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Tired of paying high prices for lumber at the lumberyard? A portable sawmill could be your ticket to getting quality wood for your next project at a more affordable price.

/>Making signs is a fun project home or even as a business. It’s also a great gift idea. And there are a ton of applications such as address signs for homes, cabins, or businesses, signs for your workshop, for kid's rooms, or to label public spaces. The Rockler Signmaker's Template Kits are easy. The thing that makes using these templates so easy, is our Signmaking Wizard. You simply type in up to 20 characters of text and the wizard gives you the combination of templates you need to make your sign. And you can make more than just signs, we recently made these clocks with the 2-1/2" State Park Kit.

Make sure your wood has dried to a proper moisture level before beginning any project.

This clock project is fast and easy to make. It's a perfect gift project because once you’re set up, you can make multiple clocks very efficiently. We used the rockler.mompact Router Ellipse and Circle Jig to cut the circle shape and the Rockler Signmaker's Template Kit in the 2-1/2" State Park Font to form the numbers.Making a clock is a fun project that doesn't necessarily require a lot of tools. You can make the clock face out of just about any piece of lumber. All it needs is a hole for the clock mechanism to fit through. You can also be as creative as you like with the clock face. Keep it simple and clean with a clear finish and no numbers. Or, enhance it with applied numbers or techniques such as carving, painting or woodburning.

Replace messy, mismatched wood putties with custom wood plugs you make yourself.

A table saw is the only tool you need to create a handsome cove-and-dentil picture frame. Suitable for art or portraits, it makes an attractive holiday gift.

While it won't win any hardwood beauty contests, yellow poplar is durable, reasonably priced and easy to use.

Saving money by drying your lumber may not be the answer for every woodworker, but the basics shown here demonstrate that it is within the reach and skills of the average person.

When space is tight, furniture that can serve two purposes can be a big help. A great weekend project, this clever piece gives a whole new meaning to "taking your coffee in bed."

Benchtop planers are an extremely useful tool for any workshop. The perform one of the most important tasks in woodworking — smoothing lumber and machining stock to a specific thickness. The Jet JWP-13BT Benchtop Planer with Helical Style Head is featured in this video.

Prized for everything from gunstocks to sideboards, black walnut is a perennial woodworking darling.