Hi, this is a weekly series where I pick 5 things about wood or craft that are worth your time. These are things that are really helping me in my search to get better at working with my hands.

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How to make a secret door / bookcase

Bob over at ILiketoMakeStuff is at it again with his hidden door project. Every kids has wanted one of these, now you can make one.

The physics of bandsaw resawing

Matthias Wandel does one of the best videos I have seen dealing with explaining resawing and what is actually happening. He wealth and generousity of knowledge is a hallmark of what makes wood workers an amazing breed of people.

The Leopard Table

Kyle Toth, who always has the best music soundtracks to his videos, takes us through a timelapse of him making a table and then hand etching the leopard textures on the legs of the table with his dremel. Get some.

Bad ass bullet headphones

Plug your ears with .40 cal shells…and feel dem beats.

How to Sharpen

A guide to honing and sharpening. Now I bought some chisels and a plane from a big box store because I am just starting out. I knew these would need to be sharpened, I just didn’t know how to do it or do it right. This guide is super informative and now my chisels aren’t so ratchet.