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Screws, A Quick Guide

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I was hoping to get into the shop today to finish the assembly on my current project, a kitchen island, and post about that. But in between meetings, Ive been (metaphorically) chained to my desk all day. Sono shop time. Ill be using screws to secure the piece together. But because I have no shop shots to share, instead, heres a handy quick-reference guide to screw types and uses. Its []

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Use Big Chisels for Fine Work

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Though it might seem counterintuitive, sometimes bigger is better when you are doing fine work with veneer and inlays. A wide chisel provides plenty of reference surface to keep delicate cuts straight and square and plenty of heft to slice effortlessly. If you excavate for banding using a router, you will wind up with rounded outside corners. Once again, a wide chisel is better to square off those corners because []

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