“You are not a full-blooded woodworker if you do not know how to cut holes in wood manually,” said many woodworkers. And I would agree with them! But it might be an overstatement, for you can still become a certified woodworker if your only way of cutting holes in wood is by using power tools. … Read more
Most experienced woodworkers will tell you that drilling perfectly vertical holes will be challenging, especially if you don’t have the right equipment. They will also advise you to purchase yourself a drill press if you want to make perfect straight holes with drill. Without a drill press, even if the drill bit is straight and … Read more
If ever you have tried drilling long straight holes in wood, you will quickly discover that it is not an easy task. You might make gradual progress after a few millimeters of drilling. Yet, as you plod deeper and apply more pressure, the drill bit might slide to one side. Besides, as you increase the … Read more
Yet do you know that you can also use the drill to cut wood? Yes, you can expand the capability of your power drill by investing in the necessary drill attachments for cutting wood. If you happen to forget your saw, for example, and your only tool at hand is the drill, you can use … Read more
Straight hole drilling jig is the most useful attachment for your drill. There will undoubtedly be instances when you need to drill perfectly straight holes using the power drill in some of your woodworking projects. But if you don’t know how to drill straight holes, you might get continually frustrated, unable to drill straight through … Read more
There’s an easy way to drill angled holes, and one best way is by using drill jigs. The skill of drilling angled holes can always come in handy if you engage in many DIY projects. Yet, drilling angled holes can be very frustrating for newbies. For example, as a tyro woodworker, you may start drilling … Read more
If you’ve ever tried driving dozens of screws using a screwdriver to complete a project, you would surely understand how enervating the process is. You’ll indeed end up with sore muscles if you’re not conditioned physically to do it. So, you’ll readily appreciate a tool like an impact driver when working on heavy workloads that … Read more
Imagine you’ve been driving several screws manually onto your workpiece using a screwdriver, and you know what an awful experience it is. Your hands are already sore, and your arm is already aching because of continuously twisting your arm muscles. Such would be your experience if the impact drivers weren’t invented. The good thing is … Read more
A close friend of mine excitedly called me the other day, telling me he wanted to jumpstart his woodworking career. So, I told him that it was good to know that he was changing gear, wanting to dip his hand in woodworking. Then, he asked me about the difference between a drill and an impact … Read more