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Vise Spacer suggestion
August 23, 2008

Matt, I am pretty much a greenhorn woodworker but I have gotten pretty good at making sawdust as well as some pretty functional cabinets and simple furniture over the years. I really…
Home Repair
August 13, 2008

Good Morning !!! A little different question. I had a deck attached to my house and over the years the flashing failed and cause a considerable amount of rot. I…
alternatives to mortise and tenon
August 11, 2008

I am planning to build a 38 inch wide 12/4 mahogany door with a thermal window for my front entrance. Although I am a reasonably experienced wood working I am…
bending wood
July 31, 2008

I'm sure this sounds incredibly ignorant to those in the know but here goes anyway. If steam can be used to prep a piece of wood for bending, why can't…
Repair trim glued to end grain
July 29, 2008

A piece of trim was knocked off the base of one of the major sections. The trim was actually glued to end grain wood which looks like 1.25" Douglas fir;…
Ash for a workbench
July 21, 2008

I'm building a new workbench, and I have some pretty good plans which suggest using ash because it's less expensive than hard maple (my other choice). Given the times, less…
BOX JOINTS
July 21, 2008

I am making a blanket chest, and would like to use 3/8" box joints. Should I make the joints on my 10" table saw using dado blades, or am I…
Clamping an odd angle face frame
July 15, 2008

Can you offer any advice on clamping mating 22 1/2 degree edges? This is on a 6 foot long face frame which joins a corner cabinet side edge to make a…
jig question
June 28, 2008

I am trying to find out about doing finger pulls for drawers and doors in a kitchen but I cannot find anything for making a following jig. I am using…
single vs dual bevel miter saws
June 28, 2008

Can you explain the diffeerence between a single bevel and a dual bevel compound miter saw? I am just begining in the woodworking hobby and i am comparing the Dewalt…

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