Monthly Archives: March 2023

Tips for Adding Stain to Your Workpiece

Wood Pieces with Stain

You’ve cut your wood piece, sanded it to perfection, and you’re ready to stain it to your color and finish. But what else do you need to do to ensure it comes out exactly how you want it? Here are a few tips, tricks, and things to keep in mind when staining your work piece.  […]

Adventures in Resin Table Repair

Broken Resin Table on Floor

The Resin Table Project This customer reached out to us to inquire about our ability to repair a resin table they had ordered online. The table was shipped to them from overseas and arrived to them in two pieces. After communicating with them and seeing the table in person we decided to take on the […]

All About Sandpaper and What You Should Know

Different Types on Sandpaper

Sandpaper In General Sandpaper is essentially a piece of fiber, whether cloth or paper, that has some sort of abrasive material attached to it. Original sandpaper was shells, rocks, or actual sand attached to a material like cloth using sap or another sticky substance. Today, the backing is normally paper or cloth and the abrasive […]

All About Wood

Maple and Douglas Fir Wood Grain

Here at Oregon Woodworks we’ve chosen to use Douglas Fir for our main shelf kits for various reasons that ultimately led to it being the best choice for our circumstances. This decision was made after looking at many different qualities for various species of wood. What type of wood to use is a decision all woodworkers […]