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Got any curly maple scraps?
February 4, 2007

Hey there everyone, I'm trying my hand at building an electric guitar- basically copying a '59 Gibson Les Paul. Stewart MacDonald (www.stewmac.com) has the plans for cheap, and all the…
Maple Dowel Rods
February 3, 2007

So far I've struck out searching for 1/8" Maple doweling rods. I know that there have been sources for it this small in the past because I ran across an…
veneer for sale
February 2, 2007

1673.1 I posted this in the classified section, but apparently it doesn't get much traffic, so I'm posting it here as well. Hope I'm not violating any rules. I have…
MED X
February 2, 2007

Greetings, I am considering building a porch swing with a product that I know little about. A local lumber store calls the product MEDX. It is like MDF and comes…
Poisonous Hemlock?
February 2, 2007

A friend wants me to mill a piece of hemlock he cut from a fallen tree in the North woods of Wisconsin a few years ago. Its been suggested to…
1 1/2″ hard surface
February 1, 2007

Am building a pool table and am attempting to avoid the cost of buying a slate bed. I need a recomendation on how to make the smoothest hardest 1 1/2"…
Boxwood
February 1, 2007

There isn't a classifieds section here so I'm not sure if this is against the rules or not but I'm in need of a little piece of boxwood. Well I…
Khaya aging
January 31, 2007

I'm wondering if khaya ages to a honey amber color similar to genuine mahogany. I'm not looking for a dead match, just not the pink color it is when freshly…
Baltic ply source?
January 28, 2007

I'm looking for a source for Baltic or "Finnish" plywood for jig construction. I'd like to get it in 1/2" to 3/4" thicknesses, up to 2' square or perhaps 2'…
MDF vs. plywood
January 27, 2007

I thought I'd try using MDF panels instead of plywood in a flat-panel, Craftsman-type door, but the 1/2" thick MDF isn't fitting well in the grooves in the door stiles…

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