Top products from r/Woodwork
We found 8 product mentions on r/Woodwork. We ranked the 6 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Understanding Wood Finishing: How to Select and Apply the Right Finish (Fox Chapel Publishing) Practical & Comprehensive with Over 300 Color Photos and 40 Reference Tables & Troubleshooting Guides
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
Latest technical updates on materials and techniques on wood finishingOver 300 color photos that help you distinguish between products, make decisions, and solve problemsMore than 40 must-have reference tables and troubleshooting guides, and much more310 pages softcoverISBN- 978-0875967349
Show Reddit reviews2. GreatNeck C4 Bench-Jack Plane | 9 Inch Plane, 2 Inch Cutter | Flattens or Reduces Wood Thickness | Useful Woodworking Tool | Adjustable to Control the Depth of Cut | Cast Iron Body & Wood Handles
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
PROFESSIONAL QUALITY: Plane’s cast iron body is accurately machined and polishedPOWERFUL CUTTING EDGE: Hardened and tempered 2 inch wide high speed steel cutterEXCELLENT CONTROL: Dual wood handles for precision planingEASY ADJUSTMENTS: Edge is fully adjustable both laterally and for depth of cut; ...
Show Reddit reviews3. PORTER-CABLE Dovetail Jig with Mini Template Kit (4216)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Includes template 4211 for half-blind, rabbeted half-blind and sliding dovetailsIncludes template 4213 for through dovetails and box jointsIncludes template 4215 for miniature through and half-blind dovetails, and miniature box jointsIncluded with jig: templates, two lock nuts, wrench, and instructi...
Show Reddit reviews4. Farberware Poly Cutting Board, 12-Inch by 18-Inch, White
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
BPA FREE: This cutting board is made of BPA free, polypropylene plastic. The poly material is non absorbent, non porous, and will not harbor odors, stains, or harmful bacteria. It is gentle on knives, keeping their blades from getting dull quicklyREVERSIBLE: This cutting board is reversible for doub...
Show Reddit reviews5. Zwipes Microfiber Cleaning Cloths | All-Purpose | Assorted Colors | 36 Pack
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
100% machine washable, super-soft microfiber cloths are ideal for cleaning, drying, dusting, and polishing within the home, garage, auto, office, and moreWith just water, Zwipes microfiber cleaning towels can attract dust, dirt, and grime and trap these particles within 110,000 fibers per square inc...
Show Reddit reviews6. Yonico 14182#20 Biscuit Joint Slot Cutter Router Bit 1/2-Inch Shank
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
This biscuit Router bit cuts a slot 5/32" thick by 1/2" deep for #20 biscuits. The shank is 1/2".Create extremely strong biscuit glue jointsPremium C3 micro-grain tungsten carbide blades for a sharper & longer lasting edgeFor use on table mount and handheld routerSilver induction brazing for maximum...
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Every unfettled plane is ass.
If you sharpen the iron well, and prepare the plane, a $28 hand plane will get wood flat, and if you want to actually joint wood, you can get a jointer plane for well under $100.
The best guides I've found to setting up and sharpening a hand plane are from Paul Sellers on Youtube.
Restoring a hand plane
Sharpening a plane
If you get that iron fully sharp, as in you can just pass it through a sheet of paper and it'll slice right through it, and you have you plane correctly set up, it's a completely different tool to a cheap plane out of the box.
Generally, when you buy a plane, the blade isn't sharp enough to work with. You have to do most of the work when you get a plane.
There's a couple of different kinds of microfiber cloths, but I'm going to assume you're talking about this stuff
In my experience, microfibers tend to stick to wood, getting caught behind even the tinyest imperfections. That makes for a shitty material to purpose for rubbing over wood. Doesn't mean you can't use them for that anyway, just prepare for feeling like your did a shit job sanding regardless of how well you did.
But you're by far not limited to lint free cotton. You could also use a regular (clean) brush (just watch out for escaped brush hairs, and make sure your stain isn't too thick or the brush stripes won't spread out and disappear). Paper kitchen towels or just toilet paper work fine on wood that's been sanded to like grit 300 and above. In a pinch, a sponge (tends to degrade due to friction, but the chunks are easily cleaned off) will work fine too.
Just beware that whatever you use won't be usable for anything else after the fact.
I intend to mitigate that by using a sheet of poly. Like a cutting board. https://www.amazon.com/Farberware-Cutting-Board-12-Inch-18-Inch/dp/B000W4VFJ4
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Wood is really my only solution, it needs to hold weight. haha
You can get a router bit that'll cut biscuit slots. This is possibly easier than routing the length of the plywood.
Something like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KZM1Q1A/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_awdo_30e8CbVN815YX
This way you can keep the plywood flat and the router up the right way. Safer than routing 8' up in the air.
For a router. This seems to be the basic model to make through dovetails:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/PORTER-CABLE-4216-Super-Jig-Dovetail/dp/B000HGL59M/ref=pd_sbs_60_1/262-3073480-8111056
(Cost £172.63)<-- was hoping for something a lot cheaper.
Yeah, most of the people there are talking nonsense, except for the guy who points out that Danish oil already contains polyurethane (or some other varnish; the main brands, Watco and Rustins, are both polyurethane, though). The Internet is an okay source of information for most woodworking topics, but for some reason it has a huge blind spot when it comes to wood finishes, and deliberate manufacturer misdirection is a big reason for it.
If you want a good foundational guide to modern wood finishes, the canonical one is Bob Flexner's Understanding Wood Finishing, with the caveat that he has an irrational hatred for pure drying oils.