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American abroad

October 16, 2008

Love the site. I am a 45 year old American living in Barcelona, Spain and aspire to become a furniture designer and builder- maybe even professionally if I become any…
Options for edging a fermica counter top

September 25, 2008

43521.1 Greetings; I am about to resurface a kitchen counter top with Wilsonart HD Formica. I do not want to use the surface material to attach on the sides as…
Viewing old messages

August 28, 2008

I'm a new subscriber, still trying to find my way around the website, and have a minor navigation question. At the top of John White's folder (for example), there is…
White aniline dye?

August 27, 2008

White Aniline dye? I am trying to match an exising stain (on birch) with an aniline dye mix. The color to match is called "Heritage Blue" which is a light…
Walnut Cabinet Question

August 21, 2008

Hello, I have a customer who has asked me to build him a cabinet/bookcase combination to match a 25 year old existing piece that we both believe to be Walnut.…
NO RESPONSE!!!!!!!

August 18, 2008

I submitted a question to Gary R on 8/6. In his response on 8/9, I learned that I did not describe my problem adequately. I submitted a more detailed description…
Woods in Germany

August 17, 2008

Hello friends, I find myself in Germany per order of my military service. I had a great shop set up when I was in NC, and was somewhat disappointed…
Cutting boards

August 12, 2008

I've been finding conflicting information about the appropriate wood to use in making cutting boards. Maple seems to be the most popular, but I'm trying to figure out if Walnut,…
drying oak burl

August 10, 2008

I just aquired a white oak burl that formed around a branch, not from the trunk side. It was cut about a year ago and left in the woodplie, somewhat…
Finish for a workbench top

August 9, 2008

I have just completed all of the joinery on my laminated maple benchtop. I need suggestions for a finish. I originally thought I was going to use a poly on…