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| 112 days ago |
Prefinish projects? - 5 replies I assembled my latest project (a blanket chest) yesturday and I contemplated prefinishing it before glue-up. This should make glue clean up a lot easier. I can see two potential problems with this: 1) finish will weaken any tenon shoulder glue adhesion (finish surrounding a mortise). 2) the act of clamping can scratch the preapplied finish. Take... |
| 129 days ago |
Marking gauge poll results - 3 replies Marking gauge poll results are in. (Not very many votes)And the winner is (drum roll please)...wheel style cutter. Please don’t forget your door prizes on the way out. POLLS: What style marking gauge do you use most often? What’s a marking gauge? (2%, 1 Votes)I don’t use marking gauges. (14%, 6 Votes)Gauge with pin sty... |
| 134 days ago |
Marking gauges poll - 10 replies I am conducting a poll on marking gauges (wheel, pin, or knife) just for curiosities sake. Please check it out and vote (once). http://garagewoodworks.com/gw_blog/ thanks |
| 156 days ago |
Grain Direction for bed posts? - 8 replies Ok. I’m in the process of making a bed from cherry and I am currently working on the posts. Most of the posts look like they are qtr sawn. Ideally I would like the grain to be oriented diagonally, but this is what I am stuck with. Question: Which face of the bed post should I orient to the front of the bed (facing the footboard)? ... |
| 254 days ago |
Kitchen Cabinet Books - 3 replies I am considering making my own kitchen cabinets. This is something I have yet to tackle as a woodworker, but I ’think’ I am up for the challenge. I am starting to read about cabinet construction and I am looking for advice on good kitchen cabinet construction books. I found a book on Amazon by Proulx that looks decent and receive... |
| 355 days ago |
Glue on the tenons? - 5 replies I just finished watching the latest video series on FWW by Tim Rousseau. I have been really enjoying the series so far. If you haven’t been watching it, I highly recommend it. http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/small-cabinet-video/index.asp He did the glue-up of the cabinet carcass in the latest episode. I found it interesting... |
| 487 days ago |
Holes for Dogs! - 5 replies I installed a new bench vise tonight and I am drilling for some DIY dogs. What are the standard spacings from dog hole to dog hole as you travel away from the vise on the bench? Thanks. |
| 493 days ago |
Dealing with Sapwood - 8 replies Most of the time I am able to identify sapwood and make sure it doesn’t end up in my project. Although, occassionally, I am not so lucky with CHERRY. On a few of my cherry projects I used a board where the sapwood blended well with the heartwood and I didn’t notice it was there. Once the cherry starts to darken the sapwood becomes... |
