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Where to get cypress lumber
June 5, 2019

I'd like to make the Tom McLaughlin Adirondack Chair (Fine Woodworking, Jan/Feb 2019) using cypress, as he recommends, but have not found any hardwood dealers that carry it in my…
Poplar for primary wood for cabinets
May 20, 2019

Hello everyone. I have been gone from wood working for a long time; however, trying to get back into constructing products. I have made kitchen cabinets from Yellow and White Pine;…
Tree Growth Direction
May 17, 2019

I recently met a woodworker who crafts traditional Japanese shoji screens. I was amazed to find out that it's common for them to orient the boards so that they actually…
Vintage Chestnut and Heart Pine
May 12, 2019

A friend of mine recently removed vintage chestnut and heart pine boards from the attic floor of a house built in 1762. She is looking to market it and would…
What wood is this?
August 23, 2018

Hello all. New to the forum and relatively new to wood working. I am building our kitchen table. I already have chairs and am wanting to match the table top…
finish for an outdoor port orford cedar bench
July 7, 2017

I'm building a couple of outdoor benches of port orford cedar. My understanding is that it doesn't really require finshising if I'm okay with it weathering. The thing is, I'm…
Matching new walnut to existing older walnut – will they eventually look similar?
July 7, 2017

I hired a woodworker to make custom cabinets throughout our home. After 2.5 years the job was still only 1/4 complete so we parted ways.
Chicken coop plan
June 13, 2017

Hello all, I'm planning to built a chicken coop, anybody has experience in this field? Could you please tell me if there's any difference in tree species for a coop?…
Prepping Old Salvaged Rustic Lumber
April 1, 2016

I need to make a dining table with some nice old salvaged lumber and I don't want to get rid of all the patina and old mill marks. What's the…
In Search of replacement cabinet roller latch
January 31, 2016

In search of a close replacement for a cabinet roller latch. I have found similar, but nothing that was a match. They seem to be made of copper…

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