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White oak or nothing???
September 24, 2008

I am ready to build a garden bench, and I thought I would build it out of white oak. However, white oak is hard to come by and rather expensive. …
Calculating board feet
September 22, 2008

Hey everyone, please help me figure this out. If I want to build a top for my workbench that is 4 inches thick, 8 feet long, and 2 feet wide…
resawing and gluing up veneer
September 22, 2008

I have a commission for a walnut dinning table . the customer supplied the wood and there doesn't appear to be enough for the top legs and apron. I was…
advise on prticlebord
September 20, 2008

I'm planning to build some built in shelves, and I'm thinking of using veneered particleboard. My plan is to put a face frame of 1.5 X .75 maple on the…
“KD19” yellow pine
September 13, 2008

I am interested in building a table using kiln-dried yellow pine. The 2x12 board is stamped, "KD19", and I confirmed that it was dried to 19%. What could I expect…
Air drying wood
September 12, 2008

To All Regarding air drying wood, specifically north American hard wood, does anyone know if the one year per 1" of thickness is influenced by the lumber's other dimensions? For…
Looking for a slab
September 11, 2008

Does anyone know how I can obtain a nice slab at a reasonable price (quit laughing!) to make a dining room table. I live in the Phoenix area, so I'm…
pickle vat Douglas Fir
September 9, 2008

I recently ran into somebody who has some very large stacks of 2.5 thick x 8-16” wide by 12’ – 16’ long old pickle vat lumber.    I got…
lightweight sturdy material
September 9, 2008

Please advise me as to a lightweight yet very sturdy (load-bearing) material from which I can make shelves for a china cabinet. They would measure 14 x 25" Nothing fancy…
Walnut Tree
September 9, 2008

Ok a while back we speculated about a walnut tree on my Brothers property outside Howell Michigan. Now it has came to the point that it needs to come down.…

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