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Last Chance Corral

January 27, 2009

Hi All, Just a brief note to let you know that Taunton is closing this expert down on the web site at the end of this month. They say it's…
Mini Max Bandsaws

January 26, 2009

I am looking to purchase a bandsaw and I have been researching the Mini Max USA MM16. Does anyone have any feedback on this manufacturer that could either confirm the purchase…
Table Top Warped Boards

January 24, 2009

Hi Gary, I'm a beginning woodworker and am starting a project to build a small side table. I have rough-cut cherry stock that I have surface planed to thickness. The…
wood movement at miter

January 23, 2009

I plan to build a fixed (up against a wall) corner bench out of live-edge bubinga. The width of the bubinga is about 15" and I plan to miter it…
Filling in Dovetail JOINTS

January 20, 2009

Hello Folks, I have been working on a cabinet for 2 years now that I have dovetailed all 4 corners to join each side which is 32" long and after…
Warped Pedestal Trophy Mount Tops

January 19, 2009

Just the other day I had one of my customers registering a complaint about 2 pedestal mount cabinets that I had built for him last September that he intended to…
Building cabinet doors — will it work?

January 16, 2009

Hello Gary: Of the many ways to build doors, I think you'd agree this is a common method: mortise and tenon rails and stiles, quarter inch groove in the rails…
Veering box tops

January 15, 2009

I want to use a checkerboard pattern to veneer the top of a box -- actually a chess board that is the top of a box case that will have…
Proper Panel Size

January 14, 2009

I have been asked to create a custom cabinet for our Music Minister. She wants the unit to function as a general storage space with an adjoining closet. I have…
bombe jewel box

January 13, 2009

hi all.i have a well equipped wood shop which is geared towards jewelry and jewel boxes. i do not make furniture or cabinetry, therefore my equipment is smaller "light duty".…