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Woodworking 101

Confused about all the wood sizing available in stores? This is your detailed guide to understanding everything you need to know about wood sizes.

Wood Sizes Explained: Everything You Need To Know

woman taking down lumber from racks in workshop

How to Store Lumber Properly: Ideas and Tips

This is your complete guide on how to build a drawer. See all the tips and tricks you need to know to build perfect drawers every time - even for beginners!

How To Build A Drawer For Beginners

Learn everything you need to know about the different types of nail guns, different gauges, how to use a nail gun, and which one is right for you.

How to Use a Nail Gun for Beginners

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How to Cover Plywood Edges – 3 Beginner-friendly Ways

Learn how to cut wood WITHOUT a power saw using a miter box for beginner woodworking projects, baseboards, and molding. This is your detailed tutorial on how to use a miter box. Great for apartments!

How to Use a Miter Box (Cut Wood without a Power Saw)

Get all the details, uses, and reviews on the newest tools released by Kreg Tools in March 2022 for their joinery, hardware, and workshop lineup.

NEW Kreg Tools for Joinery, Hardware, and Workshop – A Review

Confused about the Kreg Jig models? Here is everything you need to decide about which Kreg jig to buy for beginners or experienced makers.

Which Kreg Jig to Buy for Beginners (The Answer)

A simple beginner-friendly explanation of what is saw kerf and why you need to account for it to get accurate cuts.

What is Saw Kerf – Why it is Important When Cutting Wood

Have you ever needed to cut curves on a project or saw a hole in a piece of wood?  You can do that and more with a jigsaw! 

How to use a Jigsaw

You don't need a workbench or large workshop! Learn how to use a circular saw without a table and make good-quality cuts easily.

How to Use a Circular Saw Without a Table

A complete beginner's guide on how to use a circular saw to make straight cuts safely and accurately and build successful projects.

How to use a Circular Saw

As a beginner woodworker, things can get intimidating really fast when you get inundated with terms. I created this list to help you find the definitions of various basic woodworking terms commonly used in the woodworking community and projects.

Basic Woodworking Terms For Beginners

My best recommendations for hearing protections for woodworking. Understand what to look for in them and how to choose the best ear protection that works for you.

Best Hearing Protection For Woodworking

Learn how to check for square and correct it using the 3-4-5 rule or a tape measure with this detailed guide for beginner woodworkers.

How To Check For Square

How to use the Kreg 520 and review. everything you need to know to use the Kreg 520. Learn about 520 vs 720 and how to use it to make pocket holes.

How to use Kreg Jig 520 PRO + A Review

How to use a Kreg Jig 720

How To Use Kreg Jig 720 + A Review

Miter saw vs. Circular saw : Both have their advantages and disadvantages. See which one is right for you as a beginner with this guide.

Miter Saw vs Circular Saw – Differences and which one to choose

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