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We may receive a commission when you use our affiliate links. However, this does not impact our recommendations. Easy to use and maintain, they keep outdoor wood furniture looking like new. You’ve spent the winter building a set of cedar Adirondack chairs; or maybe you’ve purchased a teak garden bench. You love the look of […]
We may receive a commission when you use our affiliate links. However, this does not impact our recommendations. Start now, and you can be relaxing in a hammock like this when summer hits. It’s April, which means April fools (see ours below), spring, and woodworking month. The change in weather means those of us with
We may receive a commission when you use our affiliate links. However, this does not impact our recommendations. A few weeks ago I was gifted an old wooden ammunition box that had one of its handles missing in action. The box also suffered from a few other structural issues, including a lengthy crack on one
We may receive a commission when you use our affiliate links. However, this does not impact our recommendations. I use lots of wedges in my shop, sometimes as disposable clamp pads for tricky glue-ups or for general shimming chores. Sometimes they’re incorporated into a project, as when making wedged mortise-and-tenon joints. I used to cut
We may receive a commission when you use our affiliate links. However, this does not impact our recommendations. Tool: 30oz Dead Blow Hammer Shop Now Manufacturer: Lixie MSRP:$68 Well-fit joinery (not too loose, not too tight) and well-planned glue-ups rarely need much persuasion – but I am not always lucky enough to find myself with
