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Tonal difference in white oak live edge
January 31, 2024

I don't work with white oak a great deal. Does anyone know what the silver streaks / patches are in the attached image of a live edge? Too numerous to be old…
Repairing A Gigasso Coffee Table
January 23, 2024

I am attempting to repair a once-exquisite Gigasso coffee table. Two of the gold scrolls on the feet have broken off and the top needs to be refinished. I wanted…
Use of larger apple waterspouts
December 30, 2023

Hello,New woodworker but long time orchardist with a few acres of apples and a few of peaches. Every late winter/early spring, in pruning/training trees, I cut out thousands of waterspouts…
Magnified End Grain ID
November 10, 2023

I'm new to woodworking and I'm trying to sort what I have "reclaimed" by type. Any help with the IDs would be appreciated.
Live edge Cherry Bench
October 27, 2023

I recently milled a big cherry butt, given to me by friends. They asked me to make them a live edge bench, about 6' long, with some of the wood.The…
Identification
September 11, 2023

I’d like help identifying this wood type. A friend of mine gave it to me and had no idea what it was. It is very dense. Thank you in advance.
building with ash
August 18, 2023

I am about to build a bed, using ash, partly because I couldn't find enough decent cherry, and it was the least expensive of all the other hardwoods. I've heard…
MDF for casework.
August 14, 2023

During Shop Talk Live 296, it was mentioned that MDF can be used for case work. I have only used MDF for raised panels on painted projects and for jigs…
Help with material handling (cabinet doors)
August 5, 2023

So I work in a shop and we average about 200 doors a day. We do custom cabinets so I can’t just have parts available cut to size ready to…
missing handle
July 23, 2023

anyone know how I can replace this handle? Been like this for at least 57 years loland no, I do not have the original handle

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