12 Woodworking Tips and Tricks for Beginners 

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Thank you! I have a hard time with tool snobs...

@@rogueengineer I LOVE Ryobi!! I refer to them as the "Yamaha (as in motorcycles) of power tools". Cheap, sturdy, dependable.

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That’s a good one!

My tape has that from the factory. I love it

I can’t say whether folks use them or not, although I always have. My first thought also was, “why isn’t he just using a compass?”

@@wvp07 why use a compass? Not like he's lost in the woods. I'll see myself out 🤣

Unlike England and Ireland, (my guess would be that it's the same in other European countries), here in the states a person can teach themselves how to build cabinets or furniture, and, in most cases, simply apply for a position at any woodworking business that has a position to fill. And some shops will hire someone with no experience at all. I've been a cabinet maker and furniture builder for over 40 years and have seen guys, and girls with no experience absolutely excel in the craft. On the other hand, I've seen 20 year old "kids", (I'm 60) that can't read a scale/tape measure,(fractions here in the states) and would never understand the metric system! Unless these young people took some kind of mechanical drawing or drafting class in highschool, they don't even know what a compass is!! At least in England and Ireland an apprenticeship is required before you can become a cabinet maker. LOL, And dont get me started on Metric and imperial! Just kidding.

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The one he used on his miter saw fence was a Kreg face clamp. Most other box store brands cost 1/3 - 1/2 of the Kreg.

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He tipped the nail gun to simulate a nail that has deflected. If you look at a "clip " of brad nails, you'll see they are beveled on their sides, not the front and back. If that bevel strikes anything in the wood even a particularly tight area of grain, it will "deflect in the direction of the bevel. That's why you hold the gun the way he suggested. Ive been a cabinet maker and furniture builder for over 40 years and if you hold that gun the wrong way, its not a matter of if it will happen, only when. Framing nails, on the other hand, fired from a gun, rarely deflect for at least a couple 😢 reasons. Their point is rounded and not beveled. They are much bigger /stronger and are not affected the same as a puny brad nail. And they are usually fired at a much higher pressure. Although it has happened to me when building shipping crates with a framing nailer.

Note sure why anyone would put 1/2" ply over drywall? 3" cabinet screw should hold them just fine unless you're loading the cabinets down with lead or concrete. In that case you could use a permanent cleat, a 4" truss head screw (usually they're a brass/bronze color if that isn't an issue) or as a last resort bolster 3" cabinet screws with drywall toggle bolts.

That’s just what I was thinking. If you don’t pay attention to how it’s oriented then sure you will have it go sideways. I use a brad nailer all the time and it shoots very straight AS LONG AS I PAY ATTENTION to what I’m doing. Nails DONT just go sideways.

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