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| 129 days ago |
Are MinWax Products worth using? - 34 replies Just wondering what the general consensus of MinWax products is here. Is this stuff comparable to Target finishes or General finishes? I saw this PolyShades product that looked interesting. Stain and Poly in one step. Too good to be true? What are others experiences with MinWax products. They are veryaccessible which makes them very tempting... |
| 129 days ago |
What kind of glue do you use to join pre-fin ply? - 1 reply Is Titebond II ok to use to join pre-fin plywood drawer sides together or should I be using some other type? I’m concerned about the glue strength holding two finished sides together. These drawers I had planned on joining using butt joints, brad nails and glue. |
| 130 days ago |
How do you notch out the bottom of a drawer for undermount drawer slides? - 3 replies How do you notch out the bottom of a drawer for undermount drawer slides? Use a dado blade and run the finished drawer over it a few times until you get the width you need? |
| 136 days ago |
Finishing schedule for espresso cherry needed - 16 replies Im ready to stain and seal some cherry trim and doors and drawers espresso and would like to get your finishing schedule input. It’s for a bathroom vanity. I have conversion HVLP guns, a 1.7 and a 2.2. Do any of you use Minwax products? Or do I have to go the Target or General Finishes route? |
| 136 days ago |
What drawer slides do you like? - 9 replies Just wondering what types of drawer slides you use in closet drawers, bath vanity and kitchen drawers. Soft close? Ball bearing? Brand? |
| 138 days ago |
Full overlay doors on face frame cabinets - 22 replies I’m trying to build a face frame cabinet with full overlay doors. Is 1/4” the smallest minimal gap I can have where the door opens at the hinges? Ideally I’d like all my drawer and door spacing to be 1/8”. Does anyone have any pics of face frame cabinets with full overlay doors and drawers? |
| 141 days ago |
Cove router bit question - 2 replies Does this bit cut a cove that is 1 inch in width from edge to edge of the cove? Or is it 1/2”? I can’t see it in person but it looks like the total width could be 1 inch…. Thanks for confirming. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00004T7F3 |
| 263 days ago |
Plywood education please - 18 replies Ok, so I’m attempting to do my first plywood purchase outside of Home Depot and am trying to determine what kind of plywood is which. I’m building a vanity this time around and am looking at probably maple or cherry, whichever you think looks best in a dark espresso stain. The dealer I’m looking at has sliced plywood, rotary... |
| 287 days ago |
Ready to tackle next project - Project Espresso Bathroom Cabinet. Questions. - 29 replies Ok, so I feel I have now been sufficiently broken into the cabinet construction world having just recently completed my first built-ins. Yeah, it was those two bookcase/cabinet combos flanking a window seat. It turned out excellent. I made my own shaker doors and fitted my doors flush inset. I finished it in an acrylic latex enamel that I sp... |
| 308 days ago |
Inset door stop. How do you mount it so the doors close flush with the frame with door bumpers? - 10 replies Silly question, but how do you mount an inset door stop to the back top of the 3/4” face frame so the doors close flush with the frame with door bumpers? Just glue it to the bottom of the countertop set back 1/16” from the back of the face frame? If I secure it flush to the back of the face frame, the doors will be 1/16” prou... |
| 345 days ago |
Edges on birch plywood. Do they need to be edge banded if going to be painted? - 9 replies I have a few shelves I am building for inside the cabinets. I will be priming the bare wood with BIN and then painting with acrylic latex enamel. Do I need the edge banding or can I bypass this step? Thoughts? |
| 349 days ago |
How do **YOU** fit concealed hinged inset doors? - 12 replies I have been practicing fitting doors on some scrap using a router and a flush trim bit with a top and bottom bearing. I am finding that it can gouge your workpiece pretty easily if you’re not careful. Does anyone else use this technique? How do you fit your inset doors? I’m starting to think that my new crosscut sled may be ... |
| 357 days ago |
Quick and dirty way to create 2 slots in workbench for crosscut sled? - 8 replies I only have a 1/4” shank router right now and I need to route two 3/4” wide tracks in my workbench for a crosscut sled to slide into. I know I can buy a 1/2” shank 3/4” dado bit, but that would require me buying a new bit and a new router. Is there some other way I can create this 3/4” wide 1/2” deep cut? |
| 365 days ago |
Crosscut sled recommended materials. - 25 replies I’m trying to build a crosscut sled and am having some issues. I initially cut a 1/2” birch ply base and then discovered it was bowed. A lot. Then I laminated 2 strips of 3/4” MDF to use as the sled fence and even that is bowed about 1/32”. I need some recommendations on flat crosscut sled materials. I was thinking... |
| 367 days ago |
Bowed plywood. Will it eventually flatten out? - 8 replies I have a few sheets of 3/4” and 1/2” birch plywood that is stored upright at about a 10 degree angle. Over about 3 months, it has bowed from leaning against the wall. I cut up the 1/2” ply to try to make a crosscut sled and discovered that over 48”, when laying flat, the left and right side are bowed up about 3/8”.... |
| 381 days ago |
How do **YOU** hang 5 1/4" crown moulding? - 11 replies Can I use a 2” 18 gauge brad nailer to hang 5 1/4” crown if I use a 2 x nailer behind it? Or do you guy use a 2 1/2” 16 gauge finish nailer on it and don’t worry about the nailer? How do you hang your 5 1/4” sized crown? |
| 384 days ago |
Is it ok to crosscut shelves long ways if it will be painted? Birch ply. - 3 replies I don’t know if I said this right, but I have a lot of scrap birch ply (ends of 4×8 sheets) that are the right width for a 38” wide shelf, but it would mean that I would have to crosscut it so the shelf would end up with the grain going front to back on the length of the shelf. I will be using a solid 1×3 poplar front to th... |
| 391 days ago |
What kind of clamps should I buy for assembling doors and panels? - 11 replies What’s the best bang for your buck for clamps for doors and panels? I need something that can clamp a 20” wide door and a 15” by 60” panel to start with. Bar clamps? Pipe clamps? Are the pipe and bar clamps from Harbor Freight ok or at least comparable to the Home Depot clamps?! Suggestions and opinions welcomed. |
| 391 days ago |
Need to drill 2 3/16" holes for recessed cabinet lights. - 8 replies I need to drill 2 3/16” holes for recessed cabinet lights. The closest hole saw I can find is a 2 1/8” or 2 1/4”. How do you cut your holes? Maybe the 2 1/4 would work since there are clips. Light-http://www.hafele.com/us/external/catalog/pages09-02/1088W.pdf |
| 393 days ago |
Trying to make doors but 1/4" birch ply is not really 1/4" thick - 22 replies I just cut my first dado in a piece of polar and did a test fit with some 1/4” ply only to find out that it’s more like 3/16” thick. How do you fit your door panels? |
