Woodworkers Hardware

So, let’s just say you have an old cabinet like I do, and you want to replace the hinges, so you’re going to order some.  When you call, they are going to say, what’s the overlay?  And most people will say I don’t know, they don’t know the overlay.  So, here’s how you figure out what the overlay is.  You...

Let’s talk about polyurethane wood glues a little bit.  Now, polyurethane wood glues are not the most popular glue on the market, but they can be pretty useful.  They work great on dissimilar surfaces, for example if you want to glue a piece of ceramic to a piece of wood, that’s a good application.  It’s completely waterproof, you can glue...

Franklin International, between 10-15 years ago began to manufacture Titebond III (F141), they call it the ultimate wood glue.  Titebond III is completely waterproof, passing the Type 1 waterproof test.  Now, what in the world does that mean to you?  Well, what they do is they glue up a specimen, and then place it into boiling water for 4 hours. ...

A little word to say about, whatever these are.  You have paper towels on one hand, you can buy them at any grocery store you want, and then rags; good old shop rags are whatever you got, t-shirts, cut up towels, all kinds of stuff you can use in your wood shop or wherever you are.  This is a product...

Have you ever heard of the StealthLock by CompX National?  Well, let me tell you a little about it.  This lock, it’s very useful in your home, or in your shop, anywhere really.  It’s a remote-controlled lock that’s easy to install.  For traditional locks, someone has to drill a hole in the door to put a lock in it.  You maybe...

Choosing the correct caulking, adhesive, or sealant applicator for you relies heavily on the thrust ratio, here's why.

If you are building new cabinets, I recommend using Blum Tandem SOFT-close drawer runners.  The SOFT-close feature is integrated into the drawer runner and, in my opinion, this is the best under mount SOFT-close runner of this type on the market.   Many households today likely have cabinet drawers with a SELF-close feature as opposed to SOFT-close.  A disadvantage of...

Years ago drawers in kitchen cabinets were seldom wider than 24 inches.  Standard widths for drawers were from 12 to 24 inches.  Now-a-days the trend is for wider drawers, much wider.  The wider drawer is very practical because it provides more efficient storage of pots, pans and other large items.  Wider drawers in garage cabinets is also more common today...

Having the correct drawer runner setback on Blum Tandems makes for a very nice product installation. So what is runner setback? It is how far the leading edge of the cabinet profile on the Tandem is set back from the front edge of the face frame or if you are building cabinets without face frames the setback is from the...

Call them whatever you want, cutting boards, bread boards or pastry boards, it doesn't make any difference, they are very useful in the kitchen.  Years ago we were selling cutting boards that had a particle board interior with a 1" hardwood side rail on each side that could be trimmed and it had a very thick maple veneer on both surfaces...