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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Starting Your Own Woodworking Business At Home

By Johnathan Black


Few things in life are as much fun as woodworking. Woodworking allows you to show off your carpentry skills. Also, you get to make something you've always wanted. Woodworking is great for so many reasons. Keep reading this article to find out what you need to know about the wonderful world of woodworking.

Organize your shop's extension cords to keep your shop safe and tidy. You can make your own cord keeper with nothing more than a scrap piece of wood. Simply cut a piece of wood in the shape of an I and wrap each of your extension cords around the wood.

Always wear safety glasses when you are doing anything that involves woodworking. If you do not take the time to put the glasses on you are taking a huge risk that is not sensible. Just think, if you lose your eye sight you will not be able to do woodworking every again.

If you have your own table saw, you will eventually have to crosscut some wood. This can bring your fingers very close to the saw guard and blade. If the saw kicks back, you could be headed to the hospital. It is best to cut a block of wood to push the wood through the saw with.

All woodworking shops should have stair gauges. Commonly used to scribe stair jacks, it can also be used to attach to your carpenter's square. That makes the carpenter square a guide for the circular saw. This square will make sure your cuts are straight each time.

When you are new at woodworking and starting to collect your tools, purchase simple tools to begin with. Try your hand at a few projects to make sure you want to continue before you invest in expensive tools. You can save money and get better quality tools when you buy used tools.

Look to video to learn different woodworking techniques. Seeing woodworking in action is a really powerful way to learn. It is, after all, a very hands on skill you're picking up. Look to YouTube as a start. There are many videos there going over top skills related to woodworking.

Now that you've finished reading this article, you can see that woodworking is a special hobby. If you're ready to get started, applying what you've just learned is your first step. Keep learning as you progress, and soon you'll be building birdbaths with the best of them. Enjoy your new hobby!




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