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I'm looking for a source of superb quilted maple veneer. One good candidate is www.joewoodworker.com. Does anyone have any experience with him, good or bad? I've searched this forum and…

I have a old moon-shiners site on my property with several oak barrels, I've decided I want to recover some of the wood for a rocker or to rebuild a…

I'm building some outdoor furniture, mainly redwood, and I'd like to use plates for speed and strength. The obvious problem is that the method normally uses a water soluble glue…

Does anyone have an opinion on "sugar pine" vs "eastern white"?  I want to make an exterior wooden door. Is "sugar pine" slightly more stable and rot resistant? Is it…

Hi all, I am looking to make a conference table impervious to customers forceful writing habits(ink pen impressions). I've had good luck w/Minwax Polyshades (one step(3-coats) stain+polyeurathane) on my oak…

My Grand daughter and husband live in Gainesville, Florida.  They bought an older house and one room is paneled in "Pecky Cypress".  She says the boards are about 12 inches…

Hello, I just left my workshop with and interesting dilemma and am looking for advise to resolve it. My current project is a small cabinet which will serve as a printer…

I am planning on building a blanket chest, and am considering several options for hinges. The most attractive option so far are the larger (1 1/2" legs) Brusso quadrant hinges.…

I am looking for a place were I can buy maple and cherry wood (for my own projects ["not 1000BF!!!])in or around Coquitlam, BC, Canada? Thanks for your help Martin

I have a request for a humidor and am puzzled over the use of cedar for the lining. I have read that Spanish Cedar is the preferred lining. I have…