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Tips & Techniques

4 Proven Finishes for Oak:
Woodworking Tips

4 Proven Finishes for Oak:

A good finish should highlight the best characteristics of the wood it goes on.

Staining Pine:
Woodworking Tips

Staining Pine:

Make this inexpensive wood look like a million bucks with simple, professional staining techniques unique to pine wood.

Aged Cherry Finish:
Woodworking Tips

Aged Cherry Finish:

Wipe on years of age in a few easy steps.

5 Cool Tools
Video Plan
Technique Collections

5 Cool Tools

Here are five must-have tools for your shop and some tips and tricks on how to get the most out of each of them.

20+ Shop Storage Tips
Woodworking Tips

20+ Shop Storage Tips

Get your woodworking shop organized with this essential woodworking tips collection.

Woodsmith Shop Season 7 - Tips
Woodworking Tips

Woodsmith Shop Season 7 - Tips

Get all 16 woodworking tips featured in Season 7 of the Woodsmith Shop... from shop storage to working with small parts.

Router Techniques
Video Plan
Technique Collections

Router Techniques

A collection of tips, techiques and jigs to get the most from your router.

Finishing Essentials
Technique Collections

Finishing Essentials

In this collection, we've gathered tips and techniques for prepping for finish, and selecting and applying the right finish for a project.

Sharpening Essentials
Technique Collections

Sharpening Essentials

We've broken down three tried-and-true sharpening methods to help you choose the best one for your shop.

Plane Essentials
Technique Collections

Plane Essentials

This collection includes everything you need to know to make the hand plane the most versatile tool in your shop.

Drawer Joinery Essentials
Technique Collections

Drawer Joinery Essentials

The Drawer Joinery collection helps you hit the ground running and finish projects faster with strong, great looking drawers.

Classic Joinery Essentials
Technique Collections

Classic Joinery Essentials

In this plan you'll learn the secrets to a perfect-fitting mortise and tenon, no-fuss bridle joinery, and trouble-free half laps.