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| 7 days ago |
Feds Cracking down on Exotic Wood - 12 replies News item came in that the Government raided the Gibson Guitar plant in Nashville NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal agents on Tuesday raided a Gibson guitar manufacturing plant and seized guitars amid concerns about where the Nashville-based company obtains the fine woods that go into its instruments.Television stations reported that authoritie... |
| 14 days ago |
Looking for Air dried lumber in Kansas - 11 replies I am in central Kansas, but not having much luck with woodfinder.com. I am looking for air dried lumber, mainly walnut but other hardwoods as well, because I want to do some bending projects. Kiln dried is really easy to locate, in KC and Inman Kansas for me. I am sure there must be sources in Kansas/Missouri or relatively close. Thank... |
| 54 days ago |
Lamination bending exotics with epoxy - 6 replies I have a project, which is using laminated bubinga.I am thinking of using epoxy instead of DAP weldwood because of the oily wood. I like the epoxy idea because of the wood and because of the long open time.I am planning West Systems 105 +206 hardener. However I have heard that epoxy “Likes” a fatter glue line and it is easy to ... |
| 91 days ago |
The new 'Professional' Saw Stop - 9 replies Just got the latest Woodcraft brochure offering the Professional SawStop at 2899. There was a blog some 3-4 months ago when this product was first announced and it included the basic specifications of the saw. My question is how does it compare with the original industrial saw. Looking at it, it is not a hybrid, but I am wondering what th... |
| 349 days ago |
The Trials of Bubinga - 4 replies We visited Kansas City this past weekend and went to the Metro Hardwoods store.I got some beautiful 8/4 Bubinga, which I am planning to make into a Rocker using the plans of Hal Taylor. The question i have is about gluing – I have seen on David Marks he edge glued his chair seat with Titebond.As always he does the laminations with Unibo... |
