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| 147 days ago |
double dresser joinery - need advise - 13 replies I am designing a double dresser for my little girl and I have some doubts on my design and would like to get your comments or suggestions here is the draft drawing The double dresser will be 48 inch wide and 35 inch high. I have planned to use 3/4 thick drawer dividers (horizontal and vertical). Each horizontal divider will run from po... |
| 234 days ago |
need advice, finishing interior of apron table? - 5 replies Hi I am getting ready to finish a table with danish oil, should I finish the interior of the aprons also, so that the pieces are in equilibrum? thanks Martin |
| 238 days ago |
lathe jig for the drill press - 6 replies HI Anybody tried this jig. I am thinking to make one for small turning like knobs and small legs. I Can’t afford a real lathe now but I do have a good floor drill press. thanks |
| 274 days ago |
table top overhang design issue - 12 replies Hi All I am building a writing table, with 2 drawers on the front. The table is 24 by 48. Yesterday when I put the top on it’s base, I found that the 2 1/2 front overhang was too much, even if the edge have a chanfer on the bottom. You couldn’t see or reach the drawers well. 1 1/2 inch is about right to my liking. The table will e... |
| 310 days ago |
air drying - at what % MC is it safe to bring indoor - 4 replies Hi All I got a pile of cherry lumber from different sources, MC range between 14% and 25%. I wonder at what % of MC is it safe to stack indoor (heated garage in my case) thANKS |
| 337 days ago |
dimensions for shaker tapered leg - 12 replies Hi I would like to know the typical dimension for the legs of a writing desk, shaker style, tapered on the 2 inside faces. I want the desk to have a delicate look. The desk is 24 by 48 and the apron are 4 1/2 wide, top is 5/8 thick with chanfered edges My initial thought was from 1 3/4 down to 3/4. any suggestions thanks |
| 364 days ago |
can you guess this piece dimension - 20 replies Hi all I would like to get some guesses on the dimension of this piece. What do you think? Any link or picture to a similar piece would be apprecited thanks |
| 373 days ago |
veneer over solid wood - need advise - 9 replies Hi All I have a few boards of tiger maple and would like it to use it as veneer. I plan on building a chest of drawer in maple. I want to use solid wood for my veneer substrate for the top and drawer front. I am planning on cutting my veneer 1/8 thick to make it easier to work with. Here is a few question marks: If I use maple veneer ov... |
| 472 days ago |
HELP! powder beetle - 8 replies Looking at the new stacked lumber this morning and saw that the boards have lots of holes with powder and little beetles. My lumber is getting destroyd. I need a solution fast Thanks |
| 482 days ago |
air drying lumber on garage wall rack? - 6 replies Hi I have green lumber that I would like to air dry in my garage wall rack. But doing this, I will not be able to stack it as high as I would like to, only 3 or 4 board high. So my worry is, does it require to have some weight on the lumber so that the boards remain flat. thanks |
| 498 days ago |
would you build your workbench base out of curly maple? - 10 replies Hi All I started milling my 8/4 maple for the construction of the holtzapffel workbench. I was very suprised and quite baffled when I discovered that the lumber is all curly maple. I wonder If I should keep this wood for venering. If so I would have to build the base out of 4/4 lumber which would take some extra time. Is curly maple common or... |
| 527 days ago |
mortise chisel, registered or tapered? - 2 replies I would like to buy some mortise chisel and I hesitate between the sorby registered mortise chisels or the Hirsch mortise chisels that are tapered in width from tip to shoulder for sidewall clearance. I am just getting into hand mortising and I am not sure what is best. thanks for any comments |
| 534 days ago |
band saw blade, how much play is acceptable - 7 replies Hi I just purchase a band saw, and there is a little forward/backward play in the blade, I tried with 2 different blades. how much play is acceptable or normal. |
| 616 days ago |
compressor for woodworking duties and sandblasting - 11 replies HI All I would like to purchase an air compressor for woodworking duties like finishing and sandblasting. Any recommendation on size, model, power etc… thanks |
| 665 days ago |
what about red pine for furniture making? - 1 reply Hi all Anyone have some experience with using red pine in furniture making. strenght? look? finishing? ... thanks |
| 671 days ago |
need review for general international portable planner - 3 replies Hi all I can’t find any review on this planner on the web(model 30-010 M1), as it looks to be fairly new to the market, does anyone have any experience with it. I am looking for a quality tool. http://www.general.ca/pagemach/machines/30010a.html I hesitate between this planner (600$) and the DW734 (400$) thanks Martin |
