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Getting Started With Woodworking Tools

Woodworking is a great hobby to get into.  Many people worry about getting started because they imagine that the tools are very expensive.  There are a lot of expensive tools on the market, but as you get started, you'll realize that a lot of the fancy tools out there are not necessary for completing many projects.

Choose a project that takes minimal tools to get started.  As your skills progress, you may want to add in a tool here or there to start your collection.  You don't need to go out and buy all of the tools that you'll ever need in one fail swoop.  You will probably need a chisel, a hacksaw, some clamps, and a level or square to get started.  Just do a little research and determine what you need before you go to the store.  The woodworking section may seem overwhelming at first.

As you progress, you may start looking into some power tools.  Not all are created equal.  To avoid wasting money on tools that will break or not perform how you need them to, look at customer reviews or talk to a friend that has tried them.  Cheaper doesn't always mean lower quality, however.  You could get some great deals on quality power tools by finding last year's model on sale.  You can find tools on auction sites for a lot cheaper than in retail stores.  If it is a real specialty tool, you might be better off renting or borrowing it instead of investing in something that you may rarely use.

The next thing to consider is the type of wood that you use.  Softer woods are easier to work with and are recommended for beginners.  Hard woods are harder to work with and cost more, so mistakes can be more costly.  Pine is generally cheap and easy to work with.

Before you go investing in a lot of woodworking books, check out what your library has to offer.  There are often times a lot of useful books at the library that you can check out and use for tips and free plans.  There are also a lot of sites on the internet that offer free plans, along with tips and reviews from people that have tried them.  Save that money for the tools that you will inevitably want to buy!

If you want to build furniture, cabinets, shelves, or other household items, it might serve you well to research "joinery" before you begin.  There are many different ways to join two pieces of wood together.  The type of joint that you use will depend on the intended purpose of the project.  The more weight the joint will need to hold, the more sturdy and secure the joint will need to be.  Don't be afraid to learn how to use dowels for joints.  Using a <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://www.goodwoodinc.com/"title="Dowel">dowel</a> rod to create a joint gives it strength and helps you to create a smooth look, without a lot of screws or nails showing.

About the Author: Dave Murphy is the founder and president of Good Wood, Inc. which manufactures wood products in Ohio.  Good Wood, Inc. makes dowels and dowel rods, wooden balls, wood knobs, wooden toy parts, custom wood parts, and more. They offer safe wood finishing, wood turning and can import dowels from off-shore suppliers when necessary. Visit http://www.goodwoodinc.com for your wood product needs.


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OF all the joints used to assemble boards, the butt joint is certainly the most straightforward. Affixing the edge, end, or face of one board to that of another may not always produce the strongest joint. However, a properly reinforced butt joint is an excellent option for dozens of woodworking tasks, from joining smaller boards into a wide panel to assembling carcases and frames.

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The simple butt joint contains no interlocking parts, relying instead on the glue bond for its strength. The solidity of that bond is determined by the grain orientation of the mating boards. Gluing long grain to long grain, as in panel, edge,and face-to-face joints, produces a solid connection, requiring no reinforcement. All other butt joints involve end grain; this porous surface provides a much less effective gluing surface than an equivalent area of long grain. Therefore, end grain joints must be reinforced.

Nails and screws can be used for reinforcement, but cabinetmakers try to avoid them for two principal reasons: Additional work is required to conceal the fasteners, and neither does as good a job joining end grain as some of the alternatives. Screws are considered superior for one application, however, and that is the task of fastening a tabletop to its supporting rails. The technique, which involves drilling angled boards.

Most other joinery needs are filled by dowels, compressed-wood wafers or "biscuitsl" or splines, which can also serve to align parts of a joint that do not require reinforcement. Each demands mastery of a specialized technique-but the procedures are simple and they allow the quick assembly of strong, attractive joints in which the mechanical parts can be hidden from view.

At least one butt-joining technique--the butterfly key joint--is not meant to be hidden; in fact it is used as much for decoration as for strength. In this joint a doubledovetail key--the butterfly--is cut from a contrasting wood and used to tie together two edge-joined boards. The butterfly demands patience, but a well-set key can be a striking feature of a tabletop.

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Tips For Woodworking Joinery

Here are a few golden woodworking joinery tips that every woodworker should follow.

Avoid working with freshly cut lumber, as it will shrink after the joint is assembled. Use wood that has dried to a moisture content approximating the level of the environment in which the finished piece will be used.

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When designing a piece of furniture that will bear a heavy load, use larger joints or joints with larger structural members, such as twin mortise-and-tenons. This will distribute the load over a wider area and reduce stress on the joint. If the design of a piece prohibits the use of large joints, use a number of smaller joints to spread the load and reduce stress.

Make sure the elements of a joint are properly proportioned. If a tenon in a mortise-and-tenon joint is too thick, the mortise member will be weakened.

When arranging the mating boards of a joint, always take into account the grain direction of the elements, and orient the pieces to compensate for wood movement.

Cut the elements of a joint parallel to the grain. A tenon cut across the grain, for example, will not withstand shear and racking stress.

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