flatten figured wood. It never leaves tear-out like my iron planes and it never creates dips and divots like my power sanders can. I also use it to joint the edges…