Wood and Materials Archives - Page 157 of 198

So I've been transforming some reclaimed oak from a fence into usable lumber.  It just so happens that the results due to warpage are not so long.  In fact most…

I am making cherry stair treads 32" X 8" in 8/4 stock. They will be attatched from underneath to a steel staircase. Only the ends will be screwed down. The…

My wife and I are going to put a window into a large pass through that connects our office and great room. The pass through is framed with 2x4's and…

I planning on making a coffee table with a checkerboard top. One of the woods will be sap maple (might change to tiger maple). The contrasting wood I'm concidering is…

 Just a note to beware of plywood imported from China.  My co-worker found a piece of steel,8" long by 1/8" embedded in a piece of 13 lam. 3/4" birch ply,…

I like to use reclaimed lumber, and to saw some of my own from what's available. Some kind of boring insect makes an appearance in the stored lumber and uncut limbs,…

A friend of mine applied some 3M pressure sensitive adhesive backed veneer to a bathroom cabinet.  The substrate is press board covered with contact paper (plastic).  After application, he applied…

Anyone know a good source for clock faces and parts? Thanks in advance. Drew

The following classified ad appeared in the Las Vegas Review Journal on Saturday: Merchandise: Misc. For Sale--10/21/2006 KITCHEN CABINETS Complete Naughty Pine w/ Sub Zero fridge, double oven & Dishwasher,…

I've just used dried PVA applied to both surfaces in order to apply venner to an MDF substrate with a hot iron.  My problem, however, is that the veneer had…