Workshop Blog October Archive

Organizing your workshop can make you more efficient

By Brandon at 10/27/08 14:04

Whether you house your home workshop in your garage or a totally contained room within your home, organization can make the difference in actually finishing a project.

If you are constantly looking for the tool you laid down but can't remember where, or maybe the pair of scissors you know you own but can't put your hands on, you know it's time for a little organizing.

Read more: Organizing your workshop can make you more efficient [click]

Make your own sawhorses quickly and easily at home

Need sawhorses and don't have any? Well all you need is five 8' 2x4's, and some 3" screws.

Consider the instructions that follow and you can customize the lengths and heights to suit your individual needs.

Read more: Make your own sawhorses quickly and easily at home [click]

Workshop Safety

Woodworking is a fun hobby. But it can also be a very dangerous hobby. People take too many careless risks that can cause them serious injury. By following a few common sense rules, you can decrease the risk of harming yourself.

When working in the shop it is important to protect your eyes, ears, and lungs, and take great care when using hand and power tools. Here is a site that will give you information on all the equipment you need to make your workshop a safe workshop.

Workshop Safety

Drawers falling down? Check out these handy tips for maintaining your furniture's drawers

If your home is like mine, you will have many drawers of all shapes and sizes. Isn't it frustrating when they do not open and close properly? Perhaps they open just fine and then the glide in the back falls off and the drawer just falls out!

This is a most exasperating experience, especially if you don't really have the know how to fix the problem.

Read more: Drawers falling down? Check out these handy tips for maintaining your furniture's drawers [click]

Wood Carving and The Magic of Chainsaw Art

Sculpture is an expression of oneself and creativity which requires a lot of patience and dedication. Wood craving is one form of sculpture art which is approached by various artists in different ways and one of them is using chainsaws. One event features and attracts the prominent names and artists in the field of woodworking, this event is the Log Hoggers Professional Wood Carvers Event in Branson, Missouri. Learn more about the activities on the event here.

Link: Branson Daily News :: News :: Branson gets close look at chainsaw art

For the Wood Carving Enthusiasts

It's probably that sense that you are creating something from a square block that keeps the wood carver going. For some, this sort of amazement dates back to the younger years allowing them to enhance whatever talent in wood carving they have.

Are you one of these people? Do you ar least have the passion for wood carving? If so, then this article is for you.

Link: Carving out a creative life | 10connects.com | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater

Wood Carving Illustrated: The Ultimate Source of Wood Carving Needs

Wood carving is both a hobby, business, and passion to most individuals. Wood working requires dedication and proper knowledge to excel in this field, but where can one learn and improve these wood carving skills? Wood Carving Illustrated is a website which provides beginners with helpful insights, tips, and "how to's" of wood carving. A great site for both beginners or experts, Wood Carving Illustrated is an ultimate source for everyone's wood carving needs. Visit them here.

Link: Wood Carving Illustrated - How To Magazine for Carvers