Woodworking skills come in handy throughout your life. Read on for some important tips that will educate you about wood and how to work it.
Stair gauges are very important devices for you to use. Clamp your carpenter’s square to your stair gauges while ensuring they coincide with the rise and run of your stair jack. Be sure to mark the location of the notches. Putting them on the carpenter’s square tongue makes for a great guide for a circular saw.
Use a pre-stain wood conditioner if you plan on staining the wood. A good pre-stain condition helps to even out any irregularities or blotches in the wood. These applications even out the stain penetrate evenly and keep the wood smooth.
Test your stains on a hidden spot. This can prevent you from getting an unwanted stain … Read the rest