Woodworking Tricks You'll Actually Use // Helpful Woodworking Hints

Summary by Krater

A woodworking tips and tricks video covering sanding techniques, pallet nail removal, drilling cleaner holes, wood glue usage, glue squeeze-out cleanup, crack repair methods, measuring in corners, and finding the center of a board.

From the video

Answers: What are some woodworking tips and tricks for sanding, drilling, gluing, and measuring?

• Wood sanding grits and sequence
• Cleaning sandpaper with abrasive blocks
• Removing nails from pallets using fire
• Drilling wood holes in reverse to prevent tear-out
• Using a backing board and guide block for drilling
• Mixing wood glue with sawdust for filler
• Gluing and cleaning up glue squeeze-out with a chisel
• Repairing wood cracks with glue and a shop vacuum
• Measuring distances in tight corners
• Finding the center of a board with a ruler

What it concludes

• Start sanding at 80 grit, move to 120 and 150, go up to 220 with a random orbit sander, and finish back at 150 by hand.
• Clean sandpaper with a hand sanding block to extend its lifespan.
• Clean off dust between every sanding grit to prevent swirl marks.
• Drill holes in reverse first to create a clean perimeter before drilling forward.
• Use a scrap piece of wood clamped over your workpiece as a guide block and backer plate when drilling to prevent blow-out and wandering.
• Mix finish with sawdust instead of glue and sawdust when making wood filler to avoid highlighted glue seams under stain or finish.