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Making a waster from wood board
I want to make a waster/longsword from a 1x2 in board. I thought I could do this by taking a simple plane, and gradually planing out the blade until I have the right profile. It doesn't have to be ...
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Yacht varnish to protect antique mahogany veneer? [bathroom vanity]
Last year in our renovation we had our builders convert this 19th century mahogany veneer sideboard into a vanity for our bathroom. Unfortunately they didn’t treat the top of the vanity to protect it, ...
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Sanding edges of plywood straight and square
I've cut a worktops to size out of 18 and 26mm thick plywood (26 = 2x 18mm) and I'd like to sand the edges of these to a nice smooth finish of exposed plys... but with the thinness of the tops, I'm ...
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Is the weight of a board a good proxy for moisture content?
I've been working out a process to mill usable lumber from some trees that fell on my property. They are all either maple or cherry. Most of what I've read said to allow one year of drying time per ...
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Glue mistake and redo
I glued my teak joint with wood glue and after 4 hours I realised I had the parts mixed up so I had to pry it apart again.
The glue I used was Evo-stick interior wood glue. It was white. The parts ...
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Deflection calculation for overhanging tabletop - assessing need for support
I'm planning the construction of a table I want to build in the near future. I'm pretty new to calculating beam and plate deflections, and I can't seem to find the information I'm looking for.
In ...
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Back of broken wooden chair
Can you please advise the best steps to fix this chair?[two edges are cracked
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Flattening a maple woodblock by hand for fine art woodcut printing on a press
I have had considerable problems trying to flatten maple woodblocks by hand for printing on an etching press.
I often print with a jig below the block to allow me to register multiple colors -- the ...
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How to route smoothe, diagonal S-shape onto edge of wood board?
I have a wooden table that’s extendable. Unfortunately, i let the middle extension piece slip away at some point, and now I’d like to recreate it.
I found wood with the correct thickness and length ...
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Veneer on 1 vs 2 sides of Baltic Birch ply?
I've been building a murphy bed cabinet out of baltic birch plywood (I like the visible layers on the edges). I bought/cut sheets of 4'x8' for this purpose. One side is clear, and the other side has ...
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How to sharpen hand saw with grouped teeth
I recently inherited this saw, which needs a sharpen. Before I invest in the (large - the saw is 5tpi) file needed, is it possible to sharpen them? I can foresee at least 2 challenges.
First, normally ...
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Table top uneven stain [duplicate]
I am refinishing a table top. I started by using a wood stripper. Followed by sanding the entire table down with various grits. I then vacuumed the surface and used mineral spirits to prep for stain. ...
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What is this vise or holder?
This turned up in cleaning up the shop.
There's a base bar with three attachments. First a round bolt of adjustable angle, the pivot has angle markings "88, 68, 59, 49, CSK". The other two ...
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Are pocket-hole screws stronger than 90° screw joints for building these garage shelves?
I am a novice when it comes to working with wood, however I would like to learn more. Please accept my apologies in advance for asking technical questions for such a basic project..... as this is not ...
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How to remedy spilled coffee on unfinished walnut
I accidentally spilled a large mug of coffee with heavy cream on a piece of unfinished walnut veneered plywood that I plan to use in a desk build.
I had plans to finish the piece with either tung oil ...
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Using white oak for underwater wall of pond - need to dry at all first or not?
I am looking at building a swimming pond and the deep end would have a wooden wall. The company I am buying the design specs from typically uses cedar for the wall. (Just so you can envision - the ...
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Wood type for bunk bed structure
I am continuing to plan my bunk bed structure (4 beds and a pullout) and I have a follow up question Plywood Bunk Bed
I am now wondering if plywood is the best wood choice.
If I have a choice between ...
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Mixing a shellac cut?
This might sound like an obvious question to a lot of woodworkers, but I'm seeing some differing definitions on the web.
What is the formula for a "shellac cut", i.e. mixing your own shellac?...
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What would cause wood filler to turn black when refinishing oak floor?
I was refinishing some old oak floors in rough condition, and troweled in Duraseal wood filler after a rough sand. Mostly, it worked fine, but in some places in one room, the filler turned dark or ...
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Plywood Bunk Bed
I am trying to design a plywood bunk bed (4 beds and one pullout actually), and am trying to figure out how to join the pieces. My original plan was to use pocket holes, but now I am worried that ...
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How to re-establish a uniform bevel on a plane iron (grinding or honing?)
Per Robert Wearing’s advice in The Essential Woodworker (image pictured below), I decided to put a curved edge on my jack plane iron. I used my low-speed grinder to do so.
In doing so, I seem to have ...
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How to account for expansion / shrinkage in flooring
I need to replace some of my red oak flooring.
32 planks of my red oak flooring take up exactly 65 inches.
Is the wood really 2 and 1/32th inches wide? Or are you supposed to leave a little bit of gap ...
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Looking for advice on effective soundproofing of basement workshop
I have a question that might not be directly related to woodworking, but I'm facing a significant challenge and concern. I would greatly appreciate your guidance.
I live in Windsor, Ontario, and after ...
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How to fix failed attempt to remove spot on table?
I built this table out of ash, and finished it with Osmo Polyx hardwax oil, about 2 years ago. Recently a brown stain about 1/2" circle appeared. It looked to be down deep in the wood. The Osmo ...
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Loft Bed Design - racking going to be a problem?
I am working on a loft bed for my daughter. I drew up some plans and am mid-build, but still working out how everything will attach. I plan on the head and the foot of the bed to each be one piece so ...
