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Caveat emptor: I know, I know but still……

September 28, 2021

I recently made a "Regency style" dining table for my brother's family based on a plan and article(Zeitoun, March/ April 2005) in FWW. The plan called for casters on the…
What kind of wood?

September 27, 2021

Does anyone know what kind of wood this is?
Wood identification

September 5, 2021

I am new to this hobby and was just given an old family kid's desk to refinish. It's about 90 years old. I sanded it down to bare wood and…
How do you dry fresh sawn timber fast successfully? Also can you use epoxy resin to seal fresh sawn to stop warping

August 6, 2021

Hello I was wondering if anyone knew the quickest and easiest way to dry timber quickly ready for furniture builds from fresh sawn timber , and if I used a…
Mantle and surround- Cherry breastplate planing trouble

July 20, 2021

So I have not really used planes in years, and recently bought a No 5 and No 4 for this project. I have a nice piece of cherry with cathedral…
substrates for veneering

June 26, 2021

I'm looking to add hammer veneering to my skill set. The first project will involve a box bottom with strips laid in a decorative pattern. I'm aware of using solid…
Suggestions for Cherry Slab

June 24, 2021

I have a fully dried live edge cherry slab that measures approximately 1.5" (3.8 cm) thick by 90" long (228 cm) and 10" (25 cm) at the widest end to…
Kiln dry 7″ thick black walnut mantle

June 22, 2021

Hey y'all. Newbie to the forum and drying lumber. I have a 7" x 10" x 100" long piece of black walnut that I plan to kiln dry and cut…
lumber prices (June 2021)

June 17, 2021

for the bulk buyers, the price conscious, and/or the econ nerds...help on the way on cost of wood? Wondering if anyone has seen any evidence of this yet at retail…
Wood movement in tabletop

May 31, 2021

Hi,I am making a dining table, with breadboard ends. The top is 40 inches wide, made of birch. The top is being glued from 4-5 flatsawn boards (that is what…

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