Woodworking Archives - Home Fixated

How To Use A Ticking Stick – Reproduce Complex Contours With This Old Trick

Steve — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 01:42:02 +0000

So you need to match a counter top to the chaotic contours of a nook with janky juts, crazy crannies and wildly out-of-whack corners, huh? Or maybe you’re building a project with mating irregular lines ...

How To Make And Install a Curbside Mailbox Post

Steve — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:37:10 +0000

Email and texting have all but eradicated hand written letters. But your home still needs a mailbox. After all, who’s heart doesn’t pitter-patter at the sight of bills and other junk mail? Mine sure does! ...

How To Build a Live Edge Table with Help From Magnetic Welding Squares

Stephen — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:30:09 +0000

We don’t get an awful lot of free time on the farm, but when I do settle in for the evening I’ve been known to burn my free time up perusing the internet. It’s pretty ...

Milwaukee M18 Compact Router Takes The Edge Off – And The Cord

Phil — Sun, 10 May 2020 12:23:31 +0000

Recently, our woodworking guru, Steve, showed us how to build a sturdy custom bookcase on the cheap. It came out looking great, especially if you like purple, and his tutorial was full of handy woodworking ...

French Cleats And How To Use Them – Secure Cabinet Hanging

Steve — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 15:04:14 +0000

If you caught our wooden bookshelf project, you may remember my saying it would be hung on the wall. But how exactly would you mount that sort of thing? The answer – in many cases ...

Build A Wooden Bookshelf – Milwaukee M18 FUEL Jig Saw & Router

Steve — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:24:34 +0000

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Shelves come in all shapes, sizes and styles. They’re a great way to display and organize books, collections, knick-knacks, paddywhacks and other things in your home or ...

Milwaukee Gen 2 18 Ga Nailer Review – No Need To Get A Big Head

Phil — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 14:03:43 +0000

When I do finish work, when I’m finished with it, I want it to look, well, finished. If I see trim with big divots in it from countersunk nails, that means there’s still work to ...