| This blog is written by WoodshopTherapy | 46 entries so far |
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Easy Drawer Rebuild to Fix Ikea Style Drawer
A customer brought me a broken drawer. It was made of particle board – not good for repair...
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How to Buy a Wood Lathe & Related Tools
I recently met with Mike Waldt, a Woodturner from the UK and we made a video together to provide ...
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Don't Do This - Bad Woodworking Repair!
I’ve heard it many times… what separates a bad woodworker from a good woodworker is h...
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Broken Spindles - how to repair them
I thought I’d share some lessons on how to repair chair spindles on the back for a Windsor ...
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Building a Benchtop Shave Horse
Last weekend I shared a video on making a spokeshave holder. This weekend, you can see my shave ...
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Spokeshave and Draw Knife Holder for Tool Cabinet
I’m starting to make the tool holders in my new tool cabinet. I made a video showing how I...
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Wood Plug Tips
I recently repaired a hutch with dozens of wood plugs to remove. I put a video together all abou...
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Making Wood Replacement Parts
I recently had a customer bring me a chair to repair. It had a missing stretcher, but I didnR...
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Woodworking show highlights - tool companies, presenters, demos, etc.
I had a really good time at the Toronto Woodworking Show last weekend. I bought some new tools, ...
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Finishing and Hanging the Hand Tool Storage Cabinet
Well, it’s really coming along. In this video, I show applying a linseed oil finish, insta...
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Tool Cabinet Door Build using Lock Miter Joints
My tool cabinet build is coming along. I started it over a year ago and had to put it aside whil...
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Building Curved Drawers
Have you ever build drawers with curved fronts? I made a video of how I build drawers like this ...
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Wish List for Woodworking Gifts?
I reached out to some YouTube subscribers and asked if they are interested in a gift guide. 4 of...
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What type of glue to you use?
I use 6 different types of glue in my workshop. Not one glue works for every purpose. Check out...
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Dust Collection & Health Risks from Wood Dust
I recently had a health scare about my lungs – everything is ok now, but it reminded me aga...
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Fixing loose chair joints
I thought I’d share some knowledge on how to repair chairs properly. I’ve seen so ma...
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Kerf-Mounted Corner Brackets for Legs - A Repair Story
I was familiar with leg brackets or kerf-mounted corner brackets or leg braces… they go by ...
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Proper way to glue furniture parts
I’ve seen a lot of failed furniture joints in my furniture repair shop. I’m surprise...
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How to replace a broken chair leg?
I had a customer bring me back a broken chair that I had already repaired. At first my heart sto...
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Matching Wood Stain & Finish (using a new generation of stains)
I learned a lot from a professional finisher recently when he taught me how to match stains and f...
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Outdoor Wood Furniture & Wood Rot
I recently repaired a picnic table that was suffering from a bad case of wood rot. The table had...
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Repair damage to lacquer finish?
In this video, I show how to repair a damaged area of a lacquer finish. There’s also a lin...
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Through Tenon Repair on Windsor Chair
I tackled a more challenging chair – a continuous back arm windsor chair. This had 6 throu...
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See how to patch broken wood
Over the years I’ve learned some techniques to repair areas where wood is missing… wi...
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Woodworking tips from repairing a broken chair leg
I’ve improved my woodworking skills and knowledge from repairing furniture over the years. ...
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Chair Repair with Epoxy Glue & Vector Clamping
I recently repaired these unique chairs that don’t have stretchers. The construction deman...
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How to Pull Brad Nails and Finishing Nails
I thought I’d share some trade secrets about how to remove brad nails and finishing nails. ...
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Have you heard of "vector clamping"?
Vector Clamping is a new term I recently learned. When I clamp odd shapes, such as a pedestal ta...
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How to Repair Broken Wood
In my furniture repair business, people frequently ask if broken wood can be fixed. In many case...
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How to Replace Broken Chair Stretchers
I documented how I go about replacing broken or missing chair stretchers. This may seem challeng...
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How to Properly Repair a Wobbly Chair
I do a lot of chair repairs, so I thought I would share some knowledge from my experience on how ...
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Pedestal Table Leg Repair with Vector Clamping
Have you ever used “vector clamping”? In a recent table leg repair, I didn’t h...
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How to Remove Broken Dowels
In the past I’ve struggled to remove dowels, but in time, I’ve developed a few techni...
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Surprised people don't know about miter saws
I recently demonstrated woodworking at a Toronto home show and I was surprised by how many people...
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On Stage at Toronto Home Show! Woodworking Advice
I spoke at the Greater Toronto Area Home and Reno Show this week. My son recorded the presentati...
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Beginner Wood Finish Recommendations
When I was a young builder I really struggled with finishing. I decided to help others who might...
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Wall Shelf Build with Lap Joints for Garage Organization
This week I finished installing wall shelves for recycling bins and a storage tote. They’r...
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Drawer Organization
I recently finished some drawer organization work using 1/2” maple. I wanted to divide up ...
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How to Price Your Work?
For those of you who sell pieces, how do you price your work? I struggled with this when I start...
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Finish Identification - is it oil, shellac, lacquer, or poly/varnish?
I recently repaired a piano bench that had a large flaw in the finish. I wanted to repair it ins...
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New Use for Old Water Skis
I had a customer bring me 3 water skis and asked me to build a corner shelf for them. It sounded...
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How to Layout & Cut Curves
It’s taken years of experience to learn different ways to layout and cut curves in wood. I...
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Ever seen a stopped miter joint?
I’m in the process of building my woodworking tool cabinet and I had to cut a stopped miter...
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What is Wood Movement? See what happens when wood can't move
This video shows a table that was destroyed by wood movement. The repairs that were done over th...
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Best Miter Saw Dust Collection?
Here’s a dust collection solution for a miter saw. I’ve used this for about 15 years...
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Ways to Prevent Saw Burn Marks
I’ve documented ways to prevent saw burn marks in this video, and show the before and after...
