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Wood movement in tabletop
May 31, 2021

Hi,I am making a dining table, with breadboard ends. The top is 40 inches wide, made of birch. The top is being glued from 4-5 flatsawn boards (that is what…
Spalting?
May 31, 2021

Anyone else seen this? Found some spalted limbs on the property, I have never seen orange spalting. Maybe mold, but the wood is quite hard and still sound, I would…
Secondary wood choices
April 27, 2021

so... long story short, I have been working on some drawers... 3/4" walnut fronts, blind dovetails . My secondary wood was beech. Beautiful straight grain and color, but the dovetails were…
Wood cut for workbench top
April 26, 2021

I've read a number of articles on workbenches and material usage, but I have never read about a recommended cut (flat sawn, rift sawn, quarter sawn) of the lumber for…
Storing riven/green wood
April 20, 2021

Hi everyone,I was able to get my hands on some recently felled red oak logs. I quartered them to get them home, and now I’m wondering what the best way…
Sissoo or something else…
April 10, 2021

I recently visited my sister in AZ and while I was there one of her neighbors was having a tree removed. I asked the guys removing it if I could…
Veneer substrate
April 4, 2021

If 1/4” mdf is not available to face composite veneer substrates as suggested in FWW, what are my options. The mdf is only available in 1/2 sheets.
Toxic Black Walnut
March 21, 2021

I didn't know Walnut had issues until just yesterday. I'm doing a project with Walnut and managed to pick up a teeny, tiny splinter between my thumb and index finger. …
Glue for shop sawn veneer
March 17, 2021

I am working on a project to reface my mother's kitchen cabinets. I plan to build new doors in my shop and veneer the face frames in place. I'd like…
Veneering inside of casework
March 11, 2021

Thinking about building a cabinet and want the interior to be a contrasting wood to the outside. I've read mixed things about veneering one side of a panel. I was…

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