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   furnituremaker | Sep 19, 2006 03:10pm | #1

   Hi Larry,

   Good to hear from you!

   The wax is a product called “wax-lit” - available form Lee Valley.

   I normally use wax-lit to wax my machined surfaces – table saw – jointer – shaper etc - for which it works very well.

   I happen to notice on the label that it can be used as glue resist as well. I decided to give it a try with the finger joint you see in the image on my website. The results were mixed and I no longer use wax-lit for that purpose.  It did indeed resist the glue, but I feel too much time was spent removing the wax from the joint. I may use it in the future though, if I come upon a difficult situation, where lots of ooze-out is unavoidable. With the finger joints on my media cabinet drawer – if I am careful with applying the glue, I can remove whatever small amount of ooze-out with a sharp chisel.

    

   I enjoyed writing my book immensely! But I am conflicted on whether I want to write another.

   I am a bit of a fanatic when it comes to Greene and Greene.  In writing the book I was given access to people and places in the G&G world that were previously not open to me. Standing in the Gamble House Master bedroom taking photos for the book – just myself and my wife – no tour guide – just being in the presence of and soaking up all that G&G was heaven to me. All the effort that went into the book was worth this alone!

    

   But then on the other hand the book took more time than I had anticipated  (I was advised to allow more time than I would estimate – I did and I still spent more time on it!)  I did not enjoy the phone calls to my clients, telling them that I am not going to be just a little late, but several months late. All my clients were very understanding though - I had warned them that I had a book in progress and that my schedule could be effected.

   After finishing the book I spent a year in the shop working very long hours to catch up.

   Having said all that - I do have another idea in mind for a book ,and this time I would know what I am getting into.

    

   Darrell