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I AM MAKING PAINTED KITCHEN CABINETS , FOR BEST RESULTS SHOULD I USE MDF OR SOLID WOOD PANELS?

I am creating a cabinet made primarily of red oak. However, I wanted the drawers to have that quartersawn oak grain pattern so I used QS white oak for them.…

Hi Bill, I have a client who wants a solid wood dining table ~9' x4' with a pnel in the middle consisting of one timber, with a mitred frame of…

Hello William I would like to make my own drawer glides. I dont mind if it takes a little extra work something that gives a nice solid action. thankyou

I RECENTLY USED A SANDING SEALER ON A SMALL PROJECT.  I COULD NOT SEE ANY NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE RESULTS. AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG ?

I have been building a wooden blueprint cabinet for a while and now I am at the point of installing the drawers, SInce I am new at this process and…

I’ve been working with ¾” cherry veneer plywood to make a box-like stand. The veneer strips are book matched creating a beautiful figure. The problem is the difference in brightness…

I recently purchased a veneer press to apply veneer to flat panels and it worked great.  I am now starting to bend plywood panels using bending poplar and urea resin…

Hi Bill, I am making a blanket chest for a client with a small budget.  I was looking to use cherry as the frame and curly maple for the panels. …

Bill  I am making drawer boxes with dovetails front and back is there any disadvantage with this method I see a lot of drawers with dovetails in front and rabbit or tongue and groove in back is this for expansion and…