Archive for June, 2008
ObjectHow To Distress Wood With Paint
Do you want to give a painted piece of furniture a well worn and aged look? Here is an easy technique for distressing a painted piece of furniture, door or just about anything. Are you interested in a distressed stained finish? Check out the two part series on Distressed wood finishing: How to make new [...]
How To Identify Carbide Tipped Router Bits And Saw Blades
Most all saw blades are carbide tipped, except for some specialty saw blades like thin kerf plywood saw blades.
What is so great about carbide tipped saw blade or router bit?
Tungsten carbide is an extremely hard metal that holds its profile and edge much better than any of the high speed steel alloys. It is also [...]
Router Bits Which Is Better HSS Or Carbide Tipped?
Hady writes:
I would like to ask about router bits..
actually I want to buy a new set of bits and since I’m not technically a pro, I need to know how can I compare between HSS bits and carbide tipped bits…
on some of the sets which I have seen around at a hardware shop, it is [...]