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Ever hear of South American Maple?
January 31, 2006

Gang: I guy I work with offered to sale me 100bft of South American Maple. He brought in a small piece and it looks alot like ash. Has anyone ever…
fir 2×4
January 30, 2006

Just an observation: I'm putting together a small workbench for my daughter's Montessori class. It's very small, almost too small to be of much use, but there are space limitations. …
Reclaimed birdseye maple
January 30, 2006

I have reclaimed a great quantity of birdseye and curly maple from a local school that tore down an old gymnasium. It is very heavy with eyes and is nicer than…
Storage of sheet goods
January 30, 2006

Good morning, I've searched archives with no luck. Which do you feel is the better method of storing sheet goods - flat or on edge. I have room for either…
cocobolo – rosewood
January 28, 2006

Where is Jon Arno when you need him?! Anyone know if cocobolo is rosewood, related to rosewood, used in place of rosewood -- or what? Thanks, Alan - planesaw
Looking for a good supplier in NE
January 27, 2006

I am starting to get into bigger projects, and I feel that wood from Rockler and Woodcraft are too expensive and they have a limited inventory. I would appreciate all…
Spalted oak
January 27, 2006

Well everyone I figured I would gloat just a bit about my recent discovery. In case you didn't already guess by the discussion title I ran across some perfectly spalted…
making thicker shelves
January 26, 2006

I am building built in wall unit. I was going to glue two pieces of half inch birch plywood to get thickness of 1". I am going to use tite-bond…
Exterior front door
January 24, 2006

I am planning to build a new front door for my house and was planning to use mahogany. Does anyone know of an alternative wood. I do want to use…
Grapefruit Tree wood
January 24, 2006

I did a search with no results, and since I'm new here, I'm hoping I'm not asking the same old newbie questions...but here goes. I have a grove of citrus…

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