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Making woodworking kid-friendly

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Image source: thesimplebalance.com Families are forced to stay home together to help stop the spread of COVID-19. With parents keeping an eye on their children 24-7 or vice versa, sharing interests has become a regular thing. Adults in the house who might be brushing up on their woodworking skills might think this is the perfect time to share the hobby with the young ones. Steve Sorensen Select Staffing. Before heading to the workshop for a kid’s first woodworking session, be sure to have a plan in place. One way to have an effective plan is to ask the child what their expectations are of the activity. Ask them what type of project they want to learn to build to eliminate discouragements early in the activity. Start things off slowly. Acquaint the child to various tools used in the workshop, and choose age-appropriate ones. Steve Sorensen Select Staffing . Image source: adventure-in-a-box.com Encourage them to learn more about wood and its different kinds available for wo...

Five woodworking skills you should master

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Woodworking is a hobby or a profession that has a lot to give. Through it you can build furniture pieces for your home or as gifts to the people you love. You can even sell your work and make significant profit out of it. However, it would be impossible to do all this when you lack in the skills department. Image source: woodworkingmuseum.ca There are still many people who believe that hard work is the sole ingredient that makes up woodworking. Skilled woodworkers know it’s not pure hard work when they have sharpened equipment. Be sure to sharpen planes, saws, and chisels . According to Steve Sorensen, having dull tools can harm your work and potentially put you in danger. If you consider yourself a woodworker, you must be proficient in using a hand plane . While many believe that using a hand plane is simple and self-explanatory, one has to develop the right technique using the tool. Cutting dovetail joints is also a woodworking skill worthy of mastering. This is i...