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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
We expect a lot from our coffee tables. They need to be sturdy, durable, and something we want to look at everyday. Hardwood coffee tables in particular do a wonderful job in achieving all of these things! With the addition of resin in the right home and space, they are able to bring even more […]
Desks for Life Here at Oregon Woodworks we strive to make our projects as beautiful as we can. Our goal is to bring out the natural aspects of the wood and emphasize each species best qualities. Many times that leaves us with a piece that is better seen than used in order to preserve the […]
Custom Woodwork Oregon Woodworks specializes in a handful of different custom woodworking projects. All of our projects are crafted by hand to match any home or office. We can do a variety of different projects, but here are our more popular projects: Wood Shelving Whether we’re building floating shelves, traditional shelves with right angle brackets, […]