Andy Rae Archives - Page 3 of 6

I want to make a "French" Grandfather clock with the round hood.  I have looked at these clocks, but do not understand how the hoods are made.  They seem to…

I have a question I would like to clear up.  Hopefully someone can help.  Concerning chair construction.  Specifically, what measurement on a chair is considered the correct terminology for "seat depth"?…

Andy, I have just purchased an oak pedestal and legs to build a base for a table top that my wife is having made from quartz counter top material that…

In an artical in June 07 issue, different glues for bent laminations are discussed.  But polyurethane glues are not mentioned.  Polyurethane glues have a long work time and are very…

Andy, I am thinking about building a desk for my home office that is designed like a trestle table, but with a granite top.  I want to either make it with…

Hi, I want to rout a dado all the way across a finished plywood veneer with a thin veneer edge.  Is this practical?  Is it necessary to back up the thin…

Greetings, I am curious what the "ideal" height of a tablesaw surface should be. I suspect that it's a relative measurement based on the operator's height, and also that the…

Hi There, I am doing up a storage unit which has a 'roller door' on the front. The door is constructed of half round lengths of wood glued side-by-side on…

I recently purchases an ECE Primus Smoothing plane which has the mechanism to adjust depth and lateral movement.  I'm loving it!  However,  there is very little instruction on how to care…

I have 700 chairs that I am refinishing.  What is the fastes way to do one?  I am taking half an hour just to sand one.  There has to be…