by Ryan Henders
Do you really know which woodworking tools and equipment is essential for your skills? Not only do you have to decide on what tools to buy but also how much you want to budget for them as well as their quality.
Some tool shoppers feel they just have to buy the highest quality tool on the market while feel they really want to keep it low budget. If you are a weekend woodworker than the low budget, tools should work just fine for you. If you are a seasoned woodworker starting to set up your own shop and know you are, going to be at it consistently then you may want the higher priced tools which means better quality.
Number one on your list should be a drill and a corded one is less expensive. Be sure it has a screwdriver attachment. Next, you want to get a circular saw for your trimming and basic cuts? Then you will need a sander. Preferably a finishing sander. It?s perfect for rounding off some of your pieces and it gives a nice finish to your projects. It only uses a ? of a piece of sandpaper, which is quite economical
A jigsaw is another valuable tool. It?s used for your rough outline work and for cutting curves. It?s not a tool that you will want to be without. Then a table saw should be on your ?must buy? list as well. When you go to buy this one spend a bit more money and get a good quality one. You will be using this tool on a regular basis. You need one that is going to have a powerful motor. The lesser quality ones with the smaller motors tend to stall out.
The same principal should apply for your router so make sure you buy a good one. You want to be sure you are going to get precision work. The router has multiple uses like cutting the profiles into the wood and is also used to cut molding and special cuts as well. You will need to determine if you want to buy a plunged or fixed version. The plunged are a bit more expensive. You have to set how deep your cut is going to be before turning on the router if you are using a fixed router.
Then you eventually are going to need a band saw and a compound miter saw. You will need a lathe but it?s the quality of your turning tools that will be important here. If you like to finish your projects quickly then purchase a biscuit joiner.
Finally, you are going to want a belt sander as well as a drill press.
Once you have purchased all of the wonderful tools there aren?t going to be too many projects that you can?t handle. You will now have a very well equipped workroom to give you many hours of enjoyment and quality workmanship.
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by Ryan Henders
It is a rewarding feeling to restore an old house to a pristine condition. One of the most difficult tasks is refinishing your cabinets.
To do the job right its means you have to strip all the old product such as paint and finish off. Then you have to bleach the wood to remove either the stains that were left from the old finish or having something spilt or set on them. Then there is sanding and scraping to tend to. Finally, there is the new stain and them the finish to be done. After all,\ of this you can sit back and admire you long and enduring hard work.
Most jobs of this magnitude don?t usually go all that trouble free. You will run into at least a few minor snags, but the majority of them can be dealt with. It?s important that you know the wood that your cabinets are made from. If it?s an older house don?t be surprised to find out that there are several varieties that were used. In this case, you will never get one light stain to come out the same on all the pieces. You can however go to a deeper stain and get results that are more satisfactory.
You really may want to consider buying new doors and drawers and just keeping the original framework. When you are working with the many chemicals it would take to strip your cupboards most often, it can be too harsh on older wood. Another issue is getting the old finish totally stripped at hard to get at pieces can sometimes be impossible. Then once you even get to the point where the old cupboards are prepared for the new stain and finishes you have to take into account the several coatings you are going to have to apply and the drying time that is going to be involved. The kitchen is one of the most difficult rooms to work in because of the food preparation, grease and steam that is almost always present there.
Before you say no to the idea of buying new doors and drawers at least check out your home improvement store and see what they have to offer. At least this way you are covering all of the possible options and making an informed opinion.
If you have decided to go ahead with the original, you may want to consider at least buying new hardware. In the older cupboards quite often the door handles didn?t have a lot of character and the knobs were likely ceramic that has become cracked and chipped.
You are going to have to make decisions on what type of refinish you are going to do. This is best done after all the preparation work is done so you can see what condition the cabinets are in. This will determine if you are going to have to go with a darker stain.
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