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This beautiful custom piece of furniture designed to welcome people into your home in your front hall or hold your favorite lamp behind your sofa. This Table is made of high quality local oak. It has a 30 by 4 inch drawer with steel engraved single...

Make accurate measuring and marking layouts on boards faster and easier with a drafting square – available at any art supply store. When you need an accurate square in the 2- to 3-foot range, drafting squares beat the cumbersome drywall squares for accuracy and eliminate the...

With a simple kitchen table set one of the important characteristics that sets rustic style aside from other interior niches is the simplicity. This kitchen table set showcases that amazingly. Featuring a minimalistic table, comfy kitchen chairs and a bench, this table looks clean-cut, cozy and suitable...

Dull tools such as chisels, blades, planes, scrapers and gouges don’t cut cleanly. They tear at the wood fibers resulting in a fuzzy, uneven, unprofessional look. Tools that have been chipped or nicked require grinding. A bench grinder, wet grinder, or even a belt sander can be...

When building with wood, you must know the correct moisture content of each piece of wood. Too dry, and the finished product may swell or crack. Too moist, and the end product may shrink or warp. It’s no wonder experts say incorrect moisture causes 80% of all woodworking...

When screwing two pieces of wood together, use the traditional wood screw over the drywall screw for better results. A drywall screw is threaded the full length. Since the top threads tend to grip the first board it enters, this can force two pieces of wood...

Sanding woodwork by hand may seem like a chore, but with special tools and high-quality sandpaper, you’ll get excellent results that often outshine a power sander. Besides, it’s quieter, doesn’t produce clouds of dust, and may get into places power sanders can’t. Use a sanding block...

Just finished up building a custom oak sofa table or could be used as a hall table with drawer and shelf. This beautiful custom piece of furniture designed to welcome people into your home in your front hall or hold your favorite lamp behind your sofa....

Dining Table Chairs: What to Measure and Why After you have selected the dining table for your home or restaurant, you will want to buy dining table chairs. Below are blackline Woodworks list of things to measure before you choose. 1. The height of the people you will be serving. A tall back...

Mid Century Modern Decorating a ranch style home can be difficult , and deciding on the style you want to showcase can be challenging with so many different, unique designs out there. Even more difficult is being able to put your ideas into action. Never fear. Here...

For many years I’ve wished for a better way to drill holes to an accurate depth without putting blue tape on the bit. The tape slips. Always. And then disaster ensues. I’ve tried all manner of gizmos that clamp to the bit, but they are only...

Flush-cutting Without Frustration, cutting wedges, plugs or dowels flush with the surrounding surface is a source of great frustration for many woodworkers. Either you leave way too much of the plug behind, or you chew up the surrounding surface with the saw’s teeth. Sometimes you can...