Category: 3D Analyzer Software's Woodworking Tips

All woodworkers are well aware that wood moves and whether wood is nailed, glued or reinforced, the wood will never stop from shrinking and swelling with seasonal changes in humidity. The secret to dealing with wood is to design around it, not against it. Woodworkers who forget how much wood moves realise their mistake when a gaping hole appears in a table that took weeks to build. Or when a drawer won’t open because the front has swelled tight inside the frame. Wood movement can also cause joints to open. For instance doors that used to …

Bandsaws are mainly used by woodworkers for curve cutting and re-sawing. With a number of bandsaw models now available in the market, it is quite difficult to find out the right bandsaw to meet your requirements. You often find bandsaws that look alike but vary greatly in price. Some bandsaws may be made in the same factory, but have different features. Base models may be the same, but some of the upgrades may be different.

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Woodworkers must remember that while choosing a bandsaw it is important not to look only at outward appearances, …

A decent dust extraction system is a necessity for safe working conditions in a woodworking company. While single bag systems may work fine with one or two machines, a larger setup will require a lot more.

Removing dust from machinery and from the air circulating in the woodwork workshop contributes not only to better health of workers but also improves productivity. Besides, if dust gets into machine parts and bearings, the cost of repairs could eat into a woodworker’s budget. Wood chips that are not removed from planing machines properly get carried around with the rotating cutterhead …

Woodworkers, even those with several years of woodworking experience often find themselves ill at ease when faced with the task of marketing their products. Possessing the skills to design and make furniture is just one part of running a woodworking business. Knowing how to sell the products is quite another skill that has to be learnt.

With the advent of the internet, potential clients have a lot more access to furniture makers and other woodworking companies, when previously the options they had were to visit retail outlets or go through a gallery.

Successful woodworkers accept that …

While both crosscut and ripsaw blades are useful tools in a woodworkers arsenal, both serve specific purposes and it is important to know which blade to choose for a woodworking project.

The crosscut saw blade has been primarily designed to sever the fibres of wood. While one tooth severs the fibres on the left of the kerf the tooth that follows severs the fibres on the right. The waste in the middle is drawn away into the dust extraction. Crosscut blades are designed so that they eliminate breakout on the underside of the wood. The small hook …

Before using a router woodworkers should understand that the direction that the router cuts in and developing a light touch in using the machine are two aspects that are vital to successful operation.

Many makes of routers have the direction of the rotation bit marked on them; however a marker pen arrow on the base can be used as a reminder. The router is like a fast chisel and you should remember to push the cutting edge of the bit into the object being worked on.

To begin with you go forward when the work is on the left of …

Blade guides are important for the safe and accurate operation of a bandsaw. The simplest system that woodworkers are familiar with consists of two blocks of timber on either side of the blade above the table. Although they are a lot more sophisticated nowadays, this is still how most of the blade guides work. You will find that most bandsaws operate with blade guides above and below the table. At least one, but generally both of these will have a ‘thrust” bearing that sits behind the blade, which takes off the load as the material is pushed into …

Sharpening is one of the most fundamental woodworking skills and using sharp tools is what makes a woodworker’s job stimulating and pleasurable. While learning how to sharpen woodworking tools appears to be simple in theory, it often turns out to be frustratingly difficult when put into practice.

Knowing when a tool is sharp is difficult because it is subjective and the definition of sharp can vary between woodworkers. As a rule of thumb, woodworkers often go by the shaving test – if the blade is sharp enough to shave with, it is probably ready for use. Provided …