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Hey everyone. I'm somewhat new around here but here it goes... I'm looking for a few good suggestions regarding material for an extension table I'm building for my 10" Delta…

Can anyone identify this wood? It's very red, dense, hard and waxy. The sapwood is a dirty cream color. Takes a polish very well. It was found in a pile…

Hello all, In the FWW issue #196 (Feb. 2008), Norm Abram suggest using 3/4" prefinished maple plywood to eliminate the need to finish the inside of the cabinets. I found that…

I just stumbled across the following information on a product called Alowood Check it out:  

Hello all.   I recently purchased some southern yellow pine(2x8's and 2x10's) from a local russell-do-it center.  The guys there didn't seem to know what moisture content the boards had.  I…

I have on opportunity to get a xxxtload -3500 bdft of spruce, 8/4 x 8 x 16, air dried 4+ years. All for basically bupkis. Never used any spruce. How…

I have  two 3"X14"X16" pieces of old cypress that I want to use as legs on a simple steel table.  One of the pieces has a crack in it that…

I have just turned a bowl from Box Elder and I was curious about what caused the typical read streaking found in this type of tree. 

Fellow Knotheads: I'm building a memory shelf for my wife.  I'd like to use walnut to compliment some other furnishings in the room. I've read a little about walnut and…

http://www.housebrothersproject.com/articles/article3.html With the limited photo allowances these days, thought I would point you at a site of a kentucky rifle builder with lots of other artistic skills you might enjoy.…