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2 Random tips before starting your project
grumble:
Hi,
I wanted to share my pseudo-tips with everyone. After reading the faqs and tutorials, and hundreds of project sites,
I got the idea to have my tivo start recording episodes of 'This Old House' and 'the New Yankee Workshop' on HGTV. I've been watching for last couple of months and have found it to be an immensely useful resource. They demonstrate almost every woodworking technique you can imagine at some point or another. As a woodworking newbie I was eager to see how some of it was done. I don't know it just made a lot of sense. Of course they have almost every professional tool known to man, but I think it makes a nice supplement to the tips and techniques you'll find on this site and others.
Also I've found Microsoft OneNote to be a very handy program for taking notes and designing my cabinet. It makes it very easy to mix text, drawings, url's, sound clips, links to files, whatever into a virtual notebook. My arcade notebook contains screenshots of features I want to have, useful links, pro and con lists of various materials and controls, measurements of my doors and the room my cab is going to live in, etc. It's a lifesaver!!
Mameotron:
Yep. Norm really knows his stuff, and is a true craftsman. If you're a true woodworking novice, you're probably going to borrow someone's tools for your first project. If you're thinking of buying tools, I suggest you follow Norm's advice: The first tool you should buy is the highest quality table saw you can afford.
patrickl:
I found my router to be the most important tool. I was sceptical for ages, but after I bought one I wondered how I ever did without one.
Landstander:
Another show to look for is called The Router Workshop. As you can tell by the name it focuses on how to do stuff with a router.
--- Quote from: grumble on August 11, 2004, 09:35:30 pm ---I got the idea to have my tivo start recording episodes of 'This Old House' and 'the New Yankee Workshop' on HGTV. I've been watching for last couple of months and have found it to be an immensely useful resource. They demonstrate almost every woodworking technique you can imagine at some point or another.
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fogman:
Black and Decker Sandstorm- 3 in 1 Sander. Very handy when it comes down to either painting or sanding the wood putty flat...a very chep and handy tool!
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