Sawdust Girl® https://sawdustgirl.com Renovation, cabinet building and woodworking plans and tutorials. Build like a Girl® Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:35:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://sawdustgirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-SG-site-icon-32x32.jpg Sawdust Girl® https://sawdustgirl.com 32 32 How to Make a Router Circle Jig https://sawdustgirl.com/homemade-circle-jig-router/ https://sawdustgirl.com/homemade-circle-jig-router/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://sawdustgirl.com/?p=35362 Hey, it’s Shara here from Woodshop Diaries. Happy New Year! With it being the start of a new year, I know that organization is top priority and money is probably a little tight (or is that just me?). So, the last thing you want to do is go out and buy another fancy, expensive jig to help ... Read More about How to Make a Router Circle Jig

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/homemade-circle-jig-router/feed/ 6 Locking Rabbet Drawer Joint for Cabinet Drawers https://sawdustgirl.com/locking-rabbet-drawer-joint/ https://sawdustgirl.com/locking-rabbet-drawer-joint/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:10:31 +0000 http://sawdustgirl.com/?p=28139 Today I’m showing you how to build a drawer with a Locking Rabbet Drawer Joint.  This method requires a table saw or router table.  If you don’t have access to one of those, you can build drawers with pocket hole screws or loose tenons using pre-finished drawer material. I’ve been building a lot of drawers lately.  I just ... Read More about Locking Rabbet Drawer Joint for Cabinet Drawers

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/locking-rabbet-drawer-joint/feed/ 16 Exploring Wood finishings: Wood Dyes https://sawdustgirl.com/exploring-wood-finishings-wood-dyes/ https://sawdustgirl.com/exploring-wood-finishings-wood-dyes/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2019 12:00:10 +0000 https://sawdustgirl.com/?p=35756 Hello Sawdust Girl Readers! It’s fellow SG Squad member, Timisha, from ToolBox Divas.  Spring is almost here and I am starting to get that woodworking fever again.   Can I be honest with you and tell you how hard it is to get things done when its 20 below outside. But that is quickly changing and I ... Read More about Exploring Wood finishings: Wood Dyes

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/exploring-wood-finishings-wood-dyes/feed/ 3 Square Check tape measure accessory – super handy gadget https://sawdustgirl.com/square-check-tape-measure-accessory-super-handy-gadget/ https://sawdustgirl.com/square-check-tape-measure-accessory-super-handy-gadget/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:33:18 +0000 http://sawdustgirl.com/?p=20740 This gadget is one of my favorites and is on my Handy Gadgets for the new carpenter list.  It’s something I have all my clients buy.  I use mine all the time.  It’s a square check tape measure accessory, from Rockler and it only costs $6. Oops, in my video I said it was $3.  I ... Read More about Square Check tape measure accessory – super handy gadget

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/square-check-tape-measure-accessory-super-handy-gadget/feed/ 2 How to check your square https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-check-your-square/ https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-check-your-square/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2018 18:13:07 +0000 http://sawdustgirl.com/?p=20730 My next quick tip for you is actually a really important tip for woodworking and cabinetmaking.  If you want to build square you need to have a “Square Standard” to go off of when you are marking and cutting parts and pieces to build with.  If you are using a square that is not “true” to ... Read More about How to check your square

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