Woodworking
10 Female Woodworkers You Need to Know About
Female woodworkers are never just woodworkers. They are often Renaissance women, with many talents and skills—for instance, some are also artists, scientists, songwriters, web designers, and DIY bloggers. At Accuride, we aim to celebrate fierce,
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Workmanship and Mastery In Motion – Get Inspired With Three Woodworker Stories
Accuride has been a leading provider of woodworking movement solutions for over 60 years. Carpenters rely on trusted solutions like the 3832 Light-Duty & Full-Extension Slide for quality movement in their creations. Accuride has
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Woodshop Corner: An Introduction to Wood
When choosing the right lumber for your next project, it’s important to know what your options are. Lumber falls into categories of soft- and hardwood. Softwood comes from coniferous, or “evergreen,” trees—those with needles. Hardwood comes from
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Woodshop Corner: Scrape Your Cabinet’s Surface Like a Pro
A cabinet scraper is a key tool that removes small amounts of material. It does especially well in tricky areas of hardwoods where traditional hand planes would cause tear-out. The three main types of scarpers
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About to Cut Wood for a Project? Follow This Advice Before You Start.
Even if you make a perfect cut, you waste that skill without proper measuring and marking. Fail at these two things and the rest of the project can be a waste of time. Make sure
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Electric Sanders: A Short Guide to the Different Types
An electric sander isn’t a necessity when it comes to sanding wood. But it sure makes the process A LOT easier. Over the years, manufacturers have rolled out electric sanders for about every variation of
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Should Your Next Project Be in MDF?
MDF is a high-grade composite material made from recycled wood fibers and resin. Machine dried and pressed to produce dense, stable sheets. The benefits to MDF are that it is low cost, lightweight, and less
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You Don’t Need a Million Dollars’ Worth of Tools to Build Great Furniture
Woodshop Corner: Written by Bob Fremgen You’d love to make some furniture. Problem is: you don’t have the fortune to build a shop to do just that. Good news: You don’t need one. Sure, you won’t
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Millwork vs. Casework: What’s the difference?
The terms millwork and casework are often used interchangeably but while they are both forms of carpentry, they have significant differences. Millwork is custom. Common examples of millwork include armoires, embellishments, and mantels. Casework describes box-shaped
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Your Friend Accuride: In Your Home – Cabinets, Appliances, Entertainment Centers
From entertainment centers to kitchen cabinets, Accuride delivers reliable, corrosion resistant drawer slides throughout the home. Accuride products are backed by a limited lifetime warranty that guarantees against defects in material and workmanship. A variety
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5 Project Plans with Accuride Slides
We never cease to be amazed by the wonder and creativity of our customers. From handcrafted furniture to inventive storage, our customers’ ingenuity keeps us moving forward. We often find ourselves wishing we could recreate
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5 Creative Flipper and Pocket Door Applications with Accuride Slides
In our last blog post on flipper and pocket doors, we covered the basics of how these innovative solutions help in space-saving designs. Now, we want to highlight some actual use cases from our inventive customers.