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I am looking for glides for wrought iron patio furniture. It has some black nylon post glides now, but the patio is sandstone and since the furniture is heavy, it…

do i have to account for seasonal wood movement in the 13" wide mahogany shelves in a bookcase i am building?  the shelves are 1" thick

hi folks! I'm usually designing and building decks, not furniture, and I'd like some feedback on this outdoor table design. It's going to be outside up in the Rocky Mtns.…

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/21/10-most-magnificent-trees-in-the-world/ ------------------------------------ It would indeed be a tragedy if the history of the human race proved to be nothing more than the story of an ape playing with a box…

Does anyone know of a adhesive to glue cast acrylic (Plexiglass) to wood? Cast acrylic adhesives such as Weld-on #3, soften or melt the acrylic and then the solvents evaporates to…

I am building a fold-out bbq storage center on my deck, which is outdoors, totally exposed to the elements.  I don't do much plywood work, but this clearly calls for…

Anyone have an opinion about whether or not this is worth anything more than firewood? It's Douglas Fir, there may be a couple alders of some sort. Thanks  

The Claro thread is most interesting, but I have a question that would be a bit off topic. The background is that my parents live in a virgin hardwood forest.…

I was in the lumber store today and was trying to buy some 12 mm baltic birch and the guy told me that there was a huge shortage because there…

I just cut down some Oak trees -- a few varieties of scrub Oak, live Oak etc. -- in northern Calif.  I kept some sections of tree trunks about 3…