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You will need goggles, gloves,and an adult to supervise and water just in case of a fire.

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You will need goggles, gloves,and an adult to supervise and water just in case of a fire.

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Wood slips,Staple gun, saw, goggles, gloves, spray paint, sticky lights.

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Wood slips,Staple gun, saw, goggles, gloves, spray paint, sticky lights.

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First gather the materials then you decide how big you will want it, then you grab your wood slips and a saw and cut it how you want it and then use the the staple gun and staple the cut wood after that you will carve your picture or name it the middle of the wood and then you will spray paint and finally you put the lights on the back of it and use the controller to pick the color.

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First gather the materials then you decide how big you will want it, then you grab your wood slips and a saw and cut it how you want it and then use the the staple gun and staple the cut wood after that you will carve your picture or name it the middle of the wood and then you will spray paint and finally you put the lights on the back of it and use the controller to pick the color.

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I chose this because it is so much fun and me and my dad use to do so many projects together and I want to do that again. 

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I chose this because it is so much fun and me and my dad use to do so many projects together and I want to do that again. 

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I expect the time needed for this project will be at least 1-2 weeks.

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I expect the time needed for this project will be at least 1-2 weeks.

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Use strong wood and have all safety materials around and on.  

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Use strong wood and have all safety materials around and on.  

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How do you make the cut outs so clean and don't mess up?

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How do you make the cut outs so clean and don't mess up?

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Editor's note: This is a guest post from Joshua Klein.

Classes in the "industrial arts" were first introduced to secondary schools in the 1880s, and for the next century, taking a course in woodworking, mechanics, drafting, and printing was a common educational rite of passage for young men.

Then, beginning several decades ago, shop classes began to be removed from secondary curriculums. With the decrease in educational funding, and increasing emphasis on standardized testing, schools began to cull electives, institute stricter graduation requirements, and focus more on college prep academics and the subjects necessary for passing state exams. There wasn't money or time to maintain tools and sawdust-filled workshops, and one by one school districts dropped their shop classes, figuring that students who wished to pursue trade skills could do so later at a vocational college.

This demise of shop classes is quite unfortunate, as they were never solely about preparing students for trade employment. Rather, they taught all men manual skills that they could use and enjoy throughout their lives, whether they became a carpenter or a doctor. They were considered part of becoming a well-rounded man - one able to use both his hands and his mind.

Arguably the industrial arts class that is most missed is wood shop. Learning how to work with wood is not only handy, allowing you to make and fix things around the house, but allows you to satisfyingly connect with a long history of craftsmanship. Woodworking was one of the earliest skills mankind developed; the pre-industrial world was largely made of wood, and for thousands of years, all men had at least a rudimentary understanding of how to shape and manipulate it. Even up until the second half of the last century, tradesmen and professionals alike had the confidence to be able to build wooden shelves, cabinets, or even chairs for their family.

Today, in our age of plastic and factories, woodworking has transformed from a common necessary skill into something almost mysterious or awe-inspiring. Because most 21 st-century consumers are used to driving to big box stores to pick up another mass-produced replacement when their desk falls apart or their chair breaks, any man today that can walk up to a lumber pile with saw and plane to shape a beautiful and enduring replacement is revered as a "true craftsman."

Although this universal admiration of hand skill is appreciated, the truth is, woodworking is no mystery. And fortunately, even if you missed out on taking a thorough shop class in high school and feel ill-equipped to tackle a simple woodworking project, it's definitely not too late to learn. Here's a list of some basic skills you would do well to develop. None of these skills require expensive, dangerous machinery or exotic tools. They are the foundational skills every woodworker should know.

1. Understand How Wood Works and Behaves

Before you put any tool to your lumber, you will need to understand its proper orientation and what direction to plane the board. As trees grow, growth ring layers continue to build on one another and this produces beautiful grain that shows in our boards. This grain can make planing it trickier if we ignore the ideal direction to work. Working wood grain is kind of like petting a cat - if you go from tail to head, you will find the hair standing straight up and might get a hissing disapproval, but if you pet "with the grain" from head to tail, you'll find the hairs lay down nice and smooth and purring will ensue.

It's also important to understand how wood expands and contracts as humidity fluctuates throughout the year. All wooden construction takes this natural property into account and ignorance of this can be disastrous.

2. Sharpen Saws, Planes, and Chisels

Too many people have perpetuated the myth that working wood by hand is really hard work, simply because they were using a dull tool. It is an axiom among woodworkers that in order for things to go smoothly, you have to "let the tool do the work." If your saw requires a good amount of push to cut or if you find you need a running start to make shavings with your hand plane, you aren't doing yourself any favors. Sharpening your tools is a basic and foundational skill because it is something that needs to happen regularly. Not only is it inefficient to work with dull tools, it's dangerous. If you feel like you need to push your chisel with body weight to complete the cut, when it does pop free, you will lose control and your tool will stab into whatever is in its path. Learn how to sharpen your tools and you will find woodworking to be enjoyable, safe, and efficient.

