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laminating a weight supporting mahogany faced post

March 16, 2010

I am doing a remodel of a 60's style ranch home that I'm milling mahogany trim for. The plans call for a weight supporting 8 x 8 in the center…
Wood Choice

March 8, 2010

I'm looking to build a pair of Dressers considering either White Oak, Soft Maple or Popular due to cost and ease of construction. Any suggestions on which to use, pro/cons…
Tables splitting

February 25, 2010

This past August we harvested lumber from a 100 year old granary at our farm. The lumber was plained on site and taken to an outdoor workshop where it was…
Front vise

February 25, 2010

I recently bought the plans for the workbench by Garrett Hack. The end vise is identified but the front vise is not and I would like to know who makes…
Jointing wood without a jointer

February 25, 2010

Is there any method to jointing the edges of a piece of wood without a jointer? I am a novice at woodworking, own a table saw, plunge router, 13 1/2…
Cabinets

February 22, 2010

What about building a faceframe (say 1 1/2) with all the openings for drawers, and putting the sides of the cabinet (plywood) right up to the inside edges of the…
Where do I find design info on drawer slides?

February 15, 2010

There seems to be a large number of drawer slides available in all mouning styles, self closing and not, slow closing and not, etc. But where do I find the…
filling a crack

February 10, 2010

read once that you can fill a small crack with sawdust from that piece of wood and dewaxed shellac. Can you just use regular shellac as well??
Drop leaf table supports

February 9, 2010

I am making a copy of a drop leaf table that I own. It is an oak, oval table with 10" leafs. The supports are cast metal in the shape…
Bed

February 3, 2010

Hi! I´m making my first big project: a queen size bed using spanish cedar; and I have a LOT of questions. The first one is about the posts. The side…