Woodshop Diaries | Shara on Instagram: "Let’s turn some more scrap wood into holiday decor! 😍 Grab a coloring book, print a picture or just doodle your own Christmas tree shape. Then cut it out and trace it onto some scrap wood. (Tip: the deep grain in red oak really adds some fun texture!) Cut out your shapes with a jig saw, stain, then glue to a piece of scrap plywood. Frame it with some 1x2s then dress it up with ornaments, snow or even lights! I cut some 1/4” plywood and painted it white to

NOCODUSA on Instagram: "How to easily find the center of any wooden log with just a pencil is one of those simple woodworking tricks that feels like a magic cheat code. Instead of guessing or eye-balling, craftsmen use geometry to mark a perfect center every single time. First, you place a straight edge or a homemade “center finder” tool across the round surface of the log. With your pencil, you draw a straight line following the tool’s guide. Then you rotate the log slightly and repeat the proc

Tyler Shaheen on Instagram: "Adding a straight line rip saw to the shop is something I’ve been working towards for literally years. I went with the SLR12 from @lagunatools and am loving it😍 • If you don’t know what it is, essentially it makes the edge of a board perfectly straight and glue-line ready in seconds. It’s a job that can take a few minutes on the jointer or table saw now done in seconds. Not to mention the physical exhaustion this saves👏🏼 • Our shop is averaging around 20-25 tables