A perfectly sanded joined edge.

Woodworking Tips & Tricks: How to Not Over-Sand

It can be tricky to sand the wood edge AND the veneered sheet stock smooth of a joined edge without sanding or burning off the veneer. Nothing will ruin a day more than over sanding and consequently ruining a work in progress because you sanded just a little too much. We’ve got a simply solution to help prevent this.

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Our shop's Grizzly joiner.

The Grizzly Jointer

A jointer is a woodworking machine used to create a flat, level section on a board. Jointers can both edge joint, and face joint; meaning it can trim both the face of the board and the narrow side of the board. Our Grizzly G0586 jointer was purchased only a few weeks ago and has been in use every day since.

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Wood of the Week – Red Oak

Red Oak is a hardwood that is native to North America – mainly Eastern and Central United States. Red oak is a versatile hardwood and the most popular hardwood in the United States. Depending on the cut of the wood, you can go from a classic, timeless look to a more contemporary look.

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Our shop's Weinig Moulder.

The Weinig Moulder

A moulder is a machine that shapes and cuts wood with special knives, often called profiled cutters. Our moulder can cut, shape, and trim all four sides of the material simultaneously. This minimizes our production time greatly which ultimately helps us to provide custom work at a lower cost to our clients.

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One of the Trophy display cases at Shell Lake High School.

Project Recap: Shell Lake High School Display Cases

One of the great advantages of having superior craftsmen is that the company is in no way limited to the type of projects we take on. Knowing our capabilities, a school official approached us about adding an area of recognition for their student’s academic achievements and awards.

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Wood of the Week – European Beech

Beech is a hardwood with short, fine grain that has a fine, uniform texture and moderate luster. The durability and versatility of Beech wood make it an ideal material for anything from chairs and furniture to staircases but is typically used with richer or more expensive woods.

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The Powermatic Planer

A planer is a machine or hand tool that shaves the top layer of a board in order to trim it to a desired thickness that is usually determined by the project the board is to be used for. Our Powermatic just might be the loudest machine in the shop.

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The Art of Making Big Boxes

At D.P. Juza Woods & Fixtures, building large and, very often, heavy pieces is rather common. Because a majority of our workload is high-end, exquisitely made retail pieces and golf pro shops fixtures, we have become experts at efficiently producing them with our normal high standard of craftsmanship.

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Detail of the grain on a panel of rosewood.

Wood Of The Week – Rosewood

Rosewood is a hard exotic wood. The sapwood, or wood between the bark and heartwood, is soft and porous while the heartwood is extremely dense and hard. In woodworking, it is rarely used due to the heavy trade restrictions, let alone stained. The beauty of the wood is so rare, it is almost always finished as its own natural color.

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The Makita Planer

A planer is the machine that cuts a board down to a desired or specified thickness by shaving off the top surface of the wood. Thanks to the mobility of this planer, it has become known as “the travelling planer”. Its simplicity allows for quick setup, and its workhorse attributes allow us to plane any material necessary with ease.

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