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Gluing maple boards with putty made with Titebond and sawdust
I had glued spruce planks together using mixture of Titebond and sawdust.
I had tested such joins and found the bond to be surprisingly strong. For example, I had two short pieces of 2x6 inch spruce ...
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Cleaning up bowties
I am new to hand tools and to bowties. After several videos and several attempts, I think I am getting the hang of the inlaying part.
The making of the bowties still puzzles me though. Most tutorials ...
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Securing an Ikea countertop to Ikea drawers (SALJAN and ALEX)
As the title suggests, I'm having a few second thoughts about how to mount my 98" Saljan countertop to two sets of Alex drawers.
I've already bought three 14 gauge steel channels that I'll be ...
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rail and stile question
In rail and stile cabinet doors, the stile (vertical) always runs the whole length of the door, while the rail (horizontal) does not. At least, I can't find any exceptions to this rule. Is there a ...
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Seemingly odd exterior door jamb size
I am going to replace a rotted piece of a exterior door jamb for a friend. The best I can measure, it seems to be, 2-3/8" (or 2-1/2"?) x 1-1/4". I probably need to do some taking apart ...
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Strategy for making faux double thick topper
I have some cabinet units that I am wanting to put a topper on.
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I am planning on using 18mm Birch plywood, however since this is relatively expensive I am wanting to make the most out ...
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What causes the very dark brown and black color of some antique oak?
In the Britain, there is a great deal of antique oak furniture and even room wood paneling that is very dark brown and black, sometimes with red undertones, and without the typical golden hues of ...
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Can a jointer or a thicknesser be used as a drum sander?
A thicknesser works by rotating a drum with knives to remove material from a board with one flat edge. The board is fed against the drum by a conveyor belt or by an infeed roller as shown in this ...
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What is this part?
I'm willing to give a $200 reward on this, if it's not against StackExchange policy. I know this is Woodworking but I'm hoping leads me in the right direction with folks who like creating/working with ...
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Soft Close Hidden Hinges for Lipped (Rabbeted) Cabinet Doors?
I have old oak cabinets in the kitchen and looking to make some upgrades. Doors are lipped/rabbeted and partial overlay. Cabinets are face frames.
I’m struggling to find options for soft close hidden ...
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Removing dents from UV-finished wooden countertop
I have a UV-finished butcher block countertop that has several dents in it. As I know, it is simple to remove dents on unfinished surface using iron on wet wood, but UV-finish makes it complicated (if ...
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Bad smell from varnish
I had my wooden floors refinished and the contractor did three coats of oil based varnish. It's been 6 months and there is still a strong smell. How do I get it to go away? It's giving me a headache ...
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Cutting perfect 45° by hand
I am trying to cut wooden planks with a 45° to joint them together.
For this end I have made this jig for my handsaw.
All the angles measured are perfect. I cut very slowly to avoid to much play from ...
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Uneven Deck Boards
I have all my deck boards screwed down to the joists. Some ends stick up 1/8 inch or more from the others. There are many areas like this. How do I fix this? Sander or planer? It would have to be some ...
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Adapting a 4-jaw drill chuck to hex shanks?
I'm a novice woodworker doing some basic projects. I recently acquired a drill press and a set of hole saws with hexagonal shanks.
The hole saws have a disturbing tendency to come loose from the drill ...
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Practical indicators that my surface is ready for another coat of Tung Oil
Taking into account that different "Tung Oil" products take from a few hours to eternity to cure. Some say it never cures… Given the fact that curing is not drying… Being aware that some &...
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Extendable outdoor coffee/dining table. Will it be strong enough?
I want to build an outdoor coffee table that can easily convert to a dining table. This table will be under cover and I plan to build it from C24 treated pine. I am a relatively new woodworker and I ...
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Can I hammer 25.4mm x 300mm oak dowels into a 25mm hole?
I bought the oak dowels supplied as 25mm x 300mm to fix through three oak sleepers total height 300mm.
I then bought a 25mm auger bit.
When I just checked the dowels with a calibrated digital caliper, ...
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Any special considerations for big cabinet doors?
I'm in the design phase for some kitchen (wall) cabinets, to replace the nasty ones that came with my house. I want to go all the way up to the ceiling, so the doors will be 48 inches high. The way I ...
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Not finding trim to match plans
I’m very new to woodworking - I’ve installed a floor and done baseboards, and was thinking for my next project I could build a Little Free Library to improve my skills.
Looking at the example plans on ...
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1/2" and 3/4" plywood cabinet - query about length of screws
I built a cabinet from big-box plywood. I used 1/2" for tops and bottoms and 3/4" for the sides.
This 16"dx22"hx30"w deep cabinet will be inset into the wall and fastened to ...
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Any way to repair a cookie from an Oak tree that has cracked open?
I have a slice out of our Oak that has split. The power company had to take down because of interference with power lines. I have it since 2014 and would like to make it into a table. Is there any ...
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How to repair a broken spindle in a French Country dining chair
How can I repair a spindle on a French Country chair, only the top half of the spindle is broken. I don't want to take the chair apart if I can avoid it.
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What are they and how do I remove them? [closed]
Have an old armoire that I'm refurbishing and have come across these... how do I remove these?
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How to remove a stripped screw thread from a wooden stool leg
I have a wooden stool. One of the legs has a stripped screw thread. I want to replace it with another screw, but I'm not sure how to remove the original one.
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