vendredi 25 juillet 2014

Using Beginner Woodworking Projects To Furnish Your Starter Home

By Paulette Mason


The nice looking pieces of wooden furniture you see, every day, has been created by someone. That makes a lot of sense and what it also means is that you could make these pieces for yourself. All of the many beautiful pieces you see, in stores, peoples homes or even at yard sales were made by someone that started by doing beginner woodworking projects.

A lot of people furnish their homes, largely, with the woodworking projects they created in their garage or shop. There is nothing difficult about doing this if you take care of the proper measurements and make sure you are working safely. This is all about creativity, imagination and love for the wood.

Most people start with the one thing they all need and that is a tool box to give themselves a look of professionalism and someplace to store everything. This is a simple rectangular box, often with dividers, complete with a handle with which to carry it. It can be made out of scrap wood pieces you may have laying around.

A table of some kind is probably next as this is a good item to have no matter where it is put. Sanding the wood down and finishing it with a quality varnish or stain will show you it is easy to follow directions and make a nice piece. These are the kinds of things the beginner can make and, for every piece completed, the next one is looked on as another opportunity.

Selecting wood is one of the main things to learn. There are many species of fiber to use and all of them will give something different to the project. The color or tone of the wood will look better in some rooms or for some projects than others. The grain is something to consider when working with wood. Some have coarse grains and others are very fine and cut and sand well.

Tools are an important element of your wood working. Many people have stayed with non powered tools, such as awls, hand saws and cranked drills. A very good item to have with this system is a selection of hammers, planes and solid work bench that holds the piece of wood as you are working on it.

The powered tools are those that can be used, carefully, to create the wooden items quicker. Sanders, circular saws and table saws as well as high speed drills are on this list. For the beginner, these tools can be more than you need to work with this medium, however, many professionals use them and they work great.

The most important element of any wood working project, or group of them, is the plans you have for them. Many simple designs can be created on a piece of paper and immediately launched into. Many others, from beginner items to advanced constructions, need a bit more detail than that. Finding the right plans, designed for your use, complete with a materials list and detailed instructions will also help you make the perfect home more comfortable and welcoming.




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