Stainless Screws

T Square

by | Jan 1, 2017 | Carpentry, Miscellaneous Carpentry, Tips

A 4-ft. T-square for drywalling can come in handy for other projects. Besides being helpful in drywalling, it can be useful when laying out patterns or cutting on full sheets of plywood or particle board. The square is accurate, stable and will give you a full 48-in....
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Broken Screws

by | Jan 1, 2017 | Carpentry, Miscellaneous Carpentry, Tips

There’s a solution for dealing with wood screws which have broken off below the surface of the wood. If you don’t want to risk damaging the wood by digging it out, try driving the screw deeper into the wood with a nail set. Then just fill the hole with a...
Stainless Screws

Chalk Marks

by | Jan 1, 2017 | Carpentry, Miscellaneous Carpentry, Tips

When you process wood in your shop, it is helpful to make notations on boards so you remember which have been cut to length or run through equipment like planers or jointers. Instead of using pencils for the notes, use chalk. Chalk lets you mark the wood without...
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Dowel Sizing

by | Jan 1, 2017 | Carpentry, Miscellaneous Carpentry, Tips

When using dowels, select a size half the thickness of the wood being joined. For example, for 3/4-in. stock, consider 3/8-in. dowels.; for 7/8-in. stock use 7/16-in. dowels. The length inserted should generally be three times its thickness. Thus, a 3/8-in. dowel...