https://vetaseven.xyz/en Woodshop buying guides, in English. en https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/how-to-glue-up-a-tabletop https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/how-to-glue-up-a-tabletop Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Picking and arranging boards, glue, clamps and clamp times from Titebond, two Argentine PVA glues, Fine Woodworking and Popular Woodworking. I have not glued up a panel. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/finishing/how-to-stain-pine-without-blotching https://vetaseven.xyz/en/finishing/how-to-stain-pine-without-blotching Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pine soaks up stain unevenly. Conditioner, a thin washcoat or gel stain: what Bob Flexner, Fine Woodworking, Minwax and General Finishes say, and where they contradict each other. I have not stained pine. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/why-wooden-tabletops-crack https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/why-wooden-tabletops-crack Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Wood swells and shrinks across its width with the humidity. Screw or glue a top down rigidly and it splits. What the Wood Handbook, Fine Woodworking and Woodcraft say. I have not built a table. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/beginner-woodworking-tools-by-budget https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/beginner-woodworking-tools-by-budget Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kate Swann, Wood and Shop, The English Woodworker and two Popular Woodworking editors, side by side. I have not bought this kit. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/clamps-for-a-first-shop https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/clamps-for-a-first-shop Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bar, pipe, parallel, one-handed and spring clamps, from Fine Woodworking, Woodsmith and Popular Woodworking. I have not glued up a panel with any of them. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/diamond-plate-or-water-stone https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/diamond-plate-or-water-stone Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Diamond plates, water stones, and a word on oil stones and sandpaper, from three Fine Woodworking pieces and two working woodworkers. I have not sharpened on any of them. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/how-to-choose-a-marking-gauge https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/how-to-choose-a-marking-gauge Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT One Fine Woodworking test and four other write-ups on a first gauge. I have not scribed a line with any of them. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/pilot-hole-and-clearance-hole https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/pilot-hole-and-clearance-hole Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two Fine Woodworking articles on why the top board and the bottom board are not the same hole. I have not driven the screw. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/projects/best-wood-for-a-first-project https://vetaseven.xyz/en/projects/best-wood-for-a-first-project Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Eastern white pine and yellow poplar, from The Wood Database. I have not built with either. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/how-to-choose-a-first-hand-saw https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/how-to-choose-a-first-hand-saw Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rip, crosscut, and the one-blade pull saw, from maker geometry. I have not sawn a board with any of them. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/how-to-sharpen-a-chisel https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/how-to-sharpen-a-chisel Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 30° bevel from Lie-Nielsen, and Paul Sellers’ freehand camber. I have not honed a chisel. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/measuring-and-marking-basics https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/measuring-and-marking-basics Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A knife line that a saw can feel, from Popular Woodworking. I have not marked out a joint. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/sanding-grits-explained https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/sanding-grits-explained Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT P means FEPA. A Fine Woodworking test stopped most bare wood at P150 or P220. I have not sanded a panel to check. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/wood-glue-types-explained https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/wood-glue-types-explained Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Original, II and III, as Titebond prints the water ratings. I have not glued a joint with any of them. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/when-to-buy-a-pocket-hole-jig https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/when-to-buy-a-pocket-hole-jig Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kreg’s three jigs from shop blogs, plus a model I will not recommend because I found no review I read. I have not drilled a pocket. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/projects/first-cutting-board https://vetaseven.xyz/en/projects/first-cutting-board Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT A starting size you change to your lumber, and clamps from one guide that did not lab-test them. I have not glued this up. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/finishing/cutting-board-finish https://vetaseven.xyz/en/finishing/cutting-board-finish Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mineral oil, a non-drying brand oil, Osmo, and a bowl finish the maker may not intend for knives. I have not oiled a board. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/shop/beginner-workbench https://vetaseven.xyz/en/shop/beginner-workbench Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Height is your wrist. The portable benches in the notes are one magazine’s picks. I have not built or bought one. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/card-scraper-or-sandpaper https://vetaseven.xyz/en/techniques/card-scraper-or-sandpaper Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sellers on cards, one video on mesh discs. I have not turned a hook or sanded a top. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/japanese-saw-or-western-saw https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/japanese-saw-or-western-saw Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pull versus push, from TechGearLab and two joinery-saw write-ups. I have not sawn with them. The photo is a kugihiki, not a ryoba. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/first-chisel-set https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/first-chisel-set Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Narex, Stanley Sweetheart, Marples and Lie-Nielsen, from published tests. I have not pared a hinge with any of them. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/wood-glue-for-furniture https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/wood-glue-for-furniture Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT PVA, liquid hide and where the waterproof claim actually comes from. I have not glued a joint. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/how-to-choose-a-random-orbit-sander https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/how-to-choose-a-random-orbit-sander Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dust, noise and speed from published sander tests. I have not sanded with these machines. A US corded tool is the wrong voltage in much of the world. https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/block-plane-or-bench-plane https://vetaseven.xyz/en/guides/block-plane-or-bench-plane Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Block plane or bench plane, from maker geometry and published tests. I have not planed a board with either.