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How to make a simple and unusual box from alder and burl

I propose to create such an unusual box from a tree that is completely familiar to all of us - alder, and burl - a growth that is quite often found in the forest. In this box you can store absolutely any things, various small items, jewelry. The main thing when

Making a new hammer handle

If the wooden handle of your hammer or ax is broken or you decide to simply update it, then this master class is for you. I found an old broken hammer and decided to restore it. It all came down to replacing his pen with a new one. The process is not complicated and

DIY template for furniture dowels

Furniture makers and carpenters know the value of this tool very well. When you have to drill many identical holes, you cannot do without a template or jig. Therefore, in a good workshop there are not many of them. Let's try to do it with you too

Half-tree cross connection

The connection of timber or boards cross-on-cross - half-wood is one of the most effective and common in the carpentry environment. Wherever it is used: in roofing work, in the production of furniture and decorative objects from solid wood, etc. Let's consider

Conductor for connection “on an oblique screw”

To join wooden blanks, various carpentry joints and fastenings are used, including dowels, dowels and self-tapping screws. There are a lot of varieties of them today, and connecting two boards is not a problem. However, the difficulty lies in flat parts,

The simplest lathe from a drill

Good day everyone! I decided to somehow make wooden handles for my tools - files, chisels, chisels. I began to figure out how to make them. Planing is simply too tedious, and it turns out ugly. If only there was a lathe

How to eliminate woodworking defects

Wood is not hard enough compared to metals. Therefore, when processing it, small errors are possible that spoil the overall impression of the product. The ability to eliminate defects that have arisen is a sign of a qualified joiner or carpenter. But for

Wood cutter for through and blind holes made of bolts

Imagine that you are faced with a specific task: to make a blind hole in a tree for a bearing. To press it in, you need a certain diameter of the cutter; it is not a fact that a tool of this size will be in the store. Therefore, it is easier and cheaper to do

How to make a simple handle for a broken knife

I have a folding knife with a ceramic blade. He helped me out more than once on trips to the country and on picnics. Impeccable blade sharpness that does not require sharpening, hygiene and lightness. In general, I became attached to him. After all, it happens that with some

Attachment for an angle grinder made from a chainsaw chain

Many people have unnecessary old chainsaw chains lying around, from which they can make a kind of milling cutter attachment for an angle grinder for processing wood, which is needed on the farm.

Assembling an electric chisel from a drill

There was a need to process a large piece of wood, for example, to create a sculpture for the garden or a chair from a stump. With a regular chisel, all this will take months to do. A branded instrument is not cheap, you have to go somewhere and buy it. After

Repairing cracks in wood

Small cracks in wood are not dangerous and are natural. It’s bad when the defect reaches a width of 3-5 mm and spreads in length over the entire surface. Moisture that gets into the crack leads to wood rotting. The bark beetles that have settled there will undermine it from the inside.

Making a wood tap from a bolt

The need to cut internal threads in the holes of wooden parts may arise when performing various types of work, for example: when assembling furniture; when constructing shelves or stands in utility rooms or garages; during assembly

How to restore a knife if the handle breaks off

Sometimes the handle linings of knives break off, especially if they are made of plastic. It’s a pity to throw away a knife plate, especially when the blade can still serve for a long time.First, we will discuss two ideas for restoring a knife handle, and then

Making a tenon socket using a drilling machine

For the strength of the connection and long service life of wooden products, such as chairs, tables, cabinets, shelves and others, tenons are used as fasteners, reliably connecting the bars to each other through holes called sockets. Making a nest for spikes

Stash in a desk drawer

The need for a simple and reliable home hiding place is obvious. It's easy to make a false bottom in a desk drawer yourself. This is a very effective hiding place.

Restoring broken holes for door hinge screws

Interior doors in our apartments and houses last for decades, but if there are small children who love to ride on them, this period can be significantly reduced. The screws connecting the door leaf to the hinges will eventually break the wood and may

How to remove a dent in wood

The strength and hardness of wood is several times less than that of metals, even something as soft as aluminum. Therefore, when working with wood, especially at the final stages of its processing, you should be especially careful.

How to find the center of a circle

When manufacturing or processing wood parts, in some cases it is necessary to determine where their geometric center is located. If the part has a square or rectangular shape, then this is not difficult to do. Enough

Master class: DIY wooden box

Wooden boxes today are very popular among the fair sex. After all, they are very practical and roomy. In addition, such a box fits perfectly into the interior and is a real decoration of any room.

Extruding signs on wood

Quite often, when making wood crafts, it becomes necessary to apply various symbols, for example, letters and numbers, to the surface of wooden products.

Methods for removing stripped and broken wood screws

When screwing a self-tapping screw into solid wood, you may encounter the notch on its head being torn off or the head itself being torn off. As a result, a screwdriver or screwdriver can no longer unscrew the damaged fastener. Despite such difficulties, removing the damaged

How to remove a broken screw

There are such unforeseen situations when a self-tapping screw breaks off. This can happen if you screw it too hard, or simply over time it can rust and lose its strength. Often the breakdown occurs near the screw head, and the main

How to repair a broken screw hole

This problem occurs very, very often in everyday life. For example, you might accidentally be a little overzealous when opening the door of, say, a cabinet, and the screw will immediately pull out of the wood. It is definitely not possible to screw it back in, so

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