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I’ve got this burl…..
October 10, 2008

Just got my old Oliver tweeked and running properly, and was thinking about what to turn, and I remembered an old burl I got in vermont, oh 35 years ago…
Keyway Keys
October 9, 2008

In the article "Great Gifts for Under $50", Bob Van Dyk mentions that you can use "keyway keys" for spacing and a thousand uses. I have seen these in woodworking…
pale pistachio green raw wood?
October 8, 2008

So I got this deal on some wood... From a custom milling operation going out of business. They would buy logs that people would bring in. Mostly Big leaf maple,…
Help Me Choose Wood
October 8, 2008

Hi there, I am going to design and build a entertainment center/door cabinet for the master B/R. The existing furniture is "medium - dark brown" in color and is from…
Doug Fir – Air vs. Kiln Dried?
October 7, 2008

A friend is looking to make a set of kitchen cabinets. The nearby hardwood lumber store has kiln dried vertical grain douglas fir @ $3/bd ft. However, he knows a…
Big Trees
October 7, 2008

Went to visit with family in August and one of the side trips was to the Calaveras Big Trees state park. Here is a big stump of a tree cut…
Working with pine instead of hardwood?
October 6, 2008

Hi - I've been approached by a customer to make some furniture and furnishings from pine in kind of a southwest style (to yet be determined what that means to…
Almond Wood
October 6, 2008

Hello, I have access to some almond trees that have been uprooted and are laying on their side in an orchard. They have been out of ground for around 6…
Plywood Thickness Variances
October 6, 2008

Is there a definitive explanation as to why plywood varies so much in thickness? Is it moisture which causes it to expand? Once, a fellow tried to convince me that the sheets…
checker board inlay
October 5, 2008

Howdy, I'm building a small 35" x 24" x 3/4" table out of utile. It will be part of a built-in unit in a corner with bench seats, cd storage,…

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