Capturing laminating, sawing, scrolls saw, routing, shaping and finishing in the pursuit of making a long skateboard, Pietro Vallome demonstrates skills in woodworking and video. Parts I and Parts II are shared here.

If you had to compile a short list of must-have tools to ensure a smooth and painless cabinet install, what would you include? A level? An impact driver? A cordless planer? For me, it's the lowly hole saw.

Joshua Farnsworth teaches fundamentals of selecting wood, and "how not to sound like an idiot at the lumberyard."

King Plastic says its polymer sheets work like wood, and can be easily fabricated using standard woodworking tools. A new fabrication guide includes general tooling information, CNC guidelines, cleaning and general care information.

CNC Milling an Ornate Wood Mantel Column

I made this quick jig for removing dried glue from an inside corner. It's at an angle and reversible to get all the way to the bottom of a box. Because the glue will soak into the wood fibers just scraping at the surface won't prevent it from impacting finishing.

By the time I routed the profile along the edge, I saw a knot would be visible on the finished project. So here's a fix you can try when you encounter a board like that.

Like most woodworkers, I've used the old recipe of mixing sawdust with glue, using the fine dust from my random orbital sander. But one problem with mixing with glue is that it’s hard to sand.

"Photoluminescent powder mixed with clear casting resin fills the natural voids in Pecky Cypress hardwood," says Mike Warren of Instructables. "The glow powder charges up in sunlight and emits a cool blue glow when in partial or complete darkness."

Proper sanding techniques between finish coats creates for better adhesion and appearance of wood finishes.