3. Use a Hand Plane

With a lot of woodworking tools, the basic technique is pretty self-explanatory. But not all of them are so intuitive. Proper use of hand planes requires a bit of instruction and practice to develop the feel of adjusting the cut from coarse to fine. Additionally, the edge can be askew or the cap iron can be in the wrong place. Although these things require a little bit of research to figure out, properly using a hand plane is an undeniably attainable skill. I encourage you to grab an old plane and hop on YouTube to search "tune up an old hand plane" or "how to use a hand plane." There will be more than enough hours of video to make up for what you missed in shop class.

4. Prep Lumber With Hand Tools

Maybe you have a tablesaw and a 13" thickness planer already, but most of us don't. Be careful not to fall into the trap of feeling like you have to buy expensive machines to build things. When I work with wood, I use only hand tools and love every minute of it. If you learn how artisans worked their lumber before machines dominated the furniture industry, you will find woodworking by hand to be efficient and viable. There are many tried-and-true techniques to expedite the process that free us from feeling like we have to do machine-perfect work by hand. The real key is to use the right tool for the job: coarse tools for coarse work and fine tools for fine work. Still not convinced? Check out my good friend Jim's story. I hope it inspires you.

5. Cut a Mortise and Tenon Joint

This is the most fundamental joint in all wood construction. Whenever we have to join a horizontal member (like a chair rail) to a vertical member (like a leg), we need to interlock these pieces at a right angle. By fitting a tenon into a corresponding mortise (hole), we can create a solid 90° joint. Although it may look intuitive to make, achieving a nice, tight fit requires careful technique and practice. There are many ways to make a mortise, but I use a stout chisel designed for that task and simply determine the width of the tenon based on that chisel's dimension. Cutting the tenon is usually a matter of four straight saw cuts. When you do learn how to lay this joint out properly and cut it to a snug fit, the world of woodworking opens up to you. At that point, you know all the joinery required to build most tables and chairs.

6. Cut Dovetail Joints

But what if you want to make a box? The revered (and overly-mystified) dovetail joint is a very strong way to join corners of boards. Of all features that non-woodworkers admire today, the dovetail joint is the one that creates the most awe. It is composed of one side cut into wedge-shaped "tails" that mate into corresponding "pins." When fitted together, the wedge shape prevents the boards from sliding apart in one direction. This joint has been very standard construction since the 1700s. Never meant to impress, it was usually intentionally hidden behind veneer, molding, or paint so that no one would have to look at that "ugly" joinery. It wasn't until the arts and crafts movement that visible joinery was considered an aesthetic asset. Today, making dovetail joints has become a litmus test for serious woodworkers, but don't let this scare you away from trying it. Check out a few of the four million "How to Cut Dovetails" videos online and then get into the shop. It's much more straightforward than people think: Cut tails. Trace the tails on the other board. Then cut out the waste you traced. That's pretty much it. All the fine tuning is just practice.

7. Finish Your Furniture

After investing a number of weekends building a nice table or chest, how are you going to finish it? Finishes beautify and protect the piece you've worked so hard to build so don't cop out and do the "rub it with oil" thing. There are so many beautiful finishes that become second nature to work with. I use shellac 99% of the time. Once you get the feel down, it's really quick to apply, very forgiving, easily repairable, and you never have to clean a brush (because it re-softens in alcohol)! There are other varnishes that provide good protection for outdoor use as well. I recommend picking up a good starter book, like Jeff Jewitt's Hand Applied Finishes. It is simple and straightforward, without getting too far into minutiae.

One of my mentors started out as a cabinetmaker who loved working wood but dreaded getting to the finishing part. He started doing some digging to learn more about it and became so addicted to the process that nowadays he loathes having to build anything because all he wants to do is the finishing! I promise that if you give a little energy to learning how to properly finish your work, your enjoyment of the finished piece will be dramatically increased. These final touches are enough to inspire you to take on another project.

Where to Go From Here

Has this article intrigued you? Do you wish you had learned these things in wood shop?

If you would like to follow up on these things to learn how to work wood yourself, you could comb through a Google search for each of the topics listed but, to simplify your education, I recommend picking up a few helpful books to start. The first two are mostly about techniques, and the last one is about how to choose which hand tools to purchase.

The Essential Woodworker by Robert Wearing

The New Traditional Woodworker by Jim Tolpin

The Anarchist's Tool Chest by Christopher Schwarz

Learning how to use tools to create what you envision in your mind is one of the most rewarding activities a man can involve himself in. Even though many of us today missed out on this first-hand training in high school shop class, there are a lot of folks that are buying books and reading blogs all about it. By learning how to tune up their grandfather's hand plane they are seeking to once again tap into that deep-rooted desire to create and build with the knowledge of their mind and the skill of their hands.

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Joshua Klein is a furniture conservator and maker on the coast of Maine. His passion for hand tool woodworking has birthed a brand new publication dedicated to exploring the efficiency of traditional methods of furniture making. Read more about Mortise & Tenon Magazine here: http://mortiseandtenonmag.com.

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Woodworking can be a dangerous hobby. By following a few common sense rules, you can decrease the risk of serious injury. Develop the habit of using the following pieces of safety equipment from the start, and you'll never want to work without them.

Safety Glasses are the most important piece of safety equipment. There are many styles of safety glasses, but all share the same features, namely impact resistant lenses, and side screens to protect against dust and debris created by power tools.

When working with loud power tools and machinery such as routers, surface planers, and joiners, it is wise to wear hearing protection. There are two common types: expandable ear plugs and ear muffs. Ear Muffs tend to provide slightly better protection, but can be very wieldy and cumbersome. Consistent use of hearing protection will help protect you from long-term hearing loss.

Sanders, routers, and other power tools can generate a lot of dust. When using these tools, it is a good idea to wear a dust mask, to keep these fine particles from entering your lungs. When spraying varnish or paint, a respirator is a better choice, to protect you from any harmful effects of using these chemicals.

When using a lathe, you'll likely generate a lot of flying chips. In addition to using your safety glasses, a clear full-face shield is a good idea. The shield is comfortable, can be flipped up when not needed, and will keep most of the flying chips away from your face.

When working with power tools, you should always wear proper clothing. As such, you should never wear loose fitting clothing. Comfortable, long-sleeved shirts and long pants combined with good steel-toed work shoes will each provide a layer of protection. However, loose articles of clothing can easily become entangled in a power tool which can be very dangerous. A shop apron is also advisable at times, particularly when using a lathe.

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Woodworking can be a dangerous hobby. By following a few common sense rules, you can decrease the risk of serious injury. Develop the habit of using the following pieces of safety equipment from the start, and you'll never want to work without them. Safety Glasses are the most important piece of safety equipment.

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Trees are comprised mostly of water. Any Boy Scout who has ever tried to light a campfire with freshly-cut wood knows that such green wood is far too wet to burn. This is because a tree's cellular structure is designed to allow sap (which is mostly water) to flow throughout the tree. Some wood varieties literally drip with moisture when they are cut.

Wet wood is not very stable, and will most assuredly shrink as it dries out. This is the reason why freshly-cut lumber does not work very well for fine woodworking, which requires great precision and fine tolerances. The lumber used in precision woodworking must be dried considerably before it is stable enough to use. This is why lumber manufacturers either store lumber for long periods to air-dry it, or bake it in ovens, called kiln-drying.

Ideal stock for woodworking should be at a state of equilibrium with the environment in which the finished project will reside. There are a few considerations to keep in mind here:

Wood with a moisture content that is out of balance with the surrounding air can either take moisture from the air, or return moisture to the air. Wood that absorbs additional moisture will swell; wood that expels moisture will shrink. In some climates, certain times of the year are much more humid than other times. The upper Midwest of the U.S. is a perfect example: While summers are quite humid, winter air can be very dry-enough so that people will use humidifiers in the winter to put moisture into the air. This difference in seasonal humidity is why doors and dresser drawers will stick in the summer time but move freely in the winter.

A piece of furniture which is at a state of equilibrium with its environment when it is manufactured in a humid place like Miami will undergo an eventual "culture shock" if it is moved to a dry location like Phoenix. Eventually, the wood will expel lot of moisture to the air in an attempt to equalize with its environment. If the woodworker doesn't plan accordingly when building the piece, cracking is a very real possibility.

Knowing that wood will naturally attempt to equalize with the humidity in its environment, a woodworker must know how the wood will expand. Movement in a piece of stock caused by shifts in moisture will occur across the grain, as opposed to along the grain. That is to say, a 1 x 6 that is 4 feet long will almost always stay 4 feet long. However, depending on the moisture content of the stock and the air (and the variety of wood used), the width and thickness (to a lesser extent) may vary considerably.

When building a carcass for a cabinet, each of the four sides of the box should have the grain oriented in the same direction. As such, all four sides should grow relatively equally (particularly if all four come from the same piece of original stock). This, however, can cause issues when drawers are used in the cabinet, making the drawers difficult to open and close. This is why most cabinet carcasses are built using plywood, which isn't affected by humidity nearly as much as dimensional lumber.

When gluing up boards to make a table top, not only should the grain of each of the boards be in the same direction and the boards matched so that consecutive boards have similar colors, but the end grains should run in opposite directions. In other words, when one board is laid with the end grain (indicative of cupping) facing up, the next board should be facing down, then the next one up, and so on. This will help "balance out" any cupping that may occur as moisture levels change.

When orienting such a tabletop on a structure such as a desk, it should be laid so that the end-grains of the boards are on the two short sides of the table. To connect the top to the structure, screw the front side of the desk so that no movement can occur, but on the opposite (back) side, screws should be affixed in slots that will allow the boards to widen or narrow. Failure to account for such movement may eventually lead to cracking ( shrinkage) or excessive cupping (expansion) on the table top.

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TOP 10 Tips And Tricks For Spray Painting. How To Spray paint Techniques for Beginners Great Results

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Mr.McClure because he has done something like this before and he is crafty and Mr. Cline because it is his job to work with wood. I will talk to attest one of them by the end of the week. I would ask them what is the essayist way to spray paint? How do you make the shapes so clean cut? What colors should you do for each pieces? How do you be so creative with your work? What interested you to fdo this work?

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Ms. Way hers will say way on it and probably be a blue or a  red or black. Emma will be a C moon and it will be black.