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Spalting?

May 31, 2021

Anyone else seen this? Found some spalted limbs on the property, I have never seen orange spalting. Maybe mold, but the wood is quite hard and still sound, I would…
Secondary wood choices

April 27, 2021

so... long story short, I have been working on some drawers... 3/4" walnut fronts, blind dovetails . My secondary wood was beech. Beautiful straight grain and color, but the dovetails were…
Wood cut for workbench top

April 26, 2021

I've read a number of articles on workbenches and material usage, but I have never read about a recommended cut (flat sawn, rift sawn, quarter sawn) of the lumber for…
Storing riven/green wood

April 20, 2021

Hi everyone,I was able to get my hands on some recently felled red oak logs. I quartered them to get them home, and now I’m wondering what the best way…
Sissoo or something else…

April 10, 2021

I recently visited my sister in AZ and while I was there one of her neighbors was having a tree removed. I asked the guys removing it if I could…
Veneer substrate

April 4, 2021

If 1/4” mdf is not available to face composite veneer substrates as suggested in FWW, what are my options. The mdf is only available in 1/2 sheets.
Toxic Black Walnut

March 21, 2021

I didn't know Walnut had issues until just yesterday. I'm doing a project with Walnut and managed to pick up a teeny, tiny splinter between my thumb and index finger. …
Glue for shop sawn veneer

March 17, 2021

I am working on a project to reface my mother's kitchen cabinets. I plan to build new doors in my shop and veneer the face frames in place. I'd like…
Veneering inside of casework

March 11, 2021

Thinking about building a cabinet and want the interior to be a contrasting wood to the outside. I've read mixed things about veneering one side of a panel. I was…
Ponderosa Pine

March 8, 2021

Living outside Spokane Washington, we don't have access to Eastern White Pine. Ponderosa Pine is the native tree on my property. I wonder if anyone who has worked with both…

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