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Wholesaler “waste” charge?
March 17, 2023

Hi all. I'm just now realizing that my wholesaler has been adding an additional 18% board feet fee fto every order I've ever made of what they call waste. I've…
Quarter Sawn Jatoba
March 9, 2023

Hi,I've been looking for quarter sawn jatoba at online lumber suppliers but haven't found anything yet. Has anyone ever seen it available anywhere? Looking for 6/4 and 8/4.Thanks,Todd
Wilsonart Thinscape
February 19, 2023

I found a countertop material at Home Depot called Wilsonart Thinscape, a composite material made up of papers and resins. It's 1/2" thick and looks like a variety of stones.…
Wood movement
February 17, 2023

I am building a desk out of hard maple. The desktop will be 5/4 x 28 x 54 when finished. I would like to inlay a 3/4" wide strip [1/4…
Cedar Curling When Thickness Planed
February 7, 2023

I'm planing some 20 year old, well dried 1 x 4 rough cedar boards that had solid stain on them. Maybe not the kindest thing to do to my planer…
Staining/discoloration on white oak lumber
January 25, 2023

In the recent years we have been having a growing problem with "banding" stain marks on our white oak lumber from our supplier. Typically they are dark lines about 1-1/2"…
Drying slabs in a tropical climate
December 13, 2022

Hi all, I am in Indonesia, pretty much on the equator. It's very hot and humid all year. We are currently chainsaw milling an absolutely huge windfall mango tree. Slabs are…
Bow while cutting
November 30, 2022

I was ripping down some 1" boards today and while making my second to last cut the piece started to bow away from the fence and apply lateral force on…
Softwood for a desk top – terrible idea?
November 28, 2022

Hello,I’ve been getting into woodworking the past year or so - definitely still consider myself an amateur but feel like im starting to get the hang of things. I’ve been…
E. H. Sheldon cabinet
November 13, 2022

I rescued this cabinet from a medical school/medical offices in Philadelphia. I am under the impression that it’s a ‘microscope cabinet’ but I can’t remember why I think that now…

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