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| 769 days ago |
Dovetail implementation patent - 2 replies I was Googling the U.S. Patent database today looking for a patent held by my father. As usually happens, I got sidetracked on a tangent and discovered the following patent. If I’m reading this correctly this guy actually got a patent for using a dovetailed joint as a mounting brace so that individual letters, characters or devices can be ... |
| 770 days ago |
Food storage finish work questions - 6 replies I’m in a bit of a conundrum. Tried searching the forums but didn’t see anything with this particular topic, so I apologize if this is a repeat. I recently finished a vegetable storage box for my wife’s pantry. I finished it with 2 coats Varithane cabernet stain inside and out, and 3 coats Minwax poly on the exterior surfaces... |
| 776 days ago |
Choice of saws - 15 replies I’ve been watching and learning a lot from the responses to Outputter’s workshop upgrade question and have a similar but different dilemma. So far as cutting capabilities go, I currently only have a table saw, circular saw, and a few various handsaws. I’m challenged with my designs to make sure I dont do anything requiring c... |
| 777 days ago |
Feature request: Glossary/Wiki - 30 replies Has any thought been put into running a wiki-style glossary of woodworking related terms that the community as a whole could maintain? As a newbie woodworker I constantly run across terms and phrases that leave me scratching my head: Greene & Greene, any number of joint types (especially certain European and Japanese joints), the differen... |
