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How to make stuff concave - large radius - with handtools?

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107 views

Aligning entry and exit side of drawbores

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1 answer
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Should thick (softwood) joint be drawbored through and through?

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Which edge of the plane's mouth should I file if I want to open it up?

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570 views

How to cleanup diamond plate efficiently?

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Are there square-taper drill bits larger than 1-1/2" for hand braces?

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551 views

pine panels with minor cupping suitable for dovetails?

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1 answer
610 views

Can one apply dark shellac over light shellac (satisfactorily)?

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making shellac darker / tinting shellac

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Choosing a finish for a tusk/key/wedge that stays put

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How does Frank Klausz achieve a >90 turn with a turning saw without cleanup when cutting dovetails?

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Making table leg slightly longer

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1 answer
2k views

oak has vinegar smell, action needed?

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Are mortises with angled walls cut the same way as square mortises (handtools)?

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How to handplane many boards to the same dimensions

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701 views

What are some tricks to draw long arcs along a table apron

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1 answer
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Can a short tusked tenon be reinforced (with dowels)?

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276 views

How to repair breakout at the intersection of two through-mortises (inside the joint)?

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3 answers
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What are the best substitutes when nothing labelled as "Denatured alcohol" can be found in your area?

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How to make bottom face of beefy table leg flat and square with sides

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Is shellac that has been dissolved with methyl hydrate (methanol) toxic, once dry?

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390 views

Can I avoid spur / knicker marks in dado bottom cut with plough plane (stanley #45)?

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How to treat tools immediately after de-rusting treatment (molasses)?

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785 views

What is the minimal spacing between edge of leg pommel and mortise and tenon apron (intersected by tusk tenon)

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Are Oil finishing and Oil polishing complementary?

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Fixing small knot hole in pine -- compatible with oil finish

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1 answer
937 views

To prepare SPF (spruce/pine/fir) tabletop before a finish: should I use scraping, planing, or sanding?

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Fixing mistake: Filling the gap in a breadboard end on tabletop