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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The first ten minutes after something hits your eye

Flush it, shield it, or drive. Knowing which one applies to a metal chip, a chemical splash or a wire bristle is the whole game.

Five tools, five projects, and the order to do them in

Buy the circular saw before the miter saw, build the tool tote before the table, and don't let anybody sell you a router yet.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Three builds with your kids and who does what on each

A cutting board, a birdhouse and a bookshelf, and the exact jobs you can hand a kid on each one without wrecking the project.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Charge for your shop time or you're paying to work

A pricing formula that survives contact with real customers, plus how to take a custom order without getting stuck building somebody's idea for free.

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Which glue holds what, and how hard to clamp it

Most failed joints aren't a glue problem. They're a fit problem, a timing problem, or a clamp doing a job it was never meant to do.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Build a birdhouse and a bird feeder with your kids

One cedar fence picket, a drill, and an afternoon. The dimensions that matter, the jobs a four-year-old can actually do, and the part everybody gets wrong.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Build your first forge from a brake drum and a hair dryer

You don't need an anvil, a chimney or a shop. You need fire, air, a hammer and a chunk of steel to hit against.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Make Your First Knife From a Blank Without a Forge

Skip the anvil and the coal. A hardened steel blank, a few files and one weekend gets you a knife you'll actually carry.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The dust you can't see is the dust that stays in your lungs

Chips on the floor are housekeeping. The invisible fines still hanging in the air three hours later are the part that actually costs you.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

What a 3D printer is actually good for in the shop

It won't replace your table saw, but it'll solve the twenty-dollar adapter that doesn't exist, and about forty other small problems.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Make the belt first, and save the wallet for later

A belt is four straight cuts and a row of holes. A wallet is eight pieces that all have to line up. Start where the mistakes don't show.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Rust washes off, but pitting is forever

How to pick the good steel out of a five-dollar box of rusty tools, and have it back at work by Sunday night.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Buy the right table saw and stop being scared of it

The blade isn't what gets most people. Kickback is. Pick the saw that fits your shop, set it up right, and work the machine with confidence.

GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Stick, MIG or TIG, and Which One to Learn First

Three processes, one garage, and a straight answer about which arc belongs in your hands the first weekend.

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Keep the span under 32 inches and your bookshelf won't sag

Sag isn't really about how thick the shelf is. It's about how far it reaches, plus three fixes that cost almost nothing.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

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The shed plan is right about everything except the ground

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Build a picnic table with your kids in one weekend

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Cutting, drilling and filing steel without wrecking the bit

Steel punishes the habits wood forgives. Slow down, clamp harder, add oil, and a $25 file will do work you'll be proud of.

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Router basics that keep your edges clean and your dados tight

Feed direction, depth per pass, and the reason your 3/4-inch bit won't cut a groove that fits 3/4-inch plywood.

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Shop layout in Woodworking & Workshop

The first ten minutes after something hits your eye

The workbench your grandkids will still be flattening

Your fingers go white in the cold and that's the tool talking

Cracking a window isn't ventilation when you're spraying

Build a cedar sauna bench and a backrest worth leaning on

Cheap tools that work and cheap tools that'll waste your wood

Five tools, five projects, and the order to do them in

Three builds with your kids and who does what on each

Charge for your shop time or you're paying to work

Which glue holds what, and how hard to clamp it

Build a birdhouse and a bird feeder with your kids

Build your first forge from a brake drum and a hair dryer

Make Your First Knife From a Blank Without a Forge

The dust you can't see is the dust that stays in your lungs

What a 3D printer is actually good for in the shop

Make the belt first, and save the wallet for later

Rust washes off, but pitting is forever

Buy the right table saw and stop being scared of it

Stick, MIG or TIG, and Which One to Learn First

Keep the span under 32 inches and your bookshelf won't sag

The shed plan is right about everything except the ground

Build a picnic table with your kids in one weekend

Cutting, drilling and filing steel without wrecking the bit

Router basics that keep your edges clean and your dados